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Enrollment Process Outline

The entire enrollment process takes 2-3 months.

Enrolling in our flight training programs is a streamlined procedure, ensuring ease and efficiency. Our around-the-clock online support is readily available to address any queries or unique circumstances promptly.

Outlined below is a concise overview of the enrollment process, starting from your initial contact with us to the moment you're prepared to embark on your flight training journey.


Step 1: Online Enrollment Form

20 minutes

To commence your enrollment, you'll be required to complete a FREE student enrollment form via our online application. This form serves to gather essential student details, confirming eligibility against our qualification criteria, ensuring the ability to secure the U.S. F-1 visa or Canadian Study Permit, and passing the TSA/AFSP aviation student security clearance. The form are user-friendly and typically takes only 10 minutes to complete. Before you start your enrollment process, please make sure to review the minimum admission requirements.

If you are an International Applicant who is interested in any of our professional single-license program with the training and internship integration in the United States or Canada, please use this form:

 Enrollment Application for ALL International Students

If you are an Indian citizen and/or live in India, and/or if you are applying applying for one of the specially optimized programs for which allow you to obtain both DGCA license and ICAO FAA or TCCA licenses, please use this form:

Enrollment Application for DGCA-Indian Programs

If you are an experienced pilot who is looking for a license conversion program, please fill out the following form

License Conversion Assessment Form

Please note: if you require student loan bank support package, please ensure to read the Student Loans section of our website before submitting the enrollment application. You will also need to fill out the SLAS form and get your application tracking number before filling out the full enrollment applicaion above. The application tracking number can be used instead of Proof of Funds, which will be required to be submitted with the full Enrollment Application.

Student Loan Support Application Form


Step 2: Email Additional Documents (If Required)

5 minutes

Your enrollment form will ask you to upload several universally required (for all candidates) mandatory documents for the initial enrollment eligibility review. Such documents are you Passport and Certificate of Secondary Education. You will not be able to submit your enrollment application without these files.

In addition to the mandatory files that are collected during the completion of your application form, you may need to provide supplementary documents, requirement of which is based on your circumstances, such as country of citizenship, education, and financial requirements.

  • Valid Passport (mandatory, collected by enrollment form)
  • Certificate of secondary education (mandatory, collected by enrollment form)
  • Proof of Funds or SLAS Number (mandatory, collected by enrollment form, see requirements)

You will need to email us directly the documents that were not collected by the enrollment form or if you could not provide them during the enrollment process.

 Email Documents


Step 3: Initial Review & Acceptance Decision

48 hours

If you received preliminary acceptance, we will notify you via email and advise that we will send your flight training agreement within the next 48 hours.

If we can not make an acceptance decision at this stage due to various reasons, we will contact you for a shot interview and discuss your options. Our goal is to facilitate a fast and easy enrollment process, and qualify as many applicants as possible.

This stage takes 1-2 working days.


Step 4: Agreement Signing

1 Day

Once we finalize your paperwork and agree on the program dates, we will email you a full flight training and internship agreement, which will contain all the details on your training program, its cost, its terms and conditions and the required payment schedule.

The agreement will also contain our company's bank details, which will be used for the next stage of the enrollment process.


Step 5: Enrollment Deposit

1 Day

Once the flight training agreement is signed and all details are agreed upon, you or your sponsor will need to make the initial deposit payment. The deposit is refundable (subject to terms and conditions of your flight training agreement) and will include the following items: government and administrative fees for issuance of I-20 form (required for academic and non-academic student visas); academic document processing, evaluation and translation fees (provided by a J.Silny & Associates academic evaluation services), FedEx fees (mail and postage), etc. The minimum refundable deposit will be outlined in your flight training agreement.

The bank details for the enrollment deposit are published on the last page of your flight training and internship agreement.


Step 6: Academic Documents Verification

2 weeks

Once the deposit is paid, we will send your academic documents to the respective FTPs for processing. The processing involves document validity and authenticity verification by the professional academic credentials verification agency (we use J.Silny&Co). The agency will evaluate the documents, convert them to the US GED format, and request verification of authenticity from the issuing institution. This process make take up to 2 weeks.


Step 7: Visa Support Letters, I-20 and SEVIS

5 days

Once the we receive a positive feedback from the evaluations agency about your academic credentials, we will issue you an I-20 form (for U.S. visa) or a special invitation letter (for Canadian visa). The letters must be mailed in originals hard-copy format via FedEx or DHL. When you receive the documents, you will need to call your nearest consulate and make an appointment for your visa interview. U.S. visa applicants will need to attend the interview in person. Canada visa applicants do not need to attend in person - application is done via mail.

U.S. applicants will also need to file SEVIS. SEVIS is a part of the National Security Investigations Division and acts as a bridge for government organizations that have an interest in information on non-immigrant whose primary reason for coming to the United States is to be students. On behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), SEVP manages schools, non-immigrant students in the F and M visa classifications and their dependents. The Department of State (DoS) manages Exchange Visitor Programs, non-immigrant exchange visitors in the F-class visa classification and their dependents. Both SEVP and DoS use the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) to track and monitor schools; exchange visitor programs; and F, M and J non-immigrant while they visit the United States and participate in the U.S. education system.

Go to SEVIS Payment Website here. Follow the easy instructions in English. Enter personal information. Make a payment using your major debit or credit card. Other payment methods maybe available, depending on your region. Receive the Payment Confirmation email, print it and bring it to the Consulate interview.


Step 8: U.S. or Canada Visa Application

2-4 weeks

We advise all applicants to review the visa application process and requirements located here:

US Student Visas

Canadian Student Visas


Step 9: TSA Security Clearance

3 days (U.S. Programs Only)

If you have applied for the U.S. F-1 visa and are planing to arrive in the United States within the next 30 days, you will need to file for your TSA/AFSP clearance. Fill out the form Online via before arrival in the US. Submit your fingerprints to the TSA the next day after arrival. (We will take you to the local police station to do this). Our administrative team will guide you through the process. You will receive your final Notice of Approval from the TSA within the three days after submitting your fingerprints, so you can start flying.

Please note: For TSA clearance filing please use our college registrar office name and address, located on DHS website here >>>


Step 10: Arrival in the United States or Canada

2 weeks (U.S. Programs Only)

Once all of the above steps are completed, you will need to notify us of your arrival plans, so we can pick you up from the airport. Contact your consultant about the preferred arrival airport and pick up arrangements.

Have a great, safe flight training experience and clear skies!

Frequent Questions

Got a question? Hang on, maybe we got an answer for you right here!

Do I need an F-1 visa or an M-1 visa?

You need an F-1 visa for all the US academic programs (FPAP-1, College Degree, Pathway, etc) and you need M-1 visa for all US modular courses.

What visa do I need for Canada?

You will need a Canadian Student visa.

I got questions about the visa forms.

If you have specific questions about the visa forms, please contact your local consulate. We can not consult you about this, as each consulate has slightly different requirements.

What documents do I need for my Interview?

Your consulate will tell you exactly which documents you need to bring. In addition, please ensure you bring the visa support documents you get from us.

Can I apply for the student visa if I don't have US consulate in my country?

Yes, you can. If your country does not maintain diplomatic relations with the US (like Iran or North Korea) you can still apply for the US student visa in the closest consulate located abroad.

I got rejected for a visa before. What do I do?

Not a problem! We have extensive experience dealing with these issues and you need to contact us for detailed guidance on how to mitigate your personal situation.

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