Listen to Big Grecian, he knows what he's talking about. Converting FAA to JAA is a nasty and expensive process. Myself and a lot of other people I know have done the conversion with lot's of hours already. Everyone has busted budget badly. I trained in the US and have worked as a pilot out there and there is NOWHERE that I would recommend to a foreigner. Sure, I know schools that will give you good training and those that offer good service but there always seems to be some kind of major pitfall with all of them. Stay at home, it's not worth the hassle!