Zoom told him about an FFL Skid.
I was wrong about residency. It's a year.
I said I might have missed it. Looks like I did. I'm not allowed caffiene or sugar - that's my excuse.
Even if someone has been in Virginia for 366 consecutive days they may not be a "resident" if they have no intention of making Virginia their permanent home. http://www.atf.gov/publications/download/p/atf-p-5300-4.pdf - page 178 specifically.
The OP has stated that the potential seller is sojourning in Virginia for emplouyment purposes but identifies themself as a resident of Georgia. One of the tests that might be applied in determining residency is where one pays taxes - it's not an absolute but it helps. If the potential seller files Virginia non-resident income tax forms and whatever Georgia requires for state taxes it would be hard to then claim Virginia residency for te purpose of a face-to-face sale of a handgun.
Virginia DMV requires folks who move to Virginia as residents to change any vehicle with out-of-state registration to be registered in Virginia - can't remember if the time limit is 60 or 90 days. Remember we had that discussion with Tanner's plates? He moved here to make his home here. So far we are being told the potential seller is merely sojourning here for employment.
Yes, I am being picky - possibly to the point of being pedantic. The OP has put themself in jeopardy by the words they used in their post. If the OP had just left it at the handgun was purchased in Goergia when the potential seller lived in Georgia, but he now lives in Virginia, we might not need to tiptoe so carefully. But the OP did not.
You gotta call them as you read them. Can't change the words to make it more convenient.
But, as the OP has decided, they are going to go through a FFL just to make sure. I do hope they will explain to the FFL that the potential (now becoming the actual) seller is considered a resident of Georgia as the reason for doing the transfer - it would be nice to give them that head's up to eliminate any possible confusion when the seller enters a Virginia address for the transfer to the FFL. It would be everybody's luck to get an FFL who would try to help them avoid what they might think was unnecessary paperwork.
stay safe.