Selective Service System for Immigrants

The Importance for Men to Register

The U.Southward. does not accept a drafted military; the decision to join the military machine is entirely voluntary. However, all male U.Due south. citizens and immigrant non-citizens between age eighteen and 25 must register with the Selective Service System. The Selective Service maintains a list of names in example there is a national emergency requiring rapid expansion of the armed forces.

Registering does not mean you lot are joining the military. Still, registering is even more than important for non-citizens equally information technology may bear on their hereafter power to become U.South. citizens through naturalization.

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Who Must Register for Selective Service

If you are a man ages 18 through 25 and living in the U.S., then you must register with Selective Service System. According to law, a human must register within 30 days of his 18th birthday. Selective Service will accept belatedly registrations only not afterwards a human being has reached age 26. Visit their website for a detailed look at Who Must Annals. In general, the following persons must annals:

  • U.Due south. citizens
  • Permanent residents (green card holders)
  • Refugees and asylees
  • Undocumented aliens (includes DACA beneficiaries)
  • Only non-immigrant visa holders (international students, visitors, diplomats, etc.) do not need to register

"The Selective Service System has not now, or in the past, nerveless or shared any information which would indicate a man's immigration status, either documented or undocumented. The Selective Service Arrangement has no authority to collect such data, has no use for information technology, and it is irrelevant to the registration requirement. Consequently, there is no immigration data to share with anyone."

Richard S. Flahavan
Associate Managing director for Public & Intergovernmental Affairs

Why Registering is Important for Immigrants

As a resident of the United States, registering is a legal obligation. Failure to register as required is grounds for denying:

  • An application for U.South. citizenship
  • Federal student loans and grant programs
  • Federal job preparation under the Workforce Investment Act
  • Federal jobs or security clearance as a contractor
  • Potential path to citizenship through future legislation (such as DREAM Act or Comprehensive Immigration Reform)

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See how failing to register for Selective Service creates a problem for men filing Grade N-400, Application for Naturalization

How to Annals for Selective Service

To annals, simply phone call one-888-655-1825 or go to www.sss.gov. It's like shooting fish in a barrel to sign up and go proof of registration and so that y'all may file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization in the futurity.