INSTRUCTIONS
For lling out the “Request for Status Information Letter”
SECTION 1:
• Name:youmustprovideyourcompletename,andanyothernamesyouhaveeverused.Ifyouhavemorethanone
lastname,youmustprovidebothnames.
• Address:youmustincludeyourcompletemailingaddress.Formsreceivedwithoutamailingaddresswillnotbe
processed.
• SocialSecurityNumber:IfyouhaveaSocialSecurityNumber,youmustprovideit.Also,ifyouhaveeveruseda
differentSocialSecurityAccountNumber,providethataswell.
• DateofBirth:ThisformisonlyformenbornafterDecember31,1959,whoare26yearsoldorolder.Youmust
provideyourcompletedateofbirth.
• DaytimeTelephoneNumber:Ifpossible,provideatelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduringtheday,in
caseweneedtocontactyou.
• E-mailAddress:Ifpossible,provideyoure-mailaddressincaseweneedtocontactyou.
SECTION 2:
ThissectionisforexplaininganddocumentingwhyyoudidnotregisterwithSelectiveService.Thissectionconsistsof
vedifferentparts.Youmustcompleteandsubmitdocumentationforanyandallpartsthatapplytoyou.
Military:
Toobtainproofofmilitaryservice(DD-214,OfcialMilitaryPersonnelFile)writeto:NationalPersonnelRecords
Center,GSA,MilitaryPersonnelRecordsCenter,9700PageBlvd.,St.Louis,MO,63132.Orvisit
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records
Incarcerated, institutionalized, hospitalized, or conned to home:
Foreachinstance,providetypeofconnement,datesofconnement,andsupportingdocumentation.
Non Citizen / Undocumented Immigrants:
IfyouenteredtheUnitedStatesforthersttimeafteryour26thbirthday,youmustprovidedocumentationto
supportyourclaim.Validdocumentationincludes:entrystampinyourpassport,I-94withentrystamponit.Ifyou
enteredtheUnitedStatesillegallyafteryour26thbirthday,youmustprovideproofthatyouwerenotlivinginthe
UnitedStatesfromage18toage26.Pleasenote:yourResidentAlienCard(GreenCard)isnotvalidasproofof
entrytotheUnitedStates.
IfyouenteredtheUnitedStatesasavalidnon-immigrantalien,andremainedinthatstatustoyour26thbirthday,
youmustprovidedocumentationtosupportyourclaim.Forexample,ifyouenteredtheUnitedStatesasanF-1
Student,andremainedinthatstatusuntilyour26thbirthday,youwouldneedtoprovidedocumentationindicating
thatyouwereadmittedonanF-1visaandattendedschoolfull-timeasrequired.(Acceptabledocumentsforthis
situationincludecopiesofyourI-20soraletterfromtheschoolyouattendedindicatingyourfulltimeattendance
asanon-immigrantalien).Thesamethingappliesforallnon-immigrantstatuses.Youmustexplain,ifatany
point,youviolatedthetermsofyourvisa,oroverstayedyourvisaandbecameanundocumentedalien.
Youshouldprovideasmuchinformationaspossible.Wewillusetheinformationyouprovidetodetermineyour
registrationstatus.
Transsexual:
Forindividualswhohavehadasexchange.Youmustindicatewhatgenderyouwerebornas,andattach
documentationwhichindicatesthisaswell.
Reason why you failed to register with Selective Service upon reaching age 18 and before reaching age 26:
ProvideawrittenexplanationfornotregisteringwithSelectiveService.
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