I think you'll find the previously flexible rules have changed last week. I have spoken to two FTO's this weekend and they to have confimed that there is a much deeper requirement now to obtain FAA Licence on top of your CAA/JAA PPL licence.
Check out the other post on this subject, currently on the forum. So if anyone can answer my original query it would be much appreciated as it seems there are a couple of others in a similar predicament.
Thanks