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Transportation Security Administration, DHS 

§ 1552.3 

(i) The information required under 

paragraph (a)(2) of this section; and 

(ii) Any other information required 

by TSA. 

(3) The flight school has submitted to 

TSA, in a form and manner acceptable 
to TSA, a photograph of the candidate 
taken when the candidate arrives at 
the flight school for flight training. 

(4) The flight school begins the can-

didate’s flight training within 180 days 
of the date the candidate submitted the 
information required under paragraph 
(a)(2) of this section to TSA. 

(d) 

Category 4—Recurrent training for 

all aircraft. 

Prior to beginning recur-

rent training for a candidate, a flight 
school must— 

(1) Notify TSA that the candidate has 

requested such recurrent training; and 

(2) Submit to TSA, in a form and 

manner acceptable to TSA: 

(i) The candidate’s full name, includ-

ing any aliases used by the candidate 
or variations in the spelling of the can-
didate’s name; 

(ii) Any unique student identification 

number issued to the candidate by the 
Department of Justice or TSA; 

(iii) A copy of the candidate’s cur-

rent, unexpired passport and visa; 

(iv) The candidate’s current U.S. 

pilot certificate, certificate number, 
and type rating(s); 

(v) The type of training for which the 

candidate is applying; 

(vi) The date of the candidate’s prior 

recurrent training, if any, and a copy 
of the training form documenting that 
recurrent training; 

(vii) The candidate’s requested dates 

of training; and 

(viii) A photograph of the candidate 

taken when the candidate arrives at 
the flight school for flight training. 

(e) 

Interruption of flight training. 

A 

flight school must immediately termi-
nate or cancel a candidate’s flight 
training if TSA notifies the flight 
school at any time that the candidate 
poses a threat to aviation or national 
security. 

(f) 

Fingerprints. 

(1) Fingerprints sub-

mitted in accordance with this subpart 
must be collected— 

(i) By United States Government per-

sonnel at a United States embassy or 
consulate; or 

(ii) By another entity approved by 

TSA. 

(2) A candidate must confirm his or 

her identity to the individual or agen-
cy collecting his or her fingerprints 
under paragraph (f)(1) of this section by 
providing the individual or agency his 
or her: 

(i) Passport; 
(ii) Resident alien card; or 
(iii) U.S. driver’s license. 
(3) A candidate must pay any fee im-

posed by the agency taking his or her 
fingerprints. 

(g) 

General requirements

—(1) 

False 

statements. 

If a candidate makes a 

knowing and willful false statement, or 
omits a material fact, when submitting 
the information required under this 
part, the candidate may be— 

(i) Subject to fine or imprisonment 

or both under 18 U.S.C. 1001; 

(ii) Denied approval for flight train-

ing under this section; and 

(iii) Subject to other enforcement ac-

tion, as appropriate. 

(2) 

Preliminary approval. 

For purposes 

of facilitating a candidate’s visa proc-
ess with the U.S. Department of State, 
TSA may inform a flight school and a 
candidate that the candidate has re-
ceived preliminary approval for flight 
training based on information sub-
mitted by the flight school or the can-
didate under this section. A flight 
school may then issue an I–20 form to 
the candidate to present with the can-
didate’s visa application. Preliminary 
approval does not initiate the waiting 
period under paragraph (a)(3) or 
(b)(1)(iii) of this section or the period 
in which a flight school must initiate a 
candidate’s training after receiving 
TSA approval under paragraph (a)(4) or 
(b)(1)(iv) of this section. 

(h) 

U.S. citizens and nationals and De-

partment of Defense endorsees. 

A flight 

school must determine whether an in-
dividual is a citizen or national of the 
United States, or a Department of De-
fense endorsee, prior to providing flight 
training to the individual. 

(1) 

U.S. citizens and nationals. 

To es-

tablish U.S. citizenship or nationality 
an individual must present to the 
flight school his or her: 

(i) Valid, unexpired United States 

passport; 

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