FORMALITIES
The shooters must make the application for the visitor's shotgun permit no later than June 1st, 2018
Invitation Letter
Please click here to download a non-nominative invitation letter.
1. Visitor’s Shotgun Permit
To visit Great Britain with a firearm you will need to apply for a visitor’s firearm or shotgun permit at least 6 weeks in advance. Anyone attempting to enter Great Britain without a visitor’s firearm or shotgun permit will not be allowed to enter Great Britain with their firearms.
The police will refuse to grant a visitor’s permit where there are grounds for believing that the possession of firearms and ammunition in question represent a danger to public safety or to the peace e.g. if the applicant has a criminal history.
PLEASE NOTE: All criminal convictions have to be declared to UK police however old and regardless of whether they are viewed as spent in the applicant’s country of residence.
2. What do visitor’s permits allow?
Under section 17 of the Firearms Act 1968, a visitor to Great Britain may, if granted a visitor’s permit, have in their possession firearms, shotguns or ammunition without holding a certificate.
The holder of a visitor’s shotgun permit may have in his possession, purchase or acquire shotguns and is exempt from the requirement to produce a shotgun certificate when purchasing cartridges (which must contain 5 or more shot, none of which exceeds .36 inches in diameter).
Visitor shotgun permits do not allow the borrowing of shotguns for 72 hours as with UK shotgun certificates.
3. How to get your your Visitor’s Shot Gun Permit ?
3.1 Please send an email application to www.cpsa.co.uk/vsp with the following information:
a) Please fill all the information required on the part “About you”;
b) Please select the gun(s) you would like to travel with on your European Firearm Pass or on International Shotgun License ;
c) Please confirm the arrival and departure dates in the UK and hotel details;
d) Please select the option to send a copy of the European Firearms Pass to CPSA;
e) Please fill all the information on the part “Your Permit” (check the address where to send you the permit);
f) Please select the option to purchase or acquire (or win) a shotgun in the UK if this may apply.
g) Administration fee including postage and payment:
- £40 for individuals
- £100 for groups between 6 to 20 people. The people must be travelling to the UK at the same time. The person who takes care for doing the permits for the group must contact Fiona Bloxham: fiona@cpsa.co.uk.
The payment must be received before the application is processed.
Credit card and bank transfer accepted. Cheques are not accepted as method of payment.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that CPSA will not be able to issue any Visitor Shot Gun Permit
15 days prior the competition.
You must apply for the visitor’s firearm or shotgun permit at least 8 weeks in advance.
4. Ammunition
No ammunition will be added to the Visitor Shotgun Permit – individuals must buy these on arrival in the U.K.
