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Hi All,
I came to the states on a Tourist Visa when I was 19 in 1989 and stayed in the US past the 6 month I was given. Ten years later, I applied for and granted asylum in 1998. I was over 26 by then.
Should I have answered Yes or No to Question 33 in Section G for Selective Servise Registration "Are you a male who lived in the United States at any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays in any status except as a lawful nonimmigrant?"
I answered "Yes" because my Visa expired from the end of 1989 till I applied in 1998. In my own understanding, that makes me illegal for the period after my Visa expired and my status was unlawful nonimmigrant. Am I correct here? Also, was I correct or wrong in answering "Yes" and should I have registred or not. Finally, how to address it if it came up on the interview.
Thanks,
HH
I came to the states on a Tourist Visa when I was 19 in 1989 and stayed in the US past the 6 month I was given. Ten years later, I applied for and granted asylum in 1998. I was over 26 by then.
Should I have answered Yes or No to Question 33 in Section G for Selective Servise Registration "Are you a male who lived in the United States at any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays in any status except as a lawful nonimmigrant?"
I answered "Yes" because my Visa expired from the end of 1989 till I applied in 1998. In my own understanding, that makes me illegal for the period after my Visa expired and my status was unlawful nonimmigrant. Am I correct here? Also, was I correct or wrong in answering "Yes" and should I have registred or not. Finally, how to address it if it came up on the interview.
Thanks,
HH
