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Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms =
PART=20 478=E2=80=94COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
Subpart=20 G=E2=80=94Importation

=C2=A7478.120 Firearms or=20 ammunition imported by or for a nonimmigrant alien.

(a) General. A = nonimmigrant=20 alien temporarily importing or bringing firearms or ammunition = into the=20 United States for lawful hunting or sporting purposes must first = obtain an=20 approved ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D).

(b) Aliens admitted to the = United=20 States under a nonimmigrant visa. (1) Any alien lawfully = admitted=20 to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa who completes an = ATF Form=20 6NIA to import firearms or ammunition into the United States, or = any=20 licensee who completes an ATF Form 6 to import firearms or = ammunition for=20 such nonimmigrant alien, must attach applicable documentation to = the Form=20 6NIA or Form 6 establishing the nonimmigrant alien falls within an = exception specified in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2) (e.g., a hunting = license or=20 permit lawfully issued in the United States) or has obtained a = waiver as=20 specified in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3).

(2) Aliens admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant = visa=20 importing or bringing firearms or ammunition into the United = States must=20 provide the United States Customs and Border Protection with = applicable=20 documentation (e.g., a hunting license or permit lawfully issued = in the=20 United States) establishing the nonimmigrant alien falls within an = exception specified in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2) or has obtained a = waiver as=20 specified in 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3) before the firearm or ammunition = may be=20 imported. This provision applies in all cases, whether or not a = Form 6 is=20 needed to bring the firearms or ammunition into the United = States.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget = under=20 control number 1140-0060)

[T.D. ATF-24F, 77 FR 33629, June 7, 2012]

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