Plain-English guide to the FAA USAS portal, who must designate a U.S. Agent for Service, deadlines, required information, and how Aero Agent helps.
USAS is the FAA U.S. Agent for Service portal at usas.faa.gov for covered individuals who must designate a U.S. agent for service of FAA documents.
FAA guidance says the U.S. Agent for Service requirement applies when an individual has no U.S. physical address of record, has a foreign address of record, and holds or applies for covered certificates, ratings, or authorizations under 14 CFR parts including 47, 61, 63, 65, 67, or 107.
FAA Advisory Circular AC 3-1 explains 14 CFR sections 3.301 through 3.303, including how to designate, change, or submit a new U.S. agent designation through the FAA USAS portal.
Before using USAS, international FAA certificate holders should choose a reliable U.S. Agent for Service and collect required details such as the agent contact information, FTN, date of birth, N-number, or aircraft serial number when applicable.
Aero Agent provides a U.S.-based FAA Agent for Service address, FAA mail receipt, document scanning, alerts, forwarding, storage, disposal support, and secure portal access for pilots and certificate holders outside the United States.
Aero Agent focuses on FAA U.S. Agent for Service support for people and aviation businesses outside the United States that need a dependable U.S. contact point for FAA communications.
Customers can use Aero Agent for U.S. agent details, FAA mail receipt, document scanning, timely alerts, forwarding options, storage, disposal support, and secure portal access.
Important FAA mail can involve notices, address questions, certificate issues, or other time-sensitive communications, so the agent workflow should make receipt and delivery status clear.
Aero Agent content is written for foreign FAA certificate holders, international pilots, mechanics, drone operators, aircraft owners, and aviation companies comparing compliance options.
The official FAA designation process and the customer account workflow are separate: Aero Agent supplies the service details and mail-handling support, while the customer completes any required FAA designation step.
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For FAA pilots living outside the U.S.
Compare Aero Agent plans, save the U.S. agent details, and complete any required FAA USAS designation yourself with a mail workflow built for foreign-address pilot records.
For FAA-certificated crew abroad
Check whether your FAA record has a foreign address, then set up Aero Agent U.S. agent details and a scanned FAA mail workflow before completing any required FAA USAS designation yourself.
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Use this page as a plain-English guide, then confirm details against FAA source material or qualified aviation counsel when legal interpretation matters.
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