Applicants, CFI’s and flight schools, please please please make sure you and your students qualify for the exam. It is never a fun occasion when I have to break the news that an applicant doesn’t qualify to begin the exam. This has happened for all sorts of reasons, including missing night time, missing instrument time or solo time.
Another show stopper is not having an approved residential address if you are a non U.S. Citizen. As of January 2025, all non U.S. Citizens are required to have a residential address on file. A dorm room does not qualify as a residential address as it’s considered a commercial address by the FAA. I have had to turn down multiple applicants for this reason. For those who do not have a qualified residential address you must designate a U.S. Agent to receive correspondence from the FAA on your behalf.
As a reminder, if you do not qualify to begin the exam, a 50% cancelation fee will be required to reschedule your exam.
