On 2003-11-28 17:46:59 -0800, "Chris" said:

To obtain a flight instuctor certificate is it mandtory you have a
commercial certificate with instument privlages even if you will only be a
CFI teaching VFR only?

For a flight instructor certificate with an airplane rating, you must have a commercial certificate with an instrument rating. If you're going for a helicopter CFI, you don't need the instrument rating.