Personnel Licensing Department (PLD)
Civil Aviation Authority
Safety Regulation Group Aviation House (GE)
Gatwick Airport South West Sussex RH6 OYR
Tel: 01293 573700
Fax: 01293 573996
e-mail:
[email protected]
web: The UK Civil Aviation Authority (http://www.caa.co.uk)
LASORS 2008
Transfer State of Licence Issue
For administrative convenience (e.g. revalidation), the licence holder may subsequently transfer a licence issued by the ‘State of Licence Issue’ to another JAA Member State, provided that employment or normal residency is established in that State. That State would thereafter become the ‘State of Licence Issue’ and would assume the responsibility for licence issue referred to above. An applicant shall hold only one JAR-FCL aeroplane or JAR-FCL helicopter licence and one medical certificate at any time.
An applicant may only apply to change the state of licence issue of a JAR-FCL licence provided that employment or normal residency is established in that state.
Normal residency means the place where a person usually lives for at least 185 days in each calendar year because of personal and occupational ties or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which can show close links between that person and the place where she or he is living.(JAR-FCL 1.070/2.070 refers).
Procedures for holders of JAR-FCL pilot’s licences to transfer state of licence issue to the United Kingdom
To begin the process to transfer the state of licence issue you are required to fill in form SRG\1136 ‘Application to Change State of Issue of a JAR-FCL Licence to the United Kingdom’ and send it to the CAA at the address on the form, along with copies of your JAR-FCL licence(s), JAR- FCL medical certificate, any JAR-FCL examination passes (if completed) and the required fee. To conform with the “Normal Residency” requirement mentioned above details of employment with a UK Operator or residency in the UK will also be required to be submitted. Information concerning the transfer of your medical details is available on the SRG web site at The UK Civil Aviation Authority (http://www.caa.co.uk). Your application will be acknowledged.
The CAA will then approach the existing state of licence issue, for information, to effect the change. A certified copy of your form SRG\1136 will accompany the application to the JAA member state.
Upon return of the documentation from the original state of licence issue to the CAA, a decision will be made to accept or reject the request that the CAA become the state of issue or your JAR-FCL licence(s). You will be notified in writing of the decision.
NOTE: If your Non-UK JAR-FCL licence has been issued on the basis of another ICAO licence, and has been endorsed with a conversion statement, further information may be required from the state of licence issue.
If your application is accepted you will be requested to submit your original JAR-FCL licence(s) and medical certificate. Only upon receipt of the original licence(s) will the UK issue new licences.
Your original JAR-FCL licence(s) can be submitted to the CAA Personnel Licensing Department (PLD) by post or handed in at our public counter.
Finally, your original JAR-FCL licence(s) will be returned to the original State of licence issue for destruction along with confirmation that the CAA has issued the new licence(s).
In the event the request is rejected, the original state of issue will be advised of this and your fee will be refunded.
By making an application to change the state of licence issue to the UK, you consent to the CAA contacting the original state of licence issue as outlined in the procedure detailed in earlier. You will be required to pay an issue fee for each JAR-FCL licence issued by the CAA. A licence will be issued for a period of five years. At the end of the five years a fee for revalidation/ renewal will be charged.