How to Enroll
International Students
The admission requirements for international students are more extensive than those of the domestic. To help you understand what you need to do, we provide the following steps to accomplish the enrollment process with the forms and information needed at each step. Please call us if you have questions.
Step 1: Contact us and apply for admission. We need the following:
1. A copy of your valid passport
2. A certified copy of your birth certificate
3. Your FAA 2nd Class Medical (Click here to find a FAA Medical Examiner). It is important that you obtain the FAA medical as early as possible to determine your fitness for flight. Most people pass the physical without a problem, but there is no reason to continue with the enrollment process if you are not physically fit for flying
4. Proof of Financial Ability
5. Complete and sign the CPS Application
6. Signed CPS Student Handbook
7. Signed CPS Student Contract
8. Copy of current pilot certificates from your country if you have any. If you have a foreign pilot certificate, you will need to start the process of obtaining an FAA Private Pilot based on your foreign pilot certificate.
9. $500 Application Fee (nonrefundable)
10. $1500 Deposit (nonrefundable) to hold your training slot.
Based on this information, if you meet our requirements, we will forward you a letter of acceptance and a SEVIS generated I-20, and other enrollment materials. Then you:
1. Check the I-20 for errors and contact us to correct them
2. Pay the fee to the U.S government to process your M-1 student visa request. This can be done at the I-901 fee processing website.
3. Set up an appointment with the nearest U.S. Embassy office to be interviewed for the M-1 Visa. Click here for the nearest U.S. Embassy office near you. Bring the following information to the M-1 Visa interview:
- Your valid passport
- If you are from India, U.S. Visa forms DS 156, DS 157 and DS 158
- CPS’s personnal letter of acceptance
- Proof of Financial Ability
- The I-901 Receipt to prove you have paid the fee for processing the M-1 Visa request
- Proof that you have paid our application fee
- Your Visa photo
Be prepared to spend at least 4 hours at the Embassy. You may be required to pay another fee for recorded shipping of you passport to your home. For more information, please visit the U.S. Dept. of State website.
As soon as you receive your I-20 from us, start the process with the TSA to gain permission to train in the U.S. Click here to get that process going.
