FAA Airmen with Foreign Addresses
The FAA has issued Advisory Circular AC3-1 which can be found here:
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/1042728
It requires that FAA certified airmen, engineers, holders of medical certificates and certain other certificates with non-US addresses must provide the FAA with a US resident Agent for Service. This requirement must be satisfied for airmen with airman certificates by no later than July 7, 2025. Applicants for such certificates must designate a US Agent for Service at the time of application. The FAA explains that the designation of a U.S. Agent for Service will ensure timely transmission of important FAA documents and will avoid holders of these certificates losing the privileges of their certificate, rating or authorization.
The FAA permits the holder of a FAA certificate with a foreign address to designate a friend or family member to be the Agent for Service. The FAA cautions that the friend or family member must make arrangements for someone to check mail when that Agent for Service is away from the nominated address.
The FAA certificate holder needs to designate the Agent for Service via the U.S. Agent for Service System (USAS) website which is here:
The consequences of not appointing an Agent for Service are stated in the AC:
Certificate holders that fail to timely designate a U.S. agent for service and comply with the requirements under this subpart may not exercise the privileges of any certificate, rating, or authorization issued under part 47, 61, 63, 65, 67, or 107, and an individual aircraft owner's aircraft registration certificate will be considered ineffective;
Whilst we do not act as an Agent for Service and are unable to provide this service we are happy to recommend an Agent for Service. Please contact us for details.