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19. Most States issue hunting licenses and permits to nonimmigrant

PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION

aliens, often over the telephone or through a website. If you need

information about obtaining a State hunting license or permit, we

The following information is provided pursuant to Section 3 of the Privacy

suggest you contact a State government.

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. section 552(a)(e)(3)).

20. If you are attending a shooting event or trade show and are not sure

1. AUTHORITY. Disclosure of the information requested on ATF F 6NIA

if it qualifies for the exception, please contact ATF’s Firearms and

(5330.3D) is mandatory pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5)(B) and

Explosives Imports Branch prior to submitting your application. ATF

925 for a nonimmigrant alien to obtain a permit to temporarily import

can tell you whether the event qualifies. If it does not qualify, you may

firearm(s) and ammunition.

instead support your application with a hunting license or permit from

a State within the United States.

2. PURPOSE. To determine if a nonimmigrant alien can lawfully obtain a

permit to temporarily import firearm(s) and ammunition, and if the

21. Question 10 requires the applicant to provide any known admission

firearm(s) and ammunition qualify for temporary importation.

number or alien number he or she has received from the Immigration

and Naturalization Service (INS). Not every nonimmigrant alien will

3. ROUTINE USES. The information will be used by ATF to make

have an admission number or alien number. In particular, Canadians

determinations set forth in “purpose” section above. In addition,

often will not have one of these numbers. If you do not have one of

information may be disclosed to other Federal, State, foreign and

these numbers or cannot recall a past number, answer question 10

local law enforcement and regulatory agencies personnel to verify

“N/A.” For your information, an admission number is the number on

information on the application, to conduct a background check on the

an INS Form I-94 or INS Form I-94W, the arrival/departure form INS

applicant, and to aid other law enforcement and regulatory agencies

completes at a port of entry. An alien number is an INS file number

in the performance of their duties with respect to the enforcement and

certain nonimmigrant aliens are given, such as nonimmigrant aliens

regulation of firearms and/or ammunition where such disclosure is not

with employment authorization documents.

prohibited by law. The information may further be disclosed to the

U.S. Justice Department if it appears that the furnishing of false

22. Only nonimmigrant aliens seeking to temporarily import firearms from

information may constitute a violation of Federal law. Finally, the

Canada should answer question 11. This question requires all

information may be disclosed to members of the public in order to

nonimmigrant aliens seeking to import firearms from Canada to

verify the information on the application when such disclosure is not

provide their Firearms Possession License Number and/or Firearms

prohibited by law.

Possession and Acquisition License Number. In addition, only

nonimmigrant aliens seeking to import firearms from Canada should

4. EFFECTS OF NOT SUPPLYING INFORMATION. Failure to supply

answer question 14h, listing the Firearms Registration Certificate

complete information will delay processing and may cause denial of

Number of each firearm they seek to temporarily import. If the

the application.

person does not have a Firearms Registration Certificate Number for

a particular firearm, the person should write “N/A”.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE

23. You may list all the firearms and ammunition you seek to temporarily

This request is in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

import on one application. If necessary, attach additional pages to

The purposes of this information collection are: (1) to allow ATF to

provide the information requested in question 14. Write your full name

determine if the firearm(s) or ammunition described on the application

in the upper right hand corner of any additional pages.

qualify for temporary importation; (2) to certify that a nonimmigrant alien is

in compliance with 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(B); and (3) to serve as the

APPROVAL

authorization for importation.

24. If your application is approved, ATF will send you an approved ATF F

The estimated average burden associated with this collection of

6NIA (5330.3D) import permit. Please note, the approved permit will

information is 30 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper, depending on

state that the firearm(s) and ammunition authorized for importation

individual circumstances. Comments concerning the accuracy of this

must be taken back out of the United States when you leave the

burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be

country, excluding any ammunition that is used while in the United

addressed to Reports Management Officer, Document Services Branch,

States. It also will state that you may not transfer the firearm(s) or

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Washington, DC 20226.

ammunition to another person while in the United States. ATF also will

notify you if your application is denied (or partially denied) and the

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to

reason(s) for denial. In some cases ATF will inform you that it needs

respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid

additional information to process your application.

OMB control number.

25. An approved ATF F 6NIA (5330.3D) import permit is valid for one

year from the date of approval (the date listed in item 18) . During that

year you can use the permit repeatedly to import the firearm(s) and

ammunition listed on the permit, as long as one of the following

conditions is met at the time of importation: (1) you possess an

unexpired valid hunting license or permit issued by a State within the

United States, or (2) you possess a current invitation and/or registra-

tion to attend a competitive target shooting event or sports or hunting

trade show sponsored by a national, State, or local organization

devoted to the collection, competitive use, or other sporting use of

firearms. The invitation and/or registration must have been submitted

with your application to ATF and approved by ATF as a qualifying

event.

26. When you are ready to enter the United States with your firearm(s)

and ammunition, you must present your approved ATF F 6NIA

(5330.3D) to the U.S. Customs Service. You also must present

Customs with documentation demonstrating that you fall within an

exception to the nonimmigrant alien prohibition (i.e., State hunting

license/permit; invitation and/or registration) .

ATF F 6NIA (5330.3D) (1-2003)

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