---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 478.120"
title: "27"
number: "478.120"
heading: "Firearms or ammunition imported by or for a nonimmigrant alien."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/478.120"
---

# §478.120. Firearms or ammunition imported by or for a nonimmigrant alien.

- (a) **General.** A nonimmigrant alien temporarily importing or bringing firearms or ammunition into the United States for lawful hunting or sporting purposes must first obtain an approved ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D).
- (b) **Aliens admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa.**
  - (1) Any alien lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa who completes an ATF Form 6NIA to import firearms or ammunition into the United States, or any licensee who completes an ATF Form 6 to import firearms or ammunition for such nonimmigrant alien, must attach applicable documentation to the Form 6NIA or Form 6 establishing the nonimmigrant alien falls within an exception specified in [18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2)](/usc/18/922.md?p=y-2) (e.g., a hunting license or permit lawfully issued in the United States) or has obtained a waiver as specified in [18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3)](/usc/18/922.md?p=y-3).
  - (2) Aliens admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa importing or bringing firearms or ammunition into the United States must provide the United States Customs and Border Protection with applicable documentation (e.g., a hunting license or permit lawfully issued in the United States) establishing the nonimmigrant alien falls within an exception specified in [18 U.S.C. 922(y)(2)](/usc/18/922.md?p=y-2) or has obtained a waiver as specified in [18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3)](/usc/18/922.md?p=y-3) before the firearm or ammunition may be imported. This provision applies in all cases, whether or not a Form 6 is needed to bring the firearms or ammunition into the United States.

## Notes

### Amendments

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

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 18 U.S.C. 847, 921-931; 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).

### Source

Source: 33 FR 18555, Dec. 14, 1968, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and further redesignated by T.D. ATF-487, 68 FR 3750, Jan. 24, 2003.

### Amendments

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