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Canadian
Shooters
BATF Changes Form 6 part
1 for importing firearms for competition by nonimmigrant
aliens. the new form now called Form 6-NIA. Canadian shooters can bring firearms
into the US, but must get approval from the BATF first
The 6-NIA form can be down loaded
from the BATF web site below
 BATF
Import Information
 www.atf.gov./forms/pdfs/f53303d.pdf
Form 6-NIA
Invitation letters: Email
Rick Naslund for an invitation
sti38@comcast.net
Information for Foreign Visitors with
Guns & Ammo
Recent changes in BATF regulations require non-immigrant aliens to have an
approved import license to bring firearms and or ammunition into the United States.
Although the text of the regulations states that competition shooting
established an exemption from the licensing requirement, recent information from
the BATF indicates that they are using their regulatory authority to override
this exemption and require an approved ATF Form 6NIA from all visitors.
The BATF documentation also states that "any non-immigrant alien
submitting a Form 6NIA must attach appropriate documentation to the application establishing
that he or she falls within an exception to the prohibition on nonimmigrant
aliens possessing or receiving firearms and ammunition (for example, a valid
hunting license/permit lawfully issued in the United States or an invitation to
a qualifying competitive target shooting event or sports or hunting trade
show)" and "...the U.S. Customs Service will not release firearms or
ammunition to a nonimmigrant alien, who is not in possession of an approved ATF
import permit and documentation establishing that he or she falls within an
exception to the non-immigrant alien prohibition."
The ATF information site contains the necessary form 6NIA, as well as information
on how to submit your application. As a temporary measure, the ATF is accepting
Form 6 applications by fax to assist competitors obtain their paperwork in a
timely manner. Remembering that the post 911 events and subsequence Anthrax
postal contamination of our Government offices, the Government is tell us that
the postal service takes about 3 weeks for delivery. Custer has in place an invitation
letter that can be sent out to people who qualify. For
more information about obtaining a letter please contact
Rick Naslund
sti38@comcast.net
Because the regulations regarding nonimmigrant aliens became
effective 2/19/02, temporarily, nonimmigrant aliens will be permitted to FAX
their Form 6 import application to: Firearms and Explosives Import Branch (202)
927-7488. The faxed ATF Form 6 cannot be approved unless the other required
documentation, e.g., hunting license, is also faxed with the Form 6 to the
Imports Branch. Please ensure, when submitting the import application via Fax,
that a contact telephone number and/or fax number is provided in case Imports
Branch personnel need to contact you. In the future, the ATF Form 6, Import
Permit, will have to be submitted via mail.
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