That must have been a while ago, birdlady. Germany approved their first school abroad in in 1970, Belgium some time in the 90s, France in 1997. The Czech Republic approved places abroad as early as the 1950s (I stand to be corrected, could be 1961).
stefair, what would you want 2 ICAO PPLs for?!? All you need is one. Any of them will be good for flying in the UK, some more limiting than others though. The JAA one is the most useless piece of paper, if you want to go commercial.
The FAA - JAA conversion does NOT require commercial hours, so check the possibilities.
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