I later found this on the FSI website
http://www.flightsafety.com/
http://www.flightsafety.com/securityreq/noncit.htm
Pilot Training for non U.S. citizens, non U.S. nationals
On June 14, 2002, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register effective immediately requiring screening of non U.S. citizens and non U.S. nationals (foreign pilots) who want to receive pilot training on aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight (MCTOW) of 12,500 pounds (5,700 kg) or more. The June 14 Rule rescinded the DOJ's February 8, 2002 Notice which had listed four categories of non U.S. citizens and non U.S. nationals who were able to receive pilot training immediately in those large aircraft without providing any background information. We have linked a copy of the detailed June 14 Rule to this memorandum for your information.
As described below, the June 14 Rule imposes new notification and screening requirements for foreign pilots in one of three new categories who are eligible for expedited DOJ screening.
Foreign pilots who do not qualify in one of those three expedited categories may not yet be trained in aircraft with a MCTOW of 12,500 or more pounds. The DOJ published a proposed rule on June 14 to cover those pilot candidates but that proposed rule is not yet effective.
The three new categories of pilots eligible for expedited screening are:
(1) Foreign nationals who are current and qualified as pilot in command, second in command, or flight engineer with respective certificates with ratings recognized by the United States for aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more, or who are currently employed and qualified by U.S. air carriers as pilots on aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more;
(2) Commercial, governmental, corporate, or military pilots of aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more who must receive familiarization training on a particular aircraft in order to transport it to the purchaser or recipient, provided that the training provided is limited to familiarization (familiarization training is limited to that required to become proficient in configurations and variations of an aircraft and does not include initial qualification or type rating for an aircraft); or
(3) Military or law enforcement personnel who must receive training on a particular aircraft given by the United States to a foreign government pursuant to a draw-down authorized by the President under section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)), provided that the training provided be limited to familiarization.
We will continue working with you to determine whether your training needs fit within one of the three categories above. FlightSafety will assist the non- U.S. airlines whose pilots meet one of those three categories to assure we obtain the required information for each of those eligible pilots. If the pilots do meet one of those three categories, the June 14 Rule requires that we must submit by email the following information to the DOJ:
Things look grim....
Guys I have good news for all of you who are PR. The DOJ has come up with the web Sight (it has link from the FAA.GOV sight and then go to foreign pilot background check). The web sight will do your background check, there is lot of information that you have to fill in. So before you access the sight have everything ready Passport, visa,10 year employement history and tons of other stuff. You will have to pick a school from there browser you cant pick any joe schmoe school. Also the school should have you training Info i.e if DOJ called Simuflite and asked about your training schedule they should have your info. you have to be getting employed by someone to get the training Or in other words you cant be MR Moussoi who just wants to learn take offs and no landing.
