Selective Service Question

[KJC 1]

I was in the same situation. Came on a K1 Visa in October 2004 and turned age 26 in November 2004.I didn't become a Permanent Resident until June 2005. I recently requested a status letter from the Selective Service Center and they stated:

"We have received your inquiry as to whether you are required to register with

Selective Service.

Based upon our records and the information you provided, you were not required

to register with Selective Service because you entered the United States on a

valid visa as a lawful non-immigrant before the age of 26, and remained in that

status until your 26th birthday.

You should submit this letter to any agency concerned about your registration

status with Selective Service."

So basically if you get your Green Card and you are not 26...register.

If you are 26 and you get your Green Card... You don't register.

Were you married before your 26th birthday? I was told my husband would not have had to register if we hadn't gotten married before his 26th, and we did. However both the SSS reps I spoke to weren't 100% certain on that.

[Marcel_25 0]

I married in October of 2004 and turned 26 in November of 2004.

[tmman 0]

ok guys, here is my case, i was born in sep 1977, i arrived to US in november 2004, i got my LPR card in december 2005, i m married to a USC. do I have to regester??..and i m in the process of citizenship.

thanks guys

[KJC 1]

Marcel_25- Thanks for the reply! That is about the same as our timeline (married roughly a month before birthday). Maybe we didn't need SSS registration afterall (either that is no one is sure of what to do with nearly-26 year old immigrant husbands).

tmman- You were past your 26th birthday when you came in, so you're good unless you lived in the US previous to that. You might need to request a status letter from sss.gov just to prove you didn't need to register, but that is not certain since the SSS question on the N-400 asks if you've lived in the US between the ages of 18 and 26. If you haven't why would they need that?

Thanks again!

[tmman 0]

thanks kjc..thats what i thought, i just want to make sure i am right...

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

This year my husband is eligible to apply for citizenship. I noticed that we have to file a number for Select Service on the N400. He doesnt have a registration number so I looked back on his I 485 for AOS back in 2008 and it says on page 5 that it would be done when filing for AOS if he is inbetween 18-26, which back in 2008 he was 23 going on 24. So now we dont have any paperwork for Selective Service Reg or any number ... all I see is what it said about it on the AOS form on page 5 regarding it.

Any new ideas about it ? Anyone recently had this same issue???

[Minya's wife 24]

This year my husband is eligible to apply for citizenship. I noticed that we have to file a number for Select Service on the N400. He doesnt have a registration number so I looked back on his I 485 for AOS back in 2008 and it says on page 5 that it would be done when filing for AOS if he is inbetween 18-26, which back in 2008 he was 23 going on 24. So now we dont have any paperwork for Selective Service Reg or any number ... all I see is what it said about it on the AOS form on page 5 regarding it.

Any new ideas about it ? Anyone recently had this same issue???

We're in the same "boat"...I don't remember filing any Selective Service registration for hubby, but I checked on the selective service web page and entered my husband's info (last name,ss# and DOB) and it shows that he is registered, and gives a selective service registration number. Is registration for Selective Service done automatically for those under 26 at the time of AOS? According to the ss website, the date of registration shown for my husband is roughly one month after he received his conditional GC, and since i don't remember doing any registration for selective service, I'm assuming it was done automatically based on his age. Now my question is, how do I get "proof" of his being registered with the selective service. The web page is not clear on this....

A registration acknowledgment card will arrive in the mail about 30 to 90 days after a man sends in his registration card. Keep this document in a safe place as proof of registration.

I don't remember receiving any "acknowledgment" card....what if we didn't receive this? How do we request another such card?

Edited January 10, 2011 by Minya's wife