Becoming an International Flight School Student
Government of Canada plans to expand fingerprint and photo requirements.
Starting July 31, 2018, you may need to give your fingerprints and photos (biometrics) when you apply for a visitor visa, study or work permit, or permanent residence if you are from Europe, the Middle East or Africa. Find out if these changes may apply to you.
Fill out our student registration form
The first step in beginning your training as an International Flight School Student is to fill out our student registration form and send it by email to info@calgaryflight.com
We will require a $5000 CAD deposit for your flight training
and $350 CAD non-refundable registration feeThis deposit will go directly into your training account to be used when you start your flight training.
You will receive a Letter of Acceptance
Once we receive deposit and registration fees, then we will send an Letter of Acceptance to your email stating which courses you will be taking, when you start and estimated cost to complete. CFTC is a Designated Learning Institute, and this letter will include our school code which will aid you in getting approved for the student visa.
How to obtain Student Visa
- A Student Visa is required if length of a course is more than six months
- You will need an original Letter of Acceptance from a Canadian school as mentioned above to obtain a student visa
The following links provide specific information required by the student:
Advise us of your arrival date
We recommend you advise us of your arrival date by email info@calgaryflight.com so that we may plan your bookings.
Once you arrive in Canada
Services offered for international students above the flight training include
- Accommodations
- Tours of Olds and Didsbury to get familiar with the local towns
- Assistance in locating jobs if desired
- Locating personal and academic counselling services
In order to help ease the stress and confusion of coming to Canada we at the Calgary Flight Training Centre will help as much as we can once you get here. If you have questions before you arrive or that we can not answer, these services are available to you. They cover such things as:
Aviation Language Proficiency Requirements
In order to receive your pilots license you must pass the Transport Canada English Language proficiency test.
To read about the this test required to obtain your pilots license click this link or search “Transport Canada document AC 400-002” on your preferred internet search engine
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