I am in conversion of my FAA licenses and I've never heard anything like "temporary conversion". It looks for me that it is going to be easier to convert as it was before. I found out that almost all the EASA states still have different ideas about the conversion or validity, so I wrote to almost all of them. I got almost always the "similar" answer to -"look in to JAR-FCL 1.016", some would mention residency requirements (?), others would quote the "New" easier way of converting it, yet NON of them mentioned the "temporary conversion"...
"The procedure for license conversion (FAA -> JAA) is regulated by JAR-FCL 1.016 and it mentions following:
1. Applicant must hold valid license that he wants to convert and fulfill all the requirements according to JAR-FCL that is needed for similar level JAR-FCL license.
2. The requirements can be reduced by approval of national (JAR) authority. In that case approved flight training organization recommends the required training to Authority. After that the authority may accept the suggested training.
3. After completion the approved training JAR license is issued.
So the easiest way for you is to contact some JAR -FTO which estimates the required training and recommends it to Authority.
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I am not an aviation lawyer, and it looks for me that even the EASA country's have different ways of explaining the same question, so I would not be surprised if something new would come up. For this reason I love my FAA licenses, they are not changing the regulation on daily bases, they are on the "same page" in Florida and in Oklahoma... You'll need an EASA license in europe, but I think an FAA license is the same good around the world... good luck