Sponsorship is usually done by a corporation that will sponsor the
applicant because they need their skills. It is not usually done by a
school (flight or otherwise) except in the case of a bursary or an
honorarium. So you do not appear to meet the criterea.

Also, right now it is difficult for a foreigner to obtain flight
instruction in the USA. Best example I can give - I know of a Canadian
who bought a helicopter and the purchase price included flight
instruction. When he went to cross the border between Canada and the USA
he was asked the purpose of his visit - told them flight instruction -
and was denied entry.

In my own case, as a Canadian registered pilot who is allowed to fly in
the USA,
I am a Brit - landed immigrant in Canada - I was denied a tour of
Seattle Centre because I was not born in the USA.
So if I, as a pilot who is allowed to fly Seattle Airspace and talk to
Centre on the radio, is not allowed to go and talk to Centre in person -
Well, you get the point - A Vietnamese, who cannot fly, who is looking
for someone in the USA to pay for him to learn . . . who wants to get
out of Vietnam . . .

Sorry - I cannot offer you any words of hope.


Tony
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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE


In article ,
Dean C. Harris wrote:

Hope you all can help out a friend of mine with information...

My friend has a brother in Vietnam and he wants to become a pilot. He
wants out of Vietnam and my friend wants him out of Vietnam to make a
better life for himself.

He has family support financially from his Sister (my friend) living
in Massachusetts (Boston).

I thought rather than contacting these schools individually...

http://www.beapilot.com/cgi-local/sc...ld_value=MA&so
rted_field_number=5

..I'd post here to get a global response.

Teh flight school doesn't need to be located within MA or even the
United States for that matter.

I guess we need to know if a flight school *could* sponsor a student
visa, is the first question.

If so, and I realize that is a big 'if', can someone give me a broad
approximation of yearly cost to attend flight school full time?

If a flight school can sponsor a student visa can people give me some
recommendations for schools within the state of MA, that would be most
ideal.

The person in question is male in mid to late 20's and in good health
with no criminal past at all.

Thanks very much in advance...

Regards,

Dean C. Harris