Selective Service Registration and Citizenship
Feb 4th 2005, 2:03 am
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Selective Service Registration and Citizenship
Hi,
I have recently decided to apply for the US citizenship and found out
that I had to register with SSS before I reached the age 26. I am now
28 years old, never heard of SSS up until I read the form N400 a month
ago. I sent a letter to SSS asking about my status and got a reply
stating that
1. I was not registered
2. Theit records indicate that thay have sent the correspondence
informing about the requirement to register that were not returned as
undeliverable (I never got any)
3. You can not register once you reach the age 26
Now the questions
1. Can my application N400 for the citizenship be denied on a basis
that I have not registered with SSS?
2.Are there cases when application was denied/approved with the above
conditions?
3. What do I have to say and how do I prove that I did no nothing about
SSS up until now? Would simple "Did not know" work?
Many thanks,
Dmitri
I have recently decided to apply for the US citizenship and found out
that I had to register with SSS before I reached the age 26. I am now
28 years old, never heard of SSS up until I read the form N400 a month
ago. I sent a letter to SSS asking about my status and got a reply
stating that
1. I was not registered
2. Theit records indicate that thay have sent the correspondence
informing about the requirement to register that were not returned as
undeliverable (I never got any)
3. You can not register once you reach the age 26
Now the questions
1. Can my application N400 for the citizenship be denied on a basis
that I have not registered with SSS?
2.Are there cases when application was denied/approved with the above
conditions?
3. What do I have to say and how do I prove that I did no nothing about
SSS up until now? Would simple "Did not know" work?
Many thanks,
Dmitri
Feb 4th 2005, 7:12 am
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Re: Selective Service Registration and Citizenship
[email protected] wrote on 2/3/2005 19:03:
> Now the questions
> 1. Can my application N400 for the citizenship be denied on a basis
> that I have not registered with SSS?
Yes.
> 2.Are there cases when application was denied/approved with the above
> conditions?
Probably. It can be excused if the failure to register wasn't willful.
> 3. What do I have to say and how do I prove that I did no nothing about
> SSS up until now? Would simple "Did not know" work?
Probably not. There is lot of publicity around this requirement. For
example, post offices all over the country display colorful brochures
about it (look around the next time you stand in line...)
Your best bet is to wait with naturalization until you are 31. Failure
to register with Selective Services indicates a lack of "moral
character", and for the N-400, good moral character has to be shown for
the 5 years before applying. When you are 31, 5 years back put you past
the age you could register.
See http://www.shusterman.com/natz-ss99.html
-Joe
> Now the questions
> 1. Can my application N400 for the citizenship be denied on a basis
> that I have not registered with SSS?
Yes.
> 2.Are there cases when application was denied/approved with the above
> conditions?
Probably. It can be excused if the failure to register wasn't willful.
> 3. What do I have to say and how do I prove that I did no nothing about
> SSS up until now? Would simple "Did not know" work?
Probably not. There is lot of publicity around this requirement. For
example, post offices all over the country display colorful brochures
about it (look around the next time you stand in line...)
Your best bet is to wait with naturalization until you are 31. Failure
to register with Selective Services indicates a lack of "moral
character", and for the N-400, good moral character has to be shown for
the 5 years before applying. When you are 31, 5 years back put you past
the age you could register.
See http://www.shusterman.com/natz-ss99.html
-Joe
Feb 5th 2005, 2:41 am
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Re: Selective Service Registration and Citizenship
Joe Feise wrote:
> Probably not. There is lot of publicity around this
> requirement. . . . Your best bet is to wait with
> naturalization until you are 31.
Joe is probably right -- though I suppose it wouldn't hurt for
the original poster to consult with an experienced immigration
lawyer to see if he (given his individual circumstances) has
any reasonable likelihood of convincing USCIS officials that
his failure to register was truly an honest mistake. (Sorry,
no, I don't know any lawyer in particular to refer him to.)
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
*DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, professional immigration consultant,
or consular officer. My comments are for discussion purposes only and
are not intended to be relied upon as legal or professional advice.
> Probably not. There is lot of publicity around this
> requirement. . . . Your best bet is to wait with
> naturalization until you are 31.
Joe is probably right -- though I suppose it wouldn't hurt for
the original poster to consult with an experienced immigration
lawyer to see if he (given his individual circumstances) has
any reasonable likelihood of convincing USCIS officials that
his failure to register was truly an honest mistake. (Sorry,
no, I don't know any lawyer in particular to refer him to.)
Rich Wales [email protected] http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
*DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, professional immigration consultant,
or consular officer. My comments are for discussion purposes only and
are not intended to be relied upon as legal or professional advice.
