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Q & A Policy Issuance 05-74
Title I
Eligibility Requirements (Revised) |
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Currently, we have a customer who has
provided a Naturalization document and has requested services through
WIA Title I. We ran his name, social security number and date of birth
through “sss.gov.” (Selective Service System), and it indicated that he
has not registered for the draft. Policy 05-74 reads as follows:
“(B) Males not born in the United States, whose birth date is on or
after
January 1, 1960 and who entered the U.S. before their 26th birthday
must have registered with the Selective Service System (must be able
to document their date of entry and date of birth). Since a foreign
born male who enters the U.S. as a student attending school on a
full-time basis is not required to register with Selective Service,
verification of the individual’s F1 Student Visa status when he was
between the ages of 18-26 would be sufficient.
For non-U.S. born customers presentation of either a Certificate of
Naturalization form or a valid United States Passport will indicate
that an individual has met all Selective Service requirements, as
Selective Service compliance is also a requirement of the
naturalization process.”
• Does the policy intend to state that we are not compelled to check
draft registration and simply document possession of a U.S. Passport or Naturalization form?
• Does the fact that the Selective Service System cannot verify
compliance indicate a discrepancy?
• Is it possible that the registration for the draft is documented
differently for non-citizens who are
naturalized and does not get
recorded through the Selective Service System? |
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WIA Communication 05-74 provides guidance
with regard to acceptable documentation for determining a customer’s
eligibility for One-top Career Center services under Title I of the
Workforce Investment Act. Nothing in the Communication either limits or
waives the requirement that males of certain ages must provide proof
that they are in compliance with, or are not subject to the requirement
to register with the Selective Service System in order to access Title I
services. In order to make such a determination for non-U.S. born males,
One-Stop Career Center staff should first check with the Selective
Service System, directly. If the search with the Selective Service
System does not provide the necessary confirmation of compliance, other
acceptable methods of documenting the individual’s compliance would be
to determine if the individual possesses a valid Certificate of
Naturalization form or a valid United States Passport. As the
process of obtaining U.S. citizenship for all males of certain ages
requires proof of compliance with all Selective Service requirements,
possession of either document by a non-U.S. born male is sufficient
evidence of said compliance.
It is beyond the scope of the policy as iterated in WIA Communication
05-74 whether or not the inability to confirm an individual’s compliance
with the Selective Service registration requirements through a Selective
Service System (sss.gov.) search indicates a discrepancy or that
compliance is recorded through an alternate means. The policy
sufficiently describes the forms of documentation that are acceptable in
order to determine an individual’s compliance with the Selective Service
registration requirements. |
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