Thanks for the answers guys. Don't mean to derail the thread. I was just wondering why the stipulation for unconverted. Seems like something of a scam deterrent? I know of someone that did something along those lines and their skills were regarded as poor.
I was looking at the ICAO website but don't see info about equivalencies.
Near term goal for me is Guam.
Although if someone said they'll rate me on a 139 if I gave them a twelve month commitment I wouldn't say no