N-400 Application: Selective Service Question

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pistolfire99

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Hello All,
I am in the process of filing my N400 based on 3 yrs marriage to a US Citizen. I have a few questions pertaining the N400 and would appreciate your help.

Here is my timeline:
# Entered US as a student Aug 1997 (My age 22)
# Married on Sep 2001 (My age 26)
# Filed for my GC on May 2003 (My age 28)
# Became a Permanent Resident on March 2004 (My age 28)
# Filing for N400 Jan 2007 (My age 31)

#1) Selective Service Registration, Pg9 (G) 33:
I believe I answer "yes" or should I answer "no"

now that I didnt register with SS and am now 26 years or older, it asks for attaching a statement explaining why I did not register??

What do I write in here? and are there any samples I can use, since I am quiet clueless about this.

#2) Pg 5, question (G)
How many times has your current spouse been married ( )
Since me and my wife are both married once, to each other and have no prior marriages to any one else, do I write in (1) in the box or should I say (0) ??

#3) Pg 3, PART 6, Question B
Where have you worked (or if you were a student, what schools did you attend) during the past 5 years?
It asks for Dates in the format (mm/dd/yyyy), now I dont remember some dates when I took classes in community college however I do know it was August 2003 to December 2003 and so forth. Now is it ok to write the date in that format? I have been told 'yes' I can, but would appreciate you folks opinion on this.

Thanks for all the help.
 
pistolfire99 said:
Hello All,
I am in the process of filing my N400 based on 3 yrs marriage to a US Citizen. I have a few questions pertaining the N400 and would appreciate your help.

Here is my timeline:
# Entered US as a student Aug 1997 (My age 22)
# Married on Sep 2001 (My age 26)
# Filed for my GC on May 2003 (My age 28)
# Became a Permanent Resident on March 2004 (My age 28)
# Filing for N400 Jan 2007 (My age 31)

#1) Selective Service Registration, Pg9 (G) 33:
I believe I answer "yes" or should I answer "no"

now that I didnt register with SS and am now 26 years or older, it asks for attaching a statement explaining why I did not register??

What do I write in here? and are there any samples I can use, since I am quiet clueless about this.

#2) Pg 5, question (G)
How many times has your current spouse been married ( )
Since me and my wife are both married once, to each other and have no prior marriages to any one else, do I write in (1) in the box or should I say (0) ??

#3) Pg 3, PART 6, Question B
Where have you worked (or if you were a student, what schools did you attend) during the past 5 years?
It asks for Dates in the format (mm/dd/yyyy), now I dont remember some dates when I took classes in community college however I do know it was August 2003 to December 2003 and so forth. Now is it ok to write the date in that format? I have been told 'yes' I can, but would appreciate you folks opinion on this.

Thanks for all the help.
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#1) Based on the the info you provided, you should answer "NO". I became a LPR after age 26, even though I was in the US as a "lawful nonimmigrant" (F1 & H1) before I was 26, so I answered "No".

#2) I wrote 1.

#3) Should be fine , that is what I did.
 
Reiterating whats avaswa already said -

1. No, you didn't need to register for SS unless you were out of status sometime between becoming a student and obtaining your GC.

3. Do the best you can. My N-400 included some month/year dates because I couldn't recall the specific details. It doesn't seem to be an issue or cause any problems during interview.
 
If that's the case, you really should consult with an immigration lawyer. Certain events sometimes get overlooked during GC processing, however since N-400 is the last opportunity for USCIS to revisit the entire immigration file, the IO's often do so with considerable attention to detail. Its hard to speculate whether you will encounter difficulties or not, but the possibility is there. Did you sign a waiver during your GC process?

Good luck.
 
pistolfire99 said:
I don't remember signing any waiver during the GC process?
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Ok, the waiver I was thinking about (and unable to specific reference number) was a means to "fix" the issue of having previously been out of status or illegal. It only applies to someone marrying a USC - probably something about undue hardship.

Since you didn't go through that process, there seems reasonable chance USCIS may not even realize you had a problem. Anyway, proceed with caution, preferably with professional advice.
 
Thank You boatbod for your insight, I have submitted the documents today as the above mentioned criteria does not apply to me.
 
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