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From 4473:

Question 12.d. Immigration Status:
An alien admitted to the United States under
a nonimmigrant visa includes, among others, persons visiting the United States
temporarily for business or pleasure, persons studying in the United States who
maintain a residence abroad, and certain temporary foreign workers. These aliens
must answer "yes" to this question and provide the additional documentation
required under question 18.c. Permanent resident aliens and aliens legally admitted
to the United States pursuant to either the Visa Waiver Program or to regulations
otherwise exempting them from visa requirements may answer "no" to this question

and are not required to submit the additional documentation under question 18.

 

Question 18.a. Identification:
Before a licensee may sell or deliver a firearm to
a nonlicensee, the licensee must establish the identity, place of residence, and age
of the transferee/buyer. The transferee/buyer
must
provide a valid government-
issued photo identification document to the transferor/seller that contains the
transferee's/buyer's name, residence address, and date of birth. A driver's license
or an identification card issued by a State in place of a license is acceptable. Social
Security cards are not acceptable because no address, date of birth, or photograph
is shown on the cards. A combination of government-issued documents may be
provided. See instructions for question 18.b. Supplemental Documentation.
If the transferee/buyer is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty acquiring a
firearm in the State where his/her permanent duty station is located, but he/she has
a driver's license from another State, the transferor/seller should list the
transferee's/buyer's military identification card and official orders showing where
his/her permanent duty station is located in response to question 18.a. Licensees
may accept electronic PCS orders to establish residency.
Question 18.b. Supplemental Documentation:
Licensees may accept a
combination of valid government-issued documents to satisfy the identification
document requirements of the law. The required valid government-issued photo
identification document bearing the name, photograph, and date of birth of
transferee/buyer may be supplemented by another valid, government-issued
document showing the transferee's/buyer's residence address. This supplemental
documentation should be recorded in question 18.b., with the issuing authority and
type of identification presented. For example, if the transferee/buyer has two
States of residence and is trying to buy a handgun in State X, he may provide a
driver's license
(showing his name, date of birth, and photograph)
issued by State
Y and another government-issued document
(such as a tax document)
from State X
showing his residence address. A valid electronic document from a government
website may be used as supplemental documentation provided it contains the
transferee's/buyer's name and current residence address.
Question 18.c. Exceptions to the Nonimmigrant Alien Prohibition and
Acceptable Documentation:
An alien admitted to the United States under a
nonimmigrant visa is not prohibited from purchasing, receiving, or possessing a
firearm if the alien: (1) is in possession of a hunting license or permit lawfully
issued by the Federal Government, a State or local government, or an Indian tribe
federally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is valid and unexpired;
(2) was admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or sporting purposes; (3)
has received a waiver from the prohibition from the Attorney General of the
United States; (4) is an official representative of a foreign government who is
accredited to the United States Government or the Government's mission to an
international organization having its
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