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Ratman · 08-04-2007, 07:31 AM

Sorry, ShaniFaye, but that holds no water for the OP's original complaint- that nobody told him at the time of his immigration FOUR YEARS AGO that if he ever wanted to apply for a federally sponsored student loan he had to register for the selective service because at the time he was 25 years old. He is 30 now, still not married after four years on a K-1 visa, and griping because his adopted country of four years won't give him a pass on a requirement for cheap money for education. After four years in America, if you haven't figured out that the gov't really doesn't care about your convenience, you need an education that no college can provide.

EDIT: The OP has replied, and I sympathize that it was never his intention to avoid registration, and that he is willing to do it at this time. It is simply inconvenient to jump these hoops at this time, when it would have been so much easier if someone had told him at the time of immigration that it was a requirement for some services that he may require at any unanticipated time in the future. I will say again that if it was not a requirement for his visa, he has no right to complain about the fact that no one anticipated his need at the time he entered the country. It is not the fault of the FAFSA people that he was not aware of the requirement, that he didn't know what selective service was, or anything else. It is incumbent on the applicant to educate himself on the requirements of the application.

08-04-2007, 07:31 AM	#38 (permalink)
Ratman Addict Location: Somewhere... Across the sea...	Sorry, ShaniFaye, but that holds no water for the OP's original complaint- that nobody told him at the time of his immigration FOUR YEARS AGO that if he ever wanted to apply for a federally sponsored student loan he had to register for the selective service because at the time he was 25 years old. He is 30 now, still not married after four years on a K-1 visa, and griping because his adopted country of four years won't give him a pass on a requirement for cheap money for education. After four years in America, if you haven't figured out that the gov't really doesn't care about your convenience, you need an education that no college can provide. EDIT: The OP has replied, and I sympathize that it was never his intention to avoid registration, and that he is willing to do it at this time. It is simply inconvenient to jump these hoops at this time, when it would have been so much easier if someone had told him at the time of immigration that it was a requirement for some services that he may require at any unanticipated time in the future. I will say again that if it was not a requirement for his visa, he has no right to complain about the fact that no one anticipated his need at the time he entered the country. It is not the fault of the FAFSA people that he was not aware of the requirement, that he didn't know what selective service was, or anything else. It is incumbent on the applicant to educate himself on the requirements of the application. __________________ The difference between theory and reality is that in theory there is no difference. "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it." DEVO Last edited by Ratman; 08-04-2007 at 07:42 AM..