How to apply
Stage one
You can send your application by email to Licenceapplications@caa.co.uk
or by post to:
Personnel Licensing
Shared Service Centre
Civil Aviation Authority
Aviation House, Gatwick Airport South, West Sussex RH6 0YR
Stage two
Your application will be assessed within our standard turnaround time. Once we have reviewed your paperwork, we will request confirmation of the licences and privileges you hold from your current NAA.
We do this by requesting a Doc 155 (a standard template used throughout Europe).
Stage three
Once we receive the Doc 155, your application will be reassessed again within our standard turnaround time.
If there are any discrepancies between your application and the Doc 155, we may seek further clarification from your NAA, which may delay the process.
When we are satisfied, we will email you asking you to surrender your current licence. This is because a pilot may only hold one EASA licence at a time and therefore you must give up your current licence before we can issue your new UK EASA licence.
Stage four
Once we have received your surrendered licence, we will be able to issue your new UK EASA licence. However, this will be subject to our standard turnaround times again.
You may choose to send your original licence in with your application, which will significantly speed up the process. However, you will not be able to fly during this time.
Processing time
Given that there are several steps to this type of application and given that we are reliant on the cooperation and turnaround times of other authorities, Change of State applications can take several months to complete.
Please factor this in when you make your application, as we are not normally able to speed up the process.
Transferring to another EASA state from the UK
If you currently hold an EASA licence issued by the UK CAA and wish to transfer it to another state, you must contact the relevant member state and follow their application process.
The other NAA will contact us to provide a Doc 155, which is a confirmation of your licensing details.
Due to GDPR, we need your permission to release your licensing information. You will therefore need to submit application form SRG2150 to us with a certified copy of your current licence. Please note that you will also have to pay the fee of £45, which is the administrative fee for us processing the Doc 155 request.
Once we receive both your application form and the written request from the other authority, we will provide the Doc 155 within our standard turnaround time.
When applying for a Change of State of licence issue please ensure
you complete both the SOLI application form SRG1202 and the Part-FCL transfer
form SRG2150. Please ensure you provide all additional documents requested and
submit the relevant fee’s.
Soli transfer form