{"id":6802,"date":"2025-06-02T08:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/?p=6802"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:08:10","slug":"update-us-address-for-holders-of-faa-licences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/aktualisierung-us-adresse-fuer-inhaber-von-faa-lizenzen\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: US address for holders of FAA licences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Status: 2 June 2025 - Background to the new regulation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 11 October 2024, the FAA published the Advisory Circular <strong>AC 3-1<\/strong>which provides detailed instructions on how to comply with the new regulations. The aim is to improve communication between the FAA and foreign licence holders and to ensure that important documents are delivered reliably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Options to fulfil the requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two main ways to meet the new requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Specification of a US private address:<\/strong><br>If you have a physical address in the USA, you can notify the FAA of this. It is important that mail sent to this address is reliably received and processed. The appointment of a \"U.S. Agent for Service\" is then not required. Changes of address can be reported online via the FAA website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appointment of a \"U.S. Agent for Service\":<\/strong><br>Persons without their own US address have the option of commissioning a service provider. Established providers include, for example <strong>Valiair<\/strong> and <strong>Qualit Air<\/strong>. Members of the <strong>Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)<\/strong> can receive discounts from some providers. <br>A particularly convenient solution can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designatedfaaagent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DesignatedFAAAgent.com<\/strong><\/a>. This was specially developed for pilots outside the USA. The provider is aimed specifically at general aviation and commercial pilots and takes care of all the formalities involved in registering as an official U.S. agent with the FAA. The website also contains up-to-date information and practical instructions on how to comply with the new regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Use of the \"U.S. Agent for Service System\" (USAS)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FAA has developed a centralised online tool called <strong>\"U.S. Agent for Service System (USAS)<\/strong> The system has been in place since the introduction of the new system. The system has been in place since <strong>2 April 2025<\/strong> available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/usas.faa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/usas.faa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important deadlines and transitional provisions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New applicants<\/strong> (certificates, authorisations, approvals):<br>The deadline for appointing a US representative was extended from 6 January to <strong>2 April 2025<\/strong> extended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Existing licence holders:<\/strong><br>The transition period ends on <strong>7 July 2025<\/strong>. As of this date, persons without a US representative may no longer exercise their FAA certificate privileges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requirements for the US address<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The specified address must be in a <strong>US state<\/strong>the <strong>District of Columbia<\/strong> or a <strong>US territory<\/strong> lie. <strong>Mailboxes, military APO\/FPO addresses<\/strong>business or letterbox addresses without a residential function are not accepted. The decisive factor is that the delivery of important FAA notifications is ensured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new FAA regulations are intended to ensure that important messages also reach international pilots reliably. Anyone living outside the USA should act in good time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Either enter a valid US address,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>or a qualified <strong>\"U.S. Agent for Service\"<\/strong> commission - e.g. via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designatedfaaagent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DesignatedFAAAgent.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the only way that FAA licences will remain valid without restriction after 7 July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source references:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/aopa.de\/2025\/03\/27\/update-us-adresse-fuer-inhaber-von-faa-lizenzen-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fliegermagazin.de\/news\/fussball-em-2024-sorgt-fuer-zahlreiche-sperrgebiete-im-luftraum\/#:~:text=Drei%20Sicherheitsstufen%20w%C3%A4hrend%20der%20Fu%C3%9Fball%2DEM%20202&amp;text=Die%20Flugbeschr%C3%A4nkungsgebiete%20befinden%20sich%20immer,Luftraum%20vormittags%20normal%20nutzbar%20sein.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AOPA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has introduced new requirements for holders of FAA pilot licences residing outside the USA. These regulations require that affected individuals provide a physical address in the United States or designate a so-called \"U.S. Agent for Service\".<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6803,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"module":[],"class_list":["post-6802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6802"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7079,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6802\/revisions\/7079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6802"},{"taxonomy":"module","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pilot-hub.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/module?post=6802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}