Selective Service

Selective service registration is the duty of anyone who is a permanent resident, or here under color of law, or even undocumented. The only ones exempt from registration are those holding nonimmigrant status. You should check with the school to see exactly what will satisfy it in terms of documentation as you did not know that you had a duty to register and had so little time to do so before you turned the age of 26. If the school only requests an explanation in writing, you could provide such. If it requires a “status information letter” from Selective Service, you can call 1 – 847 – 688 – 6888 to request one. I doubt that you would be penalized by any school for not having registered within a window of 2 months after entering the U. S. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.