Category 1-3 Candidate Applications

Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA)
Program Management Division – Aviation Branch

Alien Flight Student Program
(AFSP)
Candidate Application Guide
June 2015

Application for Training
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Applicants must provide the following using the AFSP website for each training event:
 Basic Information
• name, gender, height, weight, DOB, eye color, hair color
 Other Names
 alias type: birth, Americanized, maiden, geographic, variations
 Citizenship Types (current, dual, historical)
 Document Information (current & all previous)
• unexpired passport and visa, all airman certificate & type rating, lawful permanent resident
card, driver’s license
 Address Information (current, historical at least 5 years)
 Employment History (current, previous for at least 5 years)
 Dates and location for training

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Fingerprints required for training application approval

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Applicant must start training within 180 days from date request is accepted by provider

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Applicant must complete training within 365 days of date training request is approved

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Categories of Training
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Category 1: for applicant not eligible for expedited processing for flight training
in the operation of aircraft with MTOW of 12,500 pounds or more

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Category 2: for applicant eligible for expedited processing for flight training in
the operation of aircraft with MTOW of 12,500 pounds or more

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Category 3: for applicant applying for flight training in the operation of aircraft
with MTOW of 12,500 pounds or less
Categories 1–3 applicants are required to submit training
information, i.e.: type of training requested and identifying
information, including fingerprints retained by AFSP

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Category 4: for applicant requesting for recurrent training
– Flight schools are required to submit similar training and identifying
information for applicant in Category 4, but are not required to submit the
applicant’s fingerprints.

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AFSP Application Guide

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New Account Setup

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AFSP Applicant Login

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Enter Basic Information: Step 1

Enter Other Names (alias): Step 2

Enter Citizenship Data: Step 3

Enter Document Information: Step 4

Upload Documents

Enter Address Information: Step 5

Enter Employment: Step 6

Create New Training Event

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Selection of Category Event

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Request Specific Category

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Candidate TR Authorization

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Candidate Info Release Authorization

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Privacy Act and Assertion of Data

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Track Training Events

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Validate Training Events

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Pay for training events: Pay.gov

Payment Submission

Paperwork Reduction Act

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