Selective Service System Question for Asylee

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ukulele

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I am eligible to apply for citizenship in a month, and as I started filling out the the N400, I came across the section in regards to Selective Service System (SSS), which I had no prior knowledge of.

I am currently 34 years old. Between the ages of 18-25, I arrived in the US on a student visa at the age of 20 on 1995 and I was on H1 until 2000. I applied for and was granted asylum in May of 2000, when I was 25 years and two months old. I applied for PR in 2001 and due to the backlog, only got my green card in 2005, with an effective date of 2004.

I do not remember receiving any letters from SSS about registration, nor did my immigration attorney at that time who represented me for my asylum case informed me that I had to register. Should I still get in touch with SSS to request a letter to confirm that they didn't notify me about registration as evidence to USCIS that I was not aware of it? I also should note I have a clean background if the good five-year moral character is a factor I should weigh in. What's the best way to handle this?

Your feedback would be appreciated!
 
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Thank you Bobsmyth. But if that's the case, should I still indicate YES for this question on N400 ("Are you a male who lived in the US at any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays in any status except as a lawful nonimmigrant?") and then attach a statement explaining why I did not register? Does this also mean I should send a request to SSS also for a letter of support?
 
have you confirmed that you are not registered with the SSS?

When you submit an I-485 the USCIS usually sends your info over to selective service. You may also have registered without knowing when you obtained your driver's license.

go to www.sss.gov and check if you have registered.
 
ukulele said:
Thank you Bobsmyth. But if that's the case, should I still indicate YES for this question on N400 ("Are you a male who lived in the US at any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays in any status except as a lawful nonimmigrant?") and then attach a statement explaining why I did not register? Does this also mean I should send a request to SSS also for a letter of support?
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You would answer YES to the question, and explain to the IO at interview why you didn't register.
 
thanks again bobsmyth. i'm getting the sense that not registering is a common occurrence, and since i really was not aware of it, the IO shouldn't give me a hard time, right (plus, i'm 34 already)? also, since i'm answering YES on the N400, i should supply a statement simply indicating that i didn't register because i didn't know about it and was not informed by SSS or anyone else? would that be sufficient? sorry for asking so many questions. i'm so paranoid when it comes to the USCIS. i'm usually anal-retentive so you can how shocked i was by this recent knowledge of SSS.
 
ukulele said:
thanks again bobsmyth. i'm getting the sense that not registering is a common occurrence, and since i really was not aware of it, the IO shouldn't give me a hard time, right (plus, i'm 34 already)? also, since i'm answering YES on the N400, i should supply a statement simply indicating that i didn't register because i didn't know about it and was not informed by SSS or anyone else? would that be sufficient? sorry for asking so many questions. i'm so paranoid when it comes to the USCIS. i'm usually anal-retentive so you can how shocked i was by this recent knowledge of SSS.
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Answering YES and telling the IO at interview is sufficient at interview. An extra explanation letter is not required, but doesn't hurt. Since you're 34 and otherwise have clean record it's not an issue.
 
exactly i am in the same situation.same age.34 now.i put yes on 400.and attached an explanation ,i was not aware neither sss or ins ever informed me"i hav interview on 17th june,let u know what happened.
 
did you check your status with ss online or did you call them? When I checked my husband's status online there was no info, when I called they said he was registered but as at that time(2004) he had no social security card, so you can not check it online. Now he can...
 
i got status information letter from them witch clearly say i didn't register.anyways if you are age of 31 or over it becomes irrelevent.
 
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