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Lascap

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Hi,

I received my Green Card in August. I want to apply for a federal loan, but need to provide a "Selective Services Information Letter" to do so.

I am over 26 and did not register with SS because I was on a F1 student visa from 2001 to 2006.

However, my first entry to the US was in 2000 on a J1 visa. There is a gap of several month between J1 and F1 during which time I WAS in my home country.

How do I prove to the SS that I was in fact in my home country during these months? I had to surrender the I-94 that came with the J1 at departure.

My passport only reflects entry stamps. So how I document that I indeed left on time?

Thanks.
 
Lascap said:
Hi,

I received my Green Card in August. I want to apply for a federal loan, but need to provide a "Selective Services Information Letter" to do so.

I am over 26 and did not register with SS because I was on a F1 student visa from 2001 to 2006.

However, my first entry to the US was in 2000 on a J1 visa. There is a gap of several month between J1 and F1 during which time I WAS in my home country.

How do I prove to the SS that I was in fact in my home country during these months? I had to surrender the I-94 that came with the J1 at departure.

My passport only reflects entry stamps. So how I document that I indeed left on time?

Thanks.
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Do you have a photocopy of your I-94 and of the IAP-66 form for your intial entry (as a J-1)?

You are right that Selective Service people might (and probably will) ask for some sort of proof that you did leave the country on time after the end of your J-1 stay. If you can find some financial records, such as a credit card statement, related to the airplane ticket purchase for the return trip, or maybe even a copy of the ticket itself, that might help.

Also, if you have some sort of financial/employment documents related to your stay in your home country between your J-1 and F-1, I would send that too.
E.g. bank statements, credit card statements, perhaps an apartment lease or even a utility or phone bill from your home country for that period. If you worked in your home country during that time, you could ask your employer for a letter confirming this.

Also, you may still have some letters from the school where you were on an F-1 visa addressed to your home address in your home country. E.g. a letter informing you about your admission, financial aid etc. I would use that too.
 
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