jasmine7103
Registered Users (C)
My husband just received the notice for interview. On the document checklist it says
Now, my husband came here when he was 19 on B2 (Tourist visa) then his family applied for GC the same year. He became PR when he was 29. According to the checklist, he did not have to register for SS. (he was not PR between ages 18-26). Just to be safe, I called SS to confirm. After randomly pressing numbers (you can’t easily talk to representatives but if you make mistake or did not respond well, they’d let you talk to reps!) I was able to talk to a person who was very nice.
She told me that he WAS supposed to register even on B2! A tourist has to register?? She told me to have my husband call SS and request the information letter on the phone which is easier than requesting by mail. The reason we didn’t request by mail was that he lost some of the INS documents from the past. She said that they’d send him information letter which he can take to the interview but it is still up to INS to decide. She said to tell the INS that he didn’t know he had to register.
I am still unsure if he had to register but I am glad I checked.
Please share if you were in a similar situation. Thanks.
If registered with the selective service, bring proof of such. If you did not register with the selective service and you (1) are male, (2) over 26 years old, (3) were born on or after January 1, 19060, and (4) were a permanent resident between the ages of 18 and 26 when you failed to register, explain your failure to register and bring:
A status information letter from the selective service. (Call 1-847-688-6888 for more information)
A status information letter from the selective service. (Call 1-847-688-6888 for more information)
Now, my husband came here when he was 19 on B2 (Tourist visa) then his family applied for GC the same year. He became PR when he was 29. According to the checklist, he did not have to register for SS. (he was not PR between ages 18-26). Just to be safe, I called SS to confirm. After randomly pressing numbers (you can’t easily talk to representatives but if you make mistake or did not respond well, they’d let you talk to reps!) I was able to talk to a person who was very nice.
She told me that he WAS supposed to register even on B2! A tourist has to register?? She told me to have my husband call SS and request the information letter on the phone which is easier than requesting by mail. The reason we didn’t request by mail was that he lost some of the INS documents from the past. She said that they’d send him information letter which he can take to the interview but it is still up to INS to decide. She said to tell the INS that he didn’t know he had to register.
I am still unsure if he had to register but I am glad I checked.
Please share if you were in a similar situation. Thanks.