The FAA has ceased issuing commercial pilot certificates based on foreign licences. A restricted private certificate can be issued under 61.75 - see
Airmen Certification: Verify the Authenticity of a Foreign License, Rating, or Medical Certification [FAA website].
Prior to submitting
AC Form 8060-71 to the Airmen Certification Branch in Oklahoma City you must, if a UK-granted JAR-FCL licence holder, submit to the UK CAA both a UK Licence Verification Authorisation for Licence Validation (form
SRG\1160) and a PLD Payment form (
SRG\1187) together with £42.00.[¹]
Background information and instructions from the UK CAA are available in
Doc. 92.
You can expect in the region of a 2 week processing period from the UK CAA and a further 2 to 4 weeks from the FAA. Once you have received an invitation letter from the ACB you may make an appointment with the FSDO specified in form AC 8060-71. Photocopies of your licence, aircraft rating(s) and medical certificate must be attached to the form - see cover letter for more. Receipt of the invitation letter is not strictly necessary provided you arrange with Oklahoma for a copy to be faxed to the designated FSDO.
See further information at
http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...ml#post5071133
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[¹] Rate valid as of April 1st, 2009.
C.f. UK CAA Scheme of Charges
for Personnel Licensing under
Official Record Series 5, No. 241
(valid at April 1st, 2009); Sec. 3.4.2 (pp. 4).