11–5–4 Foreign Pilot Certification

a. Part 107 Operations:

1. Foreign national holding a U.S. issued 14 CFR part 61 certificate. Foreign nationals are eligible for a sUAS certificate in the same way that a U.S. citizen is eligible.

2. Foreign national not holding a U.S. issued 14 CFR part 61 certificate. A foreign national who does not hold a U.S.-issued 14 CFR part 61 certificate, must take and pass the Initial Aeronautical Knowledge Test to obtain a sUAS Pilot Certificate in order to operate in the NAS.

b. Recreational Flyer Operations. A foreign national is required to have passed TRUST to fly a UAS recreationally under 49 USC 44809 in the United States.

c. Security vetting. All applicants, regardless of nationality, must pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Threat Analysis (STA) before the FAA will issue a temporary or permanent Pilot’s Certificate under part 107.

d. Bi-lateral agreements. Currently, the United States does not have any bi-lateral agreements with any other countries that would allow the issuance of a U.S. sUAS certificate that is based on a foreign UAS Pilot’s Certificate.