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.