The FAA have recently published a new ruling which may affect you, if your address is outside of the US. The aim of the ruling is to facilitate the FAA’s ability to accomplish prompt service of process/service of other safety-critical – or time-sensitive documents – to individuals with an address outside of the US. Please see below for a link to the regulation itself, so that you can review the contents.
As you will see, the ruling states that any individual who has an address outside the US and is the holder of a pilot, cabin-crew, maintenance, medical or drone certificate (licence) is going to need to appoint a US based ‘Agent’ through which the FAA can send any and all communications. As far as we are aware, this includes holders of ‘piggy-back’ pilot’s licences (properly referred to as a Part 61.75 certificate).
The ruling applies to certificates issued under FAA Part 14 CFR part 47, 61, 63, 65, 67 and 107. Please note that Part 47 (aircraft registration) is already dealt with in respect of your aircraft registration, as Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. already has an existing US Agent for Service.
For existing certificate holders, you have until 7 July 2025 to appoint an Agent, with new applicants for certificates being required to provide an Agent’s details for any application made on or after 6 January 2025.
If you have friends or family with a US postal address, it may be an option for you to appoint them as your Agent for Service, although you will need to that you and they have read the regulation wording fully, and that they understand their obligations as the Agent. If you don’t, we have negotiated a discounted rate for you from Cogency Global, a leading corporate service provider headquartered in New York, that has long-standing experience in this area and who already act as U.S. Agents for Service for thousands of corporations and individuals.
Please find attached an introduction letter from Cogency Global (www.cogencyglobal.com), which contains more information and their contact details. Please note that if you do use Cogency Global as your Agent, we will not receive any commission, fee or financial gain – we simply wanted to be sure that we had found a reputable company that our clients could use.
Finally, please be aware that it is now your legal responsibility to ensure you are compliant by the deadlines shown above, if this ruling applies to you.
We hope you find this information to be helpful.
If you have any questions, please do get in touch and we will be happy to assist you.
Kind regards
