again, Rhandem or Panam (type rating) are not approved for M1 (I-20)Visa .I do not see any text, which say a B2 visa is approved for a t/rating in the USA.
I did an application with them under a B2 visa, and the TSA has simply denied my application(I have copied/paste their answer).Panam sent me a form of (signed March 06 2001),explaining me I can come under a tourist visa. Apparently,they only accept commercial active pilots flying for an airline and who have some kind of agreements between airline-school.
If you have been approved by the TSA, under what visa? when did you apply?are you sent by an airline?
(I blame only the TSA and the Immigration to make everything complicated and expensive for students and TRTO )
"...This application was denied due to the fact you have a B1 Visa and are attempting to take flight lessons that are not part of a commercial aviation business lease agreement. Under the current AFSP policy, flight students who are not commercial pilots must obtain a M1 or F1 visa to take flight lessons in the U.S. If you wish to take flight lesson within the U.S., you will have to submit an application to a provider that is able to issue the I-20 which will allow for the issuance of a M or F visa. "
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Supervisory Special Agent
Department of Homeland Security/TSA
Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing
Alien Flight Student Program
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Last edited by dartagnan; 17th July 2006 at 18:42.