FAA Licences and UK citizen!

Jimmi said:
If you have FAA licenses but you're citizen of different country(UK) can you still work there?
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To work as a pilot in any country, you need:

1) The right to work in the country

2) Commercial ratings that satisfy the aviation authority in the country.

The UK only recognizes EASA ratings, so you'll have to convert.
 
You need the right to work and a commercial pilot license/certificate that matches the registration of the aircraft unless the rules of the country of registry allow otherwise.

Having an FAA commercial certificate allows you to fly an aircraft registered in the USA, but does not allow you to work in the USA. You either need US Citizenship, residency in the USA, or a visa that permits you to work.
 
I am a UK citizen but with US certificates. There is a treaty that the FAA and EASA are negotiating which could make things easier from April 2016. The only thing to do at present is convert. You can also do EASA training in the US, many schools in FL, AZ offer it.
 
ahw01 said:
I am a UK citizen but with US certificates. There is a treaty that the FAA and EASA are negotiating which could make things easier from April 2016.
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This is the first I've read about this. Do you have a link with this information? I'm interested because I am a U.S. Citizen with the right to live and work in Europe. I have flown N registered aircraft and am now flying M registered aircraft in Europe. I know that EASA wants to make it a requirement for anyone flying non-EASA registered aircraft to be EASA licensed. That is if the aircraft is operated by a company that is based in Europe. This was meant to come in by April 2014 but has been delayed twice.
 
ahw01 said:
I am a UK citizen but with US certificates. There is a treaty that the FAA and EASA are negotiating which could make things easier from April 2016. The only thing to do at present is convert. You can also do EASA training in the US, many schools in FL, AZ offer it.
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I too would like reference guidance on this. I haven't heard a thing about it. I know we can take a JAA check in addition to our normal FAA proficiency checks in the simulator, but will they still require the 14 written exams?
 
Yeah you gotta knock out the EASA writtens. There are plenty of EASA CFIs, you'd have to ask the schools about dual qualification, but if you want EASA you gotta follow their exam system.
 
I am a U.S. Citizen and I have both FAA certificate and UK issued EASA commercial license with flight instructor rating.

The competency based instrument rating has already been implemented in EASA, making it easier for someone to get an EASA instrument rating based on a foreign license/certificate. I don't see any mention of easing the requirements for commercial or ATP though.
 
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