I am from England, but am a legal permanent resident of the USA.
I am looking into making my first firearm purchase, and I have a question about the form.
Question 20 asks if you entered the country on a nonimmigrant visa.
If you answer 'yes', you are directed to an area of the form dealing with visitors to the States who wish to buy a firearm while visiting the country, and it asks for your hunting license number (a requirement for visitors when buying a firearm).
Thing is, although I am a legal permanent resident, I did in fact enter the country on a nonimmigrant visa, or rather the 'visa waiver program'.
While I was here, my circumstances changed (my wife and I got married) and I went through a process called 'adjustment of status' to become a permanent legal resident (aka green card holder).
There is no legal impediment to me owning a firearm, and all of the other parts of the form present no difficulties (I have an alien # and can pass a background check).
My question is, does the adjustment of status count as a 'reentry' into the country with an immigrant visa?
If not, then I'm a little stuck, as despite the fact that it is perfectly legal for me to buy a firearm, the form has no provision for my particular set of circumstances.
I am looking into making my first firearm purchase, and I have a question about the form.
Question 20 asks if you entered the country on a nonimmigrant visa.
If you answer 'yes', you are directed to an area of the form dealing with visitors to the States who wish to buy a firearm while visiting the country, and it asks for your hunting license number (a requirement for visitors when buying a firearm).
Thing is, although I am a legal permanent resident, I did in fact enter the country on a nonimmigrant visa, or rather the 'visa waiver program'.
While I was here, my circumstances changed (my wife and I got married) and I went through a process called 'adjustment of status' to become a permanent legal resident (aka green card holder).
There is no legal impediment to me owning a firearm, and all of the other parts of the form present no difficulties (I have an alien # and can pass a background check).
My question is, does the adjustment of status count as a 'reentry' into the country with an immigrant visa?
If not, then I'm a little stuck, as despite the fact that it is perfectly legal for me to buy a firearm, the form has no provision for my particular set of circumstances.