# 27 CFR § 478.120: Firearms or ammunition imported by or for a nonimmigrant alien

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.120

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 CFR § 478.120
- **Heading:** Firearms or ammunition imported by or for a nonimmigrant alien
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER B—FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION > PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION > Subpart G—Importation

## Text

(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) (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).
(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) or has obtained a waiver as specified in 18 U.S.C. 922(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.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1140-0060)
[ATF-24F, 77 FR 33629, June 7, 2012]

## Nearby sections

- [27 CFR § 478.1 § 478.1 Scope of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.1.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.2 § 478.2 Relation to other provisions of law.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.2.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.11 § 478.11 Meaning of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.11.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.12 § 478.12 Definition of Frame or Receiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.12.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.13 §478.13 Definition of “engaged in the business as a dealer in firearms other than a gunsmith or a pawnbroker.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.13.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.21 § 478.21 Forms prescribed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.21.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.22 § 478.22 Alternate methods or procedures; emergency variations from requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.22.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.23 § 478.23 Right of entry and examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.23.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.24 § 478.24 Compilation of State laws and published ordinances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.24.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.25 § 478.25 Disclosure of information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.25.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.25a § 478.25a Responses to requests for information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.25a.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.26 § 478.26 Curio and relic determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.26.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.27 § 478.27 Destructive device determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.27.md)
- [27 CFR § 478.28 § 478.28 Transportation of destructive devices and certain firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-478.28.md)

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