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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person''' 
#To obtain a Convert Foreign Pilot Licence (CFPL), the applicant should visit the '''CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF BOTSWANA {CAAB)''' head office to apply. Please view the CAAB contact details via this [https://www.caab.co.bw/contacts/ Link]
#Applicants are required to complete and submit the prescribed APPLICATION FOR CONVERT FOREIGN PILOT LICENCE form CA 61-02.9. Forms are available for free at any of the CAAB offices.
#The completed application file is to be submitted to the '''CAAB head office''', for consideration, only if the applicant is a holder of a valid medical certificate or after ascertaining that your medical assessment has been assessed as “fit” by the Civil Aviation Medical Board (CAMB). This will be certified in the appropriate section of the application form.
#The CAAB registration and licensing receiving officer will verify if all the required documents and information have been provided, and if the application is compliant if everything is in order, the application file will be registered, upon paying the prescribed fee, as mentioned under the “FEE” section of this page.
#Applicants will then be issued with an acknowledgment letter, containing details of the application.
#The application file will be assessed and processed by the registration and licensing unit, based on the information and documents that have been provided and if complying;
#Applicants will then be required to book and take Botswana Air law Examinations (theory and flight test) with an appropriately approve Botswana Delegated Examiner.
#Having successful passing the Botswana Air law Examinations, the CAAB registration, and licensing unit, will then establish the authenticity and validity of the foreign pilot license, by contacting the authority that issued the license, if satisfied with the outcome;
#The application is approved and you will be notified when the license is ready for collection by phone or mail.
#Proceed to the CAAB registration and license office and present the acknowledgment letter and identity document to be validated by the licensing office and have your photo taken, after the photo is taken, sign on the signature pad/book and collect your printed converted pilot license at the dispatch office against your identity document.
 
 

==Required Documents==
*Properly completed application form CA 61-02.9
*The foreign license to be converted
*A photocopy of the applicant’s foreign license and medical certification
*A knowledge test report and/or skill test report conducted by a CAAB Designated Pilot Examiner
*Personal logbooks or other records substantiating the flight experience shown on the Application form
*A photocopy of the applicant’s logbook
*Two (2) color passport size recent photographs (full face)
*Valid identity document (passport)
*Payment receipt of the prescribed fees
*Any other additional documents requested for be the CAAB
 
 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF BOTSWANA''' {CAAB) 
Head office 
Physical Address: Plot 61920, Letsema Office Park Fairgrounds 
Gaborone 
P O Box 250, Gaborone 
Telephone: +267 368-8200 
Fax number: +267 391-3121 / 2222 
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw 
 
'''OTHER CAAB BRANCH OFFICE''' 
'''PG Matante International Airport''' 
P.O. Box: 315, Francistown, Botswana 
Telephone: +267 241 3420 
Fax: +267 241 5855 
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw 
 
'''Maun International Airport''' 
P O Box 54, Maun 
Telephone: +267 686 0238 
Fax: +267 686 0238 
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw 
 
'''Sir Seretse Khama International Airport''' 
P/bag SK9, Gaborone, Botswana 
Telephone: +267 390 44 01 
Fax: +267 390 45 57 
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw 
 
'''Kasane International Airport''' 
P O Box 349, Kasane 
Telephone: +267 625 0133 
Email address: caab@caab.co.bw 
 
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 – 16:30 
 
*CAAB contact and map location [https://www.caab.co.bw/contacts/ Link]
*CAAB Website: [https://www.caab.co.bw Link] 
 

==Eligibility==
'''Where the applicant holds a private pilot license the following shall apply''':
*The foreign license must be of validity of up to six months
*Any limitation on the foreign license will apply as appropriate
*The license will authorize the applicant to fly only the aircraft types physically endorsed on the foreign license/logbook and which on the Botswana Aircraft Register
*The applicant shall undergo a skill test conducted by a CAAB Designated Pilot Examiner
*The applicant shall include evidence of language proficiency in the English Language with the language proficiency of at least level 4
*The applicant shall provide evidence of appropriate flight hours
*The applicant must hold a valid medical certificate issued by a CAAB Designated Medical Examiner 
 
'''Where the applicant holds a commercial pilot license and airline transport pilot license the following shall apply''':
*The applicant must hold a current validation certificate
*The applicant must have completed 500 flight hours in Botswana registered aircraft which are operated by an operator established in Botswana exercising privileges granted by the validation certificate
*Must presents to the Authority the foreign license and evidence of the 500 flight hours by presenting record such as the logbook
*The applicant must hold a valid medical certificate issued by a CAAB Designated Medical Examiner
 
 
==Fees==
*Applicable fee charged by the CAAB [https://www.caab.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/SCHEME-OF-AERONAUTICAL-CHARGES.pdf Link] 
*Note: That these fee charges will be subjected to change from time to time
 
 
==Validity==
* The validity of the converted pilot license will be indicated on the license
 
 
==Documents to Use==
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==Sample Documents==
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==Processing Time==
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==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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==Instructions==
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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.
 
 
==Required Information==
*Full name of the applicant
*Passport/identity card number
*Date/place of birth/gender
*License number
*Nationality
*Date of the medical assessment
*Residential address
*Applicants postal address in Botswana
*Telephone number/email address
*License type
*Date of issue/expiry
*Pilot License:
*Flying Hours during last 12 months
*Grand Total flying hours
*Instrument Flying: Actual Instrument Flying Hours during past 6 months
*Flying as Instructor: Flying Hours as Instructor during past 6 months
*Declaration by the applicant
 
 
==Need for the Document==
*A pilot who has a foreign pilots’ license and wishes to fly in Botswana on a long-term basis is required to convert their foreign pilot license for a Botswana pilot license.
 
 
==Information which might help==
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
 
 
==External Links==
*CAAB website: [https://www.caab.co.bw/services/licensing/#2 Link] 
 
==Others==
More information which might help people.
 

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