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[yna 0]

hi does anybody here in vj can help me? my husband is about to apply for citizenship and as far as he know he was informed by his relatives to apply for a military service coz they said it is part compulsory for men to join the training for military service in usa.

so they said to write an excuse letter/apology letter for not being in the service... is it true? and if not what should he do?

[Nik+Heather 121]

It is in no way compulsory to complete military service in the US unless there is a draft, and that hasn't happened for decades.

For certain ages (18-26?) it is required that you sign up for the selective service. This was automatically done as part of the AOS process. See the portion just above the signature on the I-485 under the heading "Selective Service Registration"

[Lansbury 19]

If he is between 18 - 26 since he came here you can check his Selective Service status here https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfVerification.aspx

If he should have registered and didn't the chances are he will not be able to become a citizen until he is 31. If you fail to registered I have seen people be required to show 5 years of good character after the requirement for Selective Service would have ended. Of course if he isn't 26 yet and hasn't registered he should do so straight away.

Edited January 29, 2010 by Lansbury

[yna 0]

It is in no way compulsory to complete military service in the US unless there is a draft, and that hasn't happened for decades.

For certain ages (18-26?) it is required that you sign up for the selective service. This was automatically done as part of the AOS process. See the portion just above the signature on the I-485 under the heading "Selective Service Registration"

actually he entered usa since he was 20 years old and has not registered with any selective services in america and now he is 30 years old and never got the chance to register with any of the selective services in america. what should he do and is there any thing that he must be aware of? or any cons and pros?

[NickD 203]

actually he entered usa since he was 20 years old and has not registered with any selective services in america and now he is 30 years old and never got the chance to register with any of the selective services in america. what should he do and is there any thing that he must be aware of? or any cons and pros?

Not seeing the date he first received his green card in your time line, that makes all the difference in the world. Was a brochure when my wife and daughter first received their green cards that the have to register with Selective Service if a MALE between the ages of 18-26. Didn't pay much attention to their ages as they are females. How did the ERA overlook this?

If he was over 26 when he received his green card, you don't have a problem.