Non-Europeans may require a visa while performing flight training in Spain or taking exams in the UK.
Please keep in mind that Fly EPT Spain's PPL (and ATPL) theoretical knowledge instruction courses are delivered entirely online with any classroom sessions delivered over ZOOM, and student pilots should remain at home during this period while they complete the self-study via distance learning.
Students should plan to report for flight training ready to sit all nine (9) PPL exams on the first day.
Next day following the PPL exams, students can commence the practical flight training and should budget 4 to 6 weeks to complete the 45 hours PPL flight training syllabus.
Once the PPL skill test has been passed, plan to go home and take a short break while you submit your licence application forms to your chosen EASA (country) state of licence issue (SOLI). It will take a minimum of 1-2 weeks before your new PPL licence arrives in the post, and then PPL pilots can continue with the hour building phase which will last minimum 5-6 weeks.
Therefore, a 3-month Schengen Visa is more than sufficient time to complete the PPL and hour building.
If you are an international pilot student and you need professional assistance with a visa application, we recommend VFS Global and BLS International Spain
Yes, Fly EPT Spain will provide international students with a supporting reference letter
Typically, the email we receive from the Spanish embassy:
Thank you for contacting the Embassy. We would be grateful if you could provide the following documentation and additional information regarding the course that Mr. ***** will be undertaking at your school:
If you chose to sit exams in Luton, UK:
Certain nationals visiting the UK may require a 'Standard Visitor' Visa - UK Border Agency website
Check if you need a UK 'Standard Visitor' Visa here
Apply for a UK 'Standard Visitor' Visa here
Many nationalities can enter Spain without a visa for periods of up to 90 days (in any 180-day period).
Non-European students will need a Schengen Study Visa which enables you to remain in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period.
Post-BREXIT, British nationals, can visit Spain without a visa. However, you must abide by the 90/180-day rule, which means you can stay for a maximum of 90 days within 180 days
For UK passport holders, more details here
Students planning to remain in Spain for more than 90 days but less than 1 year should apply for a Type D national visa.
More details here
International students enrolled in a pilot training programme do NOT need a student visa.
From start of PPL exams until the completion of the hour building course, a 3-month Schengen visa will initially suffice.
If you insist on wanting to apply for a student visa in Spain, which allows you to remain in Spain for longer than 90 days for the purpose of training or studying, check here for more details.
Application form: Study Visa in Spain
If you are joining Fly EPT Spain as a flight instructor and you require a WORK VISA for SPAIN, contact: -
Angelica Mora
MC Mora Law Firm
Lawyer - Immigration specialist
+34 (0) 675 753 073
E: amora@bufetemcmora.com