Selective Service Question - Again

If you apply for N-400 after the age of 31, you don't need to worry about SS registration because you're already 5 years past the point when you should have registered, and hence outside the good moral behavior window.

don’t know if I am reading this out of context, but it is a misleading statement.

What is important is not the age at which one files for citizenship, but what matters is the status of the individual at ages between 18-26. For example, if you want to apply for naturalization and you are 40 years old now and you were legal in the country at ages 18 and 26 and you were not registered with selective service, you will not be eligible not only citizenship but all federal benefits…
 
I am applying for SIL and I am attaching my H1B copies to show I was legal non immigrant till I reached age 26. Is this enough?(I dont seem to have my I94..is the copy of passport/visa and entry stamp pages good enough?)

Just as a background..I entered US at 25 got my GC at 31 and applying N400 at 36.

Thanks for the help.

I had initially submitted H1B Visa + the copies of the Immigration stamps and SSS sent a generic letter that they need more information especially my status between the age between 18 - 26. I resubmitted same papers as before + the INS H1B Approval Letter (I-797) along with the I-94 (bottom portion of the I-797) and I received the SIL in 3+ weeks after that.

My assessment is that SSS wants proof that you were a valid/legal non-immigrant between the age 18 - 26 and nothing before or after that age range. So provide them all documents for the two years (25 + 26) in your case, including I-797 if you can.
 
don’t know if I am reading this out of context, but it is a misleading statement.

What is important is not the age at which one files for citizenship, but what matters is the status of the individual at ages between 18-26. For example, if you want to apply for naturalization and you are 40 years old now and you were legal in the country at ages 18 and 26 and you were not registered with selective service, you will not be eligible not only citizenship but all federal benefits…

Faysal, did you read the source material I posted a little later? From that text, its pretty clear that after age 31, a failure to register for selective services does not pose a bar to naturalization so long as there are no other factors suggesting you might be ineligible.
 
Faysal, did you read the source material I posted a little later? From that text, its pretty clear that after age 31, a failure to register for selective services does not pose a bar to naturalization so long as there are no other factors suggesting you might be ineligible.

Thank boatbod for correcting me. I haven't read your comments, and thank you for doing the extra research on the topic. It is of course goods that people who failed to register with service are elligible for naturalization after age 30, and also thanks for your politeness in correcting my flaws....that is why this forum is good place to learn....
 
Thank boatbod for correcting me. I haven't read your comments, and thank you for doing the extra research on the topic. It is of course goods that people who failed to register with service are elligible for naturalization after age 30, and also thanks for your politeness in correcting my flaws....that is why this forum is good place to learn....

Hey, no problem - mistakes happen, its part of regular life!

By the way, the Adjudicators Field Guide is a goldmine of useful hints and tips. (search down for "citizenship" to get started in the right area.) The earlier version was a little easier to access, but now we just have to manage with the "new" one since USCIS updated their website a few months back.
 
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