N-400 and selective service

[Chr0no 0]

I came to United States when I was 24 with a Tourist visa on July 2005 and stayed. Then I married a US citizen and got my conditional resident card on April 2008, I was 27. Then got my permanent card in April 2010, age 29. Now I am 24 and want to become a US citizen when filling out the form I saw this Selective Service question about living here between the age 18 and 26 and asking if I register to Selective Service. I went to the page https://www.sss.gov/regver/wfVerification.aspxto find my status and it says they don't have any records, meaning that I could possibly never register, which might be the case since I didn't know you have to register nor I received any letter asking me to register. I want to become a citizen but don't know what to do. Should I sent the form and say I wasn't living here at that age. Or should I say that I'm over 26 years old and did not register and have to explain, (I mean how can I explain that??)

any advice?

[BigDaddy28 228]

Even though that you lived in the states, you didnt become legal until 27. Which is past 26 years age limit of the selective service. When you fill up the form tick no and tell them that your status became legal at the age of 27. You cant register for selective service when you are on tourist visa.

[Chr0no 0]

Even though that you lived in the states, you didnt become legal until 27. Which is past 26 years age limit of the selective service. When you fill up the form tick no and tell them that your status became legal at the age of 27. You cant register for selective service when you are on tourist visa.

The thing is, the visa only allows you to stay for 6 month. After that you become an illegal alien. I got married in August 2007 a month before I turned 26. So I was an illegal alien for over 2 years during the frame I was still under 26 but didn't receive the conditional card until I was over 26. Does that counts?

Edited February 8, 2015 by Chr0no

[Boiler 43,399]

Yes

[Chr0no 0]

Yes

If that counts as being here between age 18-26, what should I do? I never received any letter for that, nor I did know that I had to register. I don't have any criminal record and I've paid my taxes since I got here basically. What should I do?

[Boiler 43,399]

Just noticed there is a typo in your post, seems that you are over 31 and are good to go.

[Diazy 10]

If that counts as being here between age 18-26, what should I do? I never received any letter for that, nor I did know that I had to register. I don't have any criminal record and I've paid my taxes since I got here basically. What should I do?

Don't worry!

You can request a status information letter from Selective Service and it would probably say that you were supposed to register while you were being an illegal alien. However since you're over 31 (I assume you're 34 years old, not 24) you're eligible for naturalization (even if you failed to register for Selective Service).

Read this: https://www.sss.gov/Status.html

In N400 just explain that you failed to register since you didn't know that illegal aliens were supposed to register.

[Chr0no 0]

Don't worry!

You can request a status information letter from Selective Service and it would probably say that you were supposed to register while you were being an illegal alien. However since you're over 31 (I assume you're 34 years old, not 24) you're eligible for naturalization (even if you failed to register for Selective Service).

Read this: https://www.sss.gov/Status.html

In N400 just explain that you failed to register since you didn't know that illegal aliens were supposed to register.

Yes, I am 34 years old. I will to send the letter. Thanks everyone for the advise.