TSA endorsement???

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azaviator08

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Required or not???

From my understanding as long as a record is kept for 5 years that you proved citizenship of the student then you do not need this endorsment. So a copy of birth certificate or passport.

Some people say give it some people say you don't need it.

Where can I find a reference to the hard answer to this question.

I know that there is some letter from the TSA but I cannot find it.
 
From AOPA, I bolded the applicable regulation:

U.S. Citizens


  1. Determine Applicability. The requirements for determining citizenship status for any student, whether U.S. or alien, applies only to flight training toward a recreational pilot, sport pilot, or private pilot certificate; instrument rating; or multiengine rating.
  2. Proof of Citizenship. Evidence of U.S. citizenship must be shown by one of the following:
    1. Valid, unexpired U.S. passport.
    2. Original birth certificate of the United States, American Samoa, or Swains Island, and government-issued picture ID.
    3. Original certification of birth abroad with raised seal (Form FS-545 or DS-1350) and government-issued picture ID.
    4. Original certificate of U.S. citizenship with raised seal (Form N-560 or N-561), or a Certificate of Repatriation (Form N-581), and government-issued picture ID.
    5. Original U.S. Naturalization Certificate with raised seal (Form N-550 or N-570) and a government issued picture ID.
  3. Logbook or Record-keeping Requirements. An instructor must keep a copy of the documents for five years that are used to prove citizenship or make an endorsement in both the instructor's logbook, or other record used by the instructor to record flight student endorsements, and the student's logbook with the following:

    "I certify that [insert student's name] has presented me a [insert type of document presented, such as a U.S. birth certificate or U.S. passport, and the relevant control or sequential number on the document, if any] establishing that [he or she] is a U.S. citizen or national in accordance with 49 CFR 1552.3(h). [Insert date and instructor's signature and CFI number.]"
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The full article is: http://www.aopa.org/tsa_rule/

Here's a link to law, itself, if you're curious: http://law.justia.com/us/cfr/title49/49-9.1.3.5.14.1.10.2.html
 
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