Does anyone have experience with a non-immigrant visa holder getting a FOID?

[C0untZer0]

In case people don't know what that is... an example would be when an American citizen marries a foreigner. The spouse is granted a non-immigrant visa.

[BobPistol]

Other non-immigrant visas are H1B and OPT visas.

[kk5]

Pretty easy to do actually. My wife is a green card holder and just applied on the form.

She received her FOID in about 90 days.

[WitchDoctor]

Hope this helps...

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

Edited May 5, 2018 at 04:43 AM by WitchDoctor

[Talonap]

All of those I know have Master Card.

[WitchDoctor]

All of those I know have Master Card.

You know the right one's then sir! Lol!