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WHO MUST REGISTER? - CHART
Does every young man have to register
when he turns 18? Just about!
Almost all male U.S. citizens
regardless of where they live, and male immigrant aliens residing in
the U.S., are required to be registered with Selective Service if
they are at least 18 years old but are not yet 26 years old. Men
who are 26 years old and older are too old to register. Some
requirements are shown below:
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Category |
YES |
NO |
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All male U.S. citizens born after
December 31, 1959, who are 18 but not yet 26 years old,
except as noted below. |
X |
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Military-Related |
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Members of the Armed Forces on
active duty (active duty for training does not constitute
“active duty” for registration purposes) |
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X* |
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Cadets and Midshipmen at Service
Academies or Coast Guard Academy |
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X* |
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Cadets at the Merchant Marine
Academy |
X |
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Students in Officer Procurement Programs at The Citadel,
North Georgia College and State University, Norwich
University, Virginia Military Institute, Texas A&M
University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University |
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X* |
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National Guardsmen and Reservists not on active duty |
X |
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Delayed Entry Program enlistees |
X |
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ROTC Student |
X |
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Separatees from Active Military Service, separated for any
reason before age 26 |
X* |
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Men rejected for enlistment for any reason before age 26 |
X |
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Civil Air Patrol members |
X |
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Aliens** |
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Lawful non-immigrants on visas (e.g., diplomatic and
consular personnel and families, foreign students, tourists
with unexpired Form I-94, or Border Crossing Document
DSP-150) |
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X |
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Permanent resident aliens |
X |
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Special (seasonal) agricultural workers (I-688) |
X |
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Special agricultural workers (I-688A) |
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X |
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Refugee, parolee, and asylee aliens |
X |
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Undocumented (illegal) aliens |
X |
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Dual national U.S. citizens |
X |
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Confined |
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Incarcerated, or hospitalized or institutionalized for
medical reasons |
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X* |
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Handicapped
physically or mentally |
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Able to function in public with or without assistance |
X |
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Continually confined to a residence, hospital, or
institution |
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X |
* Must register within 30 days of
release unless already age 26, already registered when released, or
exempt during entire period age 18 through 25.
** Residents of Puerto Rico, Guam,
Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands are U.S. citizens.
Citizens of American Samoa are nationals and must register when
their permanent address is in the U.S. This also goes for a national
or citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands or the Federal
States of Micronesia if they live in the U.S. for more than one year
for any reason, except as a student or employee of the government of
his homeland.
NOTE:
Immigrants who did not enter the United States or maintained their
lawful non-immigrant status by continually remaining on a valid visa
unitl after they were 26 years old were never required to register.
Also, immigrants born before 1960 who did not enter the United
States or maintained their lawful non-immigrant status by
continually remaining on a valid visa until after March 29, 1975,
were never required to register.
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