Paul,
I will reply to your private message later today. But please read this first because there seems to be some misunderstanding about TSA ...
!!! You have to get TSA clearance BEFORE you go to the US !!! The whole procedure takes 2 - 4 weeks so ALWAYS DO IT IN EUROPE!! You can NOT START TRAINING as long as TSA isn't ok. So you'll end up waiting and doing nothing in US for 4 weeks !!
As soon as you have enrolled in a flight course and have your flight to the US booked, you MUST start the TSA procedure through the internet. The only thing you can do in EU to fasten things a little bit is collecting your fingerprints (that's possible in Paris). You can also do the fingerprint thing when arriving in US but you have to count 3 days before the prints reach TSA. So 3 days of waiting. Remember: NO TSA CLEARANCE = NO TRAINING!
TSA procedure basicly consists of;
- answering a lot of questions
- pay a fee (130 USD I think)
- sending them some documents
- get your fingerpirints (in Paris or in US)
==> So please do as much as possible in EU to accelerate your training.
Good luck with it!
LR