wantmygcnow
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I talked to my lawyer. He said it doesnt matter if you didn't register for selective service but recommends anyone 18-26 to register right now. Also anyone over that age, as cadel also suggested should ask to be registered and get a denial letter.
During U.S Citizenship time, they may ask it or they may not ask it. There is no telling. All it matters is that you prove that you are loyal to this country and if asked by the interviewer that will you join the military if asked, would you?..The answer would be "Yes ofcourse".
This is not as big of a deal as my lawyer put it. He said that people get away with domestic abuse and thats bigger deal than this.
REASONS for CITIZENSHIP DENIALS: Immigration can deny a person's application to naturalize to become a U.S. citizen for many reasons. The most common are that:
1. The person filed the naturalization application too soon.
2. The person has been convicted of certain crimes in the United States. Immigration finds out about any criminal problems by submitting each applicant's (between the ages of 14 and 75) fingerprints to the FBI. Denials based on criminal convictions can happen no matter how old the conviction is, and even if the person was given probation and the case was later dismissed. If a person is denied citizenship for this reason, Immigration may also try to deport (remove) him from the U.S. A PERSON WHO HAS EVER BEEN ARRESTED SHOULD SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE FILING A CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION WITH IMMIGRATION.
3. The person does not have good moral character. Immigration may decide that a person lacks good moral character if he should have, but has not filed income tax returns; if he should have, but did not register for Selective Service; if he is an alcoholic; if he has had children out of wedlock or committed adultery; if he has failed to pay child support; if he has gotten any public benefits that he wasn't entitled to get; or if he is found to have lied in his answers to any of the questions on the naturalization application, among the more common reasons.
4. The person should not have been approved for permanent residency ("green card") in the first place. A person who knows that Immigration or the US Consulate was not told the complete truth before she got her green card should SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE FILING A CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION WITH IMMIGRATION. Also, A PERSON WHO GOT THE GREEN CARD THROUGH THE "FARMWORKER AMNESTY" (Amnestía para Trabajadores Agrícolas) SHOULD ALWAYS SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE FILING FOR CITIZENSHIP WITH IMMIGRATION.
5. The person refuses to register for Selective Service: The Person refuses to pledge his/her allegiance to the United States, including a willingness to bear arms for the U.S. if the law were to require it. (Exceptions to this are possible for certain individuals). Any person not willing to bear arms for any reason SHOULD SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE APPLYING FOR CITIZENSHIP.
During U.S Citizenship time, they may ask it or they may not ask it. There is no telling. All it matters is that you prove that you are loyal to this country and if asked by the interviewer that will you join the military if asked, would you?..The answer would be "Yes ofcourse".
This is not as big of a deal as my lawyer put it. He said that people get away with domestic abuse and thats bigger deal than this.
REASONS for CITIZENSHIP DENIALS: Immigration can deny a person's application to naturalize to become a U.S. citizen for many reasons. The most common are that:
1. The person filed the naturalization application too soon.
2. The person has been convicted of certain crimes in the United States. Immigration finds out about any criminal problems by submitting each applicant's (between the ages of 14 and 75) fingerprints to the FBI. Denials based on criminal convictions can happen no matter how old the conviction is, and even if the person was given probation and the case was later dismissed. If a person is denied citizenship for this reason, Immigration may also try to deport (remove) him from the U.S. A PERSON WHO HAS EVER BEEN ARRESTED SHOULD SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE FILING A CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION WITH IMMIGRATION.
3. The person does not have good moral character. Immigration may decide that a person lacks good moral character if he should have, but has not filed income tax returns; if he should have, but did not register for Selective Service; if he is an alcoholic; if he has had children out of wedlock or committed adultery; if he has failed to pay child support; if he has gotten any public benefits that he wasn't entitled to get; or if he is found to have lied in his answers to any of the questions on the naturalization application, among the more common reasons.
4. The person should not have been approved for permanent residency ("green card") in the first place. A person who knows that Immigration or the US Consulate was not told the complete truth before she got her green card should SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE FILING A CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION WITH IMMIGRATION. Also, A PERSON WHO GOT THE GREEN CARD THROUGH THE "FARMWORKER AMNESTY" (Amnestía para Trabajadores Agrícolas) SHOULD ALWAYS SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE FILING FOR CITIZENSHIP WITH IMMIGRATION.
5. The person refuses to register for Selective Service: The Person refuses to pledge his/her allegiance to the United States, including a willingness to bear arms for the U.S. if the law were to require it. (Exceptions to this are possible for certain individuals). Any person not willing to bear arms for any reason SHOULD SPEAK WITH AN EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION ADVOCATE BEFORE APPLYING FOR CITIZENSHIP.