Citizenship Process Without Selective Service Approval Chance?

[MrPonjikkara 0]

Hello All,

 

I am filing for my citizenship. Unfortunately I did not register selective service. I did some online research and found out that I can give it a shot and try to prove my good moral character background with few letters. I am planning to get letters from 3 of my mangers and a director I worked for at work (I work for a world famous company). Couple of letters from Soccer clubs I played for (president and coach). Couple of letters from my church. In total am planning 7 letters at least. Off course along with my status information letter. I am 29 now. and I did do a green card renewal at the age of 25. And I missed the selective service registration then as well. It was not intentional, it was a genuine human error I missed it (My mom calls it irresponsibility but I am responsible (character) in many other ways). 

 

Prior to that all my green card renewal process were carried out by parents and I was a minor and I didnt have a clue about this neither did they. I did all my education in India and hence again I didnt know about this requirement in school. 

 

What are my chances? I am going through an attorney and they seem to be pretty solid. They said outright this is a 50 50 case. Where it could go either way. I am trying to see if there are other people like my case in here. If so what was your experience? ANy advice you guys you would offer for me? Thanks in advance. Appreciate it.

[Neickers 46]

I had the same situation, However, not sure if you already did, but you must call the selective service  explaining to them why you couldnt register, after that if they are satisfied with your reason they will give you a letter explaining why you didnt or could not register for Selective Service. Unfortunately your letters wont do or are any prove for them

[Ontarkie 14,225]

You will have to wait until you are 31 to file. You will not be able to use the excuse you didn't know as they send you a letter about it with your green card. 

[Ontarkie 14,225]

Sorry I should have added. Call SS do not bother with the online search tool. Call them and give them your information. They can search for you as it is possible that you were automatically registered when your GC was approved. They registered my oldest before he even turned 18 so it's very possible you were also like many others. If not you will have to wait until 31.

[MrPonjikkara 0]

@ontarkie

@nieckers

 

I had called them and asked them. They said they could not find my registration and send me status information letter as I mentioned in post. 

Now I did check the box for selective service when I applied for drivers license but secretary of state office said they are helpless here as this could have been a clerical mistake. but they are not willing to give me an acknowledgement about the same. They said at this point only thing you can do is just get the status information letter and plead your innocence,

 

@neickers what was your end result? Were you successful? or were you lucky to find you were registered automatically.

 

@ontarkie you seem to be very strong that I cant apply. But there are cases where people applied and proved their innocence. Again in my case I didn't know. If I had known I wouldn't have missed it. I am trying to plead my innocence. Anything you can help to make my case file or profile will be appreciated rather than discouraging me, thank you.