I-485 is supposed to automatically register you for selective service, but I can't find my registration?

[sunflower4 13]

My spouse filed the I-495 AOS to adjust from a K1 visa when he was 25. The form said

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I understand that if I am a male who is 18 to 26 years of age,
submitting this application will automatically register me with
the Selective Service System as required by the Military
Selective Service Act.

So he expected to be automatically registered. But now he's 27 and we're getting ready to file the N-400 for citizenship, and it looks like that form requires your Selective Service registration info. I went on the official Selective Service website to look up his information with his name, birthday, and SSN, but it says it can't find him in the system. I also can't find any document we were mailed regarding the registration. 

 

I'm panicking now because it says if you didn't register before your 26th birthday, you are barred from citizenship, student aid, government jobs, and more, for the rest of your life. We're contacting a lawyer, but I have no idea what happened here.

 

Could it actually be the form tells you that you'll be automatically registered, and then they don't automatically register you? Anyone get the automatic registration and found info about it to put on the N-400?

 

Edit: I just remembered when he got his Maryland Driver's License, I think there was a question about signing up for Selective Service there too, and I'm pretty sure he answered "yes" to register. That should've been before his 27th birthday. But I still can't find his info on the Selective Service site?

Edited October 15, 2022 by shinysong
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[OldUser 6,670]

@shinysong I do not believe there is any "automatic" registration for selective service.

 

Correction: I found the wording on I-485 form. You could try arguing the spouse relied on this statement in the form...

Edited October 15, 2022 by OldUser

[JeanneAdil 6,506]

its in there

 

Selective Service. Most males between 18 and 26 years of age are required by the Military Selective Service Act to register with the Selective Service System. Nonimmigrants are not required to register. If USCIS approves your application, we will send your name, current address, Social Security number, date of birth, and the date you filed the application to the Selective Service System for registration. Men can register at a local post office or at the website, www.sss.gov.

 

If USCIS does not approve your application, you are still required to register with the Selective Service System by using another means. If you have already registered, the Selective Service System will check its records to avoid any duplication. Acknowledgement of Selective Service.

 

Review the Selective Service Acknowledgement in Part 10. The purpose of this acknowledgement is to confirm that you understand USCIS will be sending your information to the Selective Service System for registration.

[Mike E 11,739]

4 hours ago, shinysong said:

My spouse filed the I-495 AOS to adjust from a K1 visa when he was 25. The form said

So he expected to be automatically registered. But now he's 27 and we're getting ready to file the N-400 for citizenship, and it looks like that form requires your Selective Service registration info. I went on the official Selective Service website to look up his information with his name, birthday, and SSN, but it says it can't find him in the system.

1. Did he have an SSN at the time  he filed I-485?

 

2. If so, did he provide his SSN in his I-485?

 

3. Your timeline  says he entered the USA on a K-1. Was he under age 26 when he entered the U.S.?

 

4. Was he under age 26 90 days after he entered the U.S. on his K-1?

 

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I also can't find any document we were mailed regarding the registration. 

 

I'm panicking now because it says if you didn't register before your 26th birthday, you are barred from citizenship, student aid, government jobs, and more, for the rest of your life.

False. Worse case he can apply for citizenship after he reaches age 31.  

 

However he can argue that he relied on the promise USCIS made in form I-485.  However we haven’t yet established he had to register or that he wasn’t registered. See my questions above. 
 

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 ?Edit: I just remembered when he got his Maryland Driver's License, I think there was a question about signing up for Selective Service there too, and I'm pretty sure he answered "yes" to register. That should've been before his 27th birthday. But I still can't find his info on the Selective Service site?

If he was age 26 or older when he applied for his drivers license then it would have too late to register.  

Edited October 15, 2022 by Mike E

[sunflower4 13]

Thanks all for the replies. We were able to call Selective Service when they opened Monday morning and they confirmed that when USCIS registered him, they didn't send his SSN, so that's why we're not able to find his record through the site. The lady on the phone updated his record so it is now accessible through the site, and confirmed that he was indeed registered before his 26th birthday. So we now have the proof of his on-time registration. 

[Mike E 11,739]

You’re welcome