Does ATPL ground school country matter for UK EASA dual modular?

[Lyudol]

Hi all,

Does the country you take the EASA ATPL exams with matter when it comes time to apply for EASA licenses and ratings?

Can I do the exams with Austrocontrol and use that to apply for a license with any other EASA member country, or do I have to sit the exams of the member state whose license I would like to apply for.

Reason I am asking is because I am training in the UK but hold also Bulgarian citizenship, so would like to apply for their license. But all ATPL ground school providers in the UK use Austrocontrol.

[paco]

They don't actually, they are approved to deal with any authority

[Lyudol]

So for example I could go to BGS and ask them for dual UK and Bulgarian CAA exams?

[paco]

UK and EASA exams, take the exams in Bulgaria and UK. But exams taken with Austro Control are valid all over Europe. Believe me, they are a very flexible authority, without knowing what the Bulgarians are like.