If you are only interested in the FAA PPL plus hours have you considered many other flying schools?

There are a large number of schools around the USA that are authorized to take on international students. There are many places much more interesting than the horrible sprawling central Florida region to learn to fly.

The place I rent from (Upstate NY) has folks from overseas and it is considerable cheaper than OFT, plus since it isn't a pilot factory there is lots of a/c availability and you'll get much better attention from the staff. I believe that there is no upfront requirement, you just pay as you go and remain in credit. Plus its a small city and accomodation is cheaper than holidayville, USA.

If you are not interested in the JAR stuff, there is no need to tie yourself to the small number of well-discussed schools in Florida. If you haven't already done so I suggest you shop around a bit, I'm sure you'll find the region to suit you and you'll enjoy getting the PPL a great deal more!

Cheers,

Gareth.