H1B-selective service registration letter

[krishna2408]

HI
I entered US on H1-b visa in August 2014, today i got a letter from Selective service system saying my registration was successful and I even got some selective service number and card along with it. Card also has last for digits of my SSN printed on it. But I don’t remember registering for it.
It is also mentioned in that letter that "For Non-Immigrant Aliens: If you are on a valid visa and believe that you were registered in error, send this entire form and a copy of your I-94, I95A, or Border Crossing Card(DSP-150) to: Selective Service System, P.O. Box 94638,Palatine,Illinois 60094-4638"
They are just asking me to send the docs if I am a Non-Immigrant Aliens, but they did not mention any deregistration if i am one.
1) Will H1-b comes under Non-Immigrant Alien category?
2) Is this some kind of scam?
3) Can H1-B holders good to register with selective service system or is it illegal?
4) Is it good/safe to send all the above mentioned docs to the address provided?
5) What will happen if I neglect to send the documents to Selective service system?

Please provide your suggestions.
Thanks in advance

[raghvi]

HI
I entered US on H1-b visa in August 2014, today i got a letter from Selective service system saying my registration was successful and I even got some selective service number and card along with it. Card also has last for digits of my SSN printed on it. But I don’t remember registering for it.
It is also mentioned in that letter that "For Non-Immigrant Aliens: If you are on a valid visa and believe that you were registered in error, send this entire form and a copy of your I-94, I95A, or Border Crossing Card(DSP-150) to: Selective Service System, P.O. Box 94638,Palatine,Illinois 60094-4638"
They are just asking me to send the docs if I am a Non-Immigrant Aliens, but they did not mention any deregistration if i am one.
1) Will H1-b comes under Non-Immigrant Alien category?
2) Is this some kind of scam?
3) Can H1-B holders good to register with selective service system or is it illegal?
4) Is it good/safe to send all the above mentioned docs to the address provided?
5) What will happen if I neglect to send the documents to Selective service system?

Please provide your suggestions.
Thanks in advance

Read below to understand more.

https://www.immihelp.com/register-for-selective-service-in-usa/

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[krishna2408]

Hi raghvi,

Thanks for your response. I went through the link and found H1B comes under Non-immigrant category and they are exempt from registering to selective service.
So i believe it is up-to to the person for registering to it or not and i guess person with H1-B can have selective service card and it is not illegal.(please correct me if i am wrong)

Now should i worry about de-registration? Having an extra card is not a big deal for me as far as it doesn't create any problems in future.
What max can happen if i neglect to un-register? Will they force me to join military when needed?

thanks
krishna

[Hari Sankar Thangavelu]

SSS de-registration

Hi raghvi/Krishna,

I too have the same problem, but the only difference is, I am with L1-B

Now should i worry about de-registration? Having an extra card is not a big deal for me as far as it doesn't create any problems in future.
What max can happen if i neglect to un-register? Will they force me to join military when needed?

thanks
Harisankar