Registering with Selective Service

[Callistora 6]

So we are years from even applying for my husband's citizenship but just to see what was required and what I needed to save for the next couple of years I was looking at the N 400.  I saw that you must register with SS if you are 18-25 and my husband is 24, turning 25 next month.  For some reason I never saw anything about this when we applied for the green card but I read USCIS may give information to SS.  So do we need to register him or will USCIS do that?  As of now there is no record of him but he just recently got his green card and his SSN still says only valid for employment.  

 

If we do have to register him ourselves do we need to wait for a proper SSN with no restrictions?

[HRQX 4,145]

44 minutes ago, Callistora said:

my husband is 24

He should register now, since he is under the age of 26. It's federal law. Once his I-94 expired, he was required to register. 50 U.S. Code § 3802: "The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 1101(a)(15) of title 8, for so long as he continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States."

44 minutes ago, Callistora said:

for a proper SSN with no restrictions?

Use his SSN. Register online: https://www.sss.gov/register/

 

Even individuals that don't have SSN must register with SSS: https://www.sss.gov/register/immigrants/ "With very few exceptions, all immigrant males between ages 18 and 25 are required by law to register with the Selective Service System (SSS) within 30 days of arriving in the United States. This includes naturalized citizens, parolees, undocumented immigrants, legal permanent residents, asylum seekers, refugees, and all males with visas more than 30 days expired." "If you do not have a social security number, you can visit your local post office to pick up a form or download it here."

Edited September 28, 2020 by HRQX

[Callistora 6]

25 minutes ago, HRQX said:

He should register now, since he is under the age of 26. It's federal law. Once his I-94 expired, he was required to register. 50 U.S. Code § 3802: "The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 1101(a)(15) of title 8, for so long as he continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States."

Use his SSN. Register online: https://www.sss.gov/register/

 

Even individuals that don't have SSN must register with SSS: https://www.sss.gov/register/immigrants/ "With very few exceptions, all immigrant males between ages 18 and 25 are required by law to register with the Selective Service System (SSS) within 30 days of arriving in the United States. This includes naturalized citizens, parolees, undocumented immigrants, legal permanent residents, asylum seekers, refugees, and all males with visas more than 30 days expired." "If you do not have a social security number, you can visit your local post office to pick up a form or download it here."

Well he adjusted from a nonimmigrant tourist visa so I assume he couldn't register then.  Of course now he has to.  

[HRQX 4,145]

10 minutes ago, Callistora said:

Well he adjusted from a nonimmigrant tourist visa so I assume he couldn't register then.  Of course now he has to.  

Also, it's possible that he's already registered: https://www.sss.gov/verify/ Some state Department of Motor Vehicles register male DL/ID applicants with SSS.

 

https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/license-id/driver-licenses/new-drivers/Pages/other-registrations.aspx "Note: NCDMV cannot issue licenses or IDs to individuals not registered, as required by law, with the Selective Service System."

Edited September 28, 2020 by HRQX

[BBlueB 35]

Good that you found this early. Register now 

[EternalForeigner 58]

When I got my green card, I was three weeks away from turning 27. I didn't have to register, right? Just wanted to confirm.

[HRQX 4,145]

1 minute ago, EternalForeigner said:

When I got my green card, I was three weeks away from turning 27. I didn't have to register, right? Just wanted to confirm.

What visa did you adjust from? At what age did you enter the US?

[EternalForeigner 58]

13 minutes ago, HRQX said:

What visa did you adjust from? At what age did you enter the US?

Entered the US at 18 on an F-1, which then became a J-1 after I turned 26, then was adjusted from J-1 to permanent resident three weeks before turning 27.

[HRQX 4,145]

1 minute ago, EternalForeigner said:

Entered the US at 18 on an F-1, which then became a J-1 after I turned 26,

Then you weren't required to register because you maintained a lawful nonimmigrant status during the age window (from 18 until turning 26).

[HRQX 4,145]

27 minutes ago, EternalForeigner said:

Just wanted to confirm.

You can get a letter from SSS indicating you were exempt and then save that letter for your records: https://www.sss.gov/verify/sil/

[EternalForeigner 58]

4 minutes ago, HRQX said:

You can get a letter from SSS indicating you were exempt and then save that letter for your records: https://www.sss.gov/verify/sil/

I don't think I need to send one in my case (according to the N400 checklist and the instructions page). Plus, I looked into getting a letter, and the requirements are incredibly cumbersome.

[HRQX 4,145]

11 minutes ago, EternalForeigner said:

I don't think I need to send one in my case (according to the N400 checklist and the instructions page).

Not needed at the time of N-400 filing, but may be requested at N-400 interview:

[EternalForeigner 58]

11 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Not needed at the time of N-400 filing, but may be requested at N-400 interview:

I'm 31 so it doesn't seem like an SIL is required.

 

 

[HRQX 4,145]

2 minutes ago, EternalForeigner said:

I'm 31 so it doesn't seem like an SIL is required.

 

 

I assumed you were younger (like 29-30). So you are good. There's a format letter that can be printed: https://www.sss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Applicants-over-31-years-of-Age-USCIS-Policy-1.pdf

[wololo 28]

On 9/28/2020 at 2:04 PM, EternalForeigner said:

When I got my green card, I was three weeks away from turning 27. I didn't have to register, right? Just wanted to confirm.

I maintained a non-immigrant status just until 3 weeks before I turned 26, so 3 weeks before I turned 26 was the first time I entered the US as a resident (CR-1). When I applied for the N400 I thought I should've registered back then in the period of 3 weeks. So I mailed the SS with a bunch of evidence, entries dates, etc. and they returned a letter saying I didn't have to register with them.

 

That's my experience.