American Tourist Visa for PPL
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It's quite a long process, this thread might be of some help to you http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...-part-1-a.html 
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If you remain in the USA within the "touristic period" and the training is less than 18 hours per week you don't need a student VISA. As far as I know.
For vocational studies, the INS interprets this as "more than 18 hours per week" but it has never been officially confirmed of whether this 18 hours period also applies to flight training and if so, what is counted under these 18 hours: flight time, pre- and post briefings, flight prep, self study or anything else.
Want to do flight training on a tourist visa (or under the VWP program), you'd better make damn sure you are indeed legal. Flight training without a proper visa status may get you expelled, fined or jailed, may see your TSA permision revoked for a long time, and may have repercussions for the school itself too.
Also see the link that isi3000 posted. Good discussion on this at the end.
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As stated in the FAQ, you will need M1 and TSA clearance. Don't try to sneak around the US authorities, you will be kicked out of the country before you realized what happened. The flight school will also want to check your papers .
I went to OBA and they had a great document outlining everything that you need to do (in which order). Think they include it with their "info pack" available on the their website.
I went to OBA and they had a great document outlining everything that you need to do (in which order). Think they include it with their "info pack" available on the their website.
