DROS question

[akjunkie]

Is it true FFLs are asking customers if they have left the Country 90days prior to DROS? And if they did, they may fail DROS becuz of it?

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Is it true FFLs are asking customers if they have left the Country 90days prior to DROS? And if they did, they may fail DROS becuz of it?

That is true for aliens, but not for U.S. Citizens.

[akjunkie]

That is true for aliens, but not for U.S. Citizens.

So if a Customer (who is a Resident Alien) had left the US 90 day priors how does that affect his/her DROS?

[EOD Guy]

So if a Customer (who is a Resident Alien) had left the US 90 day priors how does that affect his/her DROS?

They have to reestablish the 90 residency requirement, starting when they return.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

So if a Customer (who is a Resident Alien) had left the US 90 day priors how does that affect his/her DROS?

As part of the NICS background check system, non-citizens are also run through the ICE database to see if they have reentered the country within the past 90 days. If the ICE database shows they have left the country and reentered less than 90 days prior, the NICS check will be cancelled. Cancelled is different than denied.

I'm not clear on all of the details of how the Federal NICS process interacts with California's DROS process. But CalDOJ does use the NICS system, so a cancellation of the NICS will cause the DROS to be rejected. I don't know if CalDOJ differentiates between "cancelled" and "denied" on the DROS like the Feds do with the NICS, but the transaction will not go through.