Are undocumented immigrant males required to register? Yes. All undocumented immigrant males, other than those admitted on nonimmigrant visas, must register, whether or not they have a green card.
What if I am over age 26 and haven't registered? Once you reach age 26, it's too late to register. Even though you may not be prosecuted, you may be denied student financial assistance, Federal job training, and most Federal employment unless you can provide convincing evidence to the agency providing the benefit you are seeking, that your failure to register was not knowing and willful.
Penalties for not registering (Applies to Illegal Immigrant Males)
Registration is the law. A man who fails to register may, if prosecuted and convicted, face a fine of up to $250,000 and/or a prison term of up to five years.
Even if not tried, a man who fails to register with Selective Service before turning age 26 may find that some doors are permanently closed.
See also Men over the age of eligibility to register. See also What Does Selective Service Provide for America.
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STUDENT FINANCIAL AID Men, born after December 31, 1959, who aren't registered with Selective Service won't qualify for Federal student loans or grant programs. This includes Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), Direct Stafford Loans/Plus Loans, National Direct Student Loans, and College Work Study.
CITIZENSHIP The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) makes registration with Selective Service a condition for U.S. citizenship if the man first arrived in the U.S. before his 26th birthday.
FEDERAL JOB TRAINING The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) offers programs that can train young men seeking vocational employment or enhancing their career. This program is only open to those men who register with Selective Service. Only men born after December 31, 1959, are required to show proof of registration.
FEDERAL JOBS A man must be registered to be eligible for jobs in the Executive Branch of the Federal government and the U.S. Postal Service. Proof of registration is required only for men born after December 31, 1959.
Some states have added additional penalties for those who fail to register. See State Legislation.
Selective Service wants young men to register. It does not want them to be prosecuted or denied benefits. If a draft is ever needed, it must be as fair as possible, and that fairness depends on having as many eligible men as possible registered. In the event of a draft, for every man who fails to register, another man would be required to take his place in service to his country.
Last Updated December 21, 2010 ©2012 Selective Service System
Sorry about the vanity, but I am ticked. Ticked at this, ticked at the Illegal Immigration lobby and Illegal Immigrants who’s rate of complying is about as close to ZERO as you can get.
Suggestions?
Relax, they’ve never prosecuted anybody. However it would be wise to get it cleared up as it can effect federal benefits and job opportunities that require a security clearance.
I would ignore it. Make them send people.
I don’t think females are required to register. Does your daughter have a male-sounding name? Like Tucker, or Tyler? Or, like the President’s mama, Stanley?
I don’t know. This almost looks like a sophisticated scam to steal an identity. It’s not that difficult to come up with very official looking documents. I would check further into this with the real Selective Service.
Then again, it could be legit considering some of the no-brains talent that the government hires these days.
Although it’s probably just a formality from the SS, under this regime of the twice unconstitutionally elected admitted foreign born communist Kenyan, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if it’s another way they are harassing a conservative.
Verify the return address and such. This could easily be a scam to get identity information on your daughter.
I’d do nothing. Just let the idiots embarrass themselves when they try to prosecute your daughter for not doing something she isn’t supposed to do anyway.
That sounds odd. In most instances when one is required to submit a birth certificate, such as when applying for a passport, a copy made on a Xerox machine or printer is unacceptable.
They sent me a letter like this when I was already a Private First Class out in the Fleet Marine Force.
Be careful of sending any personal id information.
Might be a Nigerian type scam?
I wouldn’t do anything. This isn’t passing the smell test.
are they going to compel sex-changes, now?
I would suspect this letter is a scam. The online registration process does not require a BC.
https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx
Selective Service Contact Information
If not, you are being scammed for identity theft.
"My Daughter will provide a copy of her Birth Certificate, as soon as the Commander-in-Chief produces his".
Have a nice day.
Sounds very, very NiGERiAN.
Dear Selective Service.
Evidently, I don’t have a Birth Certificate. I’m told that it was stolen by a Kenyan scammer by the name of Barack Obama. Evidently this person is collecting other people’s Birth certificates for some sort of Nigerian Scam.
Please arrest him.
https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx
The link above is to register online. My son did this when he turned 18. There is no birth cert involved. What was received has to be a scam.
Hmmm... immigration reform... hmmmm.... path to citizenship... hmmm...