It’s been a long road, but we finally received approval to issue non-immigrant vocational M Visas! What this means is we can work with the Department of State and the Department of Immigration and Customs to enroll foreign students into our Part 141 helicopter flight training program under an M Visa. Foreign students may move to the US to train with us once we approve the issuance of their Visa. While here in the US, they will train full time at North Andover Flight Academy at the Lawrence Airport. They will be assigned a student liason who will be in contact with them from the first phone call, through the application process, through their training until the time they leave. We even have housing and student transportation to and from our flight facilities! Please see our International Helicopter Students page for more information. The Press Release is below for more (or less) interesting reading. We are the ONLY Schweizer or Robinson helicopter school in Massachusetts , New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine that is a qualified Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) helicopter flight school! Come train with THE premier Part 141 helicopter flight school in the Boston Massachusetts area!
N. Andover, Ma., Jan 29, 2010 – North Andover Flight Academy, New York and New England’s premier 141 helicopter training facility, received approval to accept nonimmigrant students under the SEVP M Visa program. North Andover Flight Academy is one of the few helicopter flight schools in the US which is a Student and Exchange Visitor Program M Visa certified school.
According to Curt Peredina, Chief Instructor at North Andover Flight Academy, “NAFA has worked extremely hard to surpass the requirements needed to become SEVP certified. We have worked closely with representatives from the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Immigration and Customs (ICE) throughout the qualification and training process. Goals accomplished included an extensive evaluation and inspection while training for the tasks required of an SEVP certified flight school. We feel the M Visa approval is the perfect addition to our Part 141 helicopter training program”.
North Andover Flight Academy, based in North Andover, MA at the Lawrence Airport (KLWM) is a full service helicopter company specializing in Robinson helicopter training, maintenance and overhaul . North Andover Flight Academy has an additional base in Alexandria, NY and will be opening bases in New Hampshire in the Spring of 2010. In addition to the helicopter 141 program, North Andover Flight Academy has developed one of the first helicopter Commercial FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) syllabus which will be Part 141 approved.
For additional information contact Curt Peredina or Laura McIlrath at 978-689-7600, or email info@northandoverflightacademy.com.
