Requirements: Alien firearms license

How to apply for a license

  1. Fill out the new Adobe PDF iconAlien Firearms License Application following the instructions provided in the application packet, but don’t sign it until you apply at your local county law enforcement agency.
  2. Bring all of the following when you apply for a license:
    • Your completed, unsigned Alien Firearms License Application.
    • Picture identification such as a Washington driver license or identification card.
    • The $85.25 or $95.25 fee in cash, check, or money order made payable to your countylocal law enforcement agency. This fee is non-refundable and the amount depends on how the law enforcement agency takes fingerprints.
  3. Take your completed application, documents, and fee to the county law enforcement agency where you live.

Requirements

To get an alien firearms license, you must meet all of the following requirements:

  • Be in the United States legally (passport and visa).
  • Be a temporary resident alienof Washington State (visa).
  • Have no pending trial, appeal, or sentencing on a charge that would prohibit you from having a license.
  • Have no outstanding warrants for any charge, from any court.
  • Have no court order or injunction against possessing a firearm.
  • Have no mental health conditions that would prohibit you from having a license.
  • Have no felony convictions.
  • Have no convictions for any of the following crimes committed by one family member against another on or after July 1, 1993:
    • Assault in the fourth degree
    • Coercion
    • Stalking
    • Reckless Endangerment
    • Criminal Trespass in the first degree
    • Violation of the provisions of a protection order or no-contact order restraining the person or excluding the person from the residence

Background check

You must be fingerprinted and a have criminal history background check before you are issued the newalien firearms license. Please see Frequently asked questions for more information about licensing requirements.

Questions?

If you have questions about alien firearms licenses, email us at Firearms@dol.wa.gov or call (360) 664-6616.