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<p class="MsoNormal">All, I hope this finds you healthy and well, and that the CARES Act funds have been easy to implement on your campuses. Right? Because I know they have been.
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<p class="MsoNormal">With our population of students, we almost never have Selective Service issues to work through, so this is new to me and I’m looking for some advice that falls into the “what would you do” category.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have a 42 year old naturalized citizen who is entering one of our programs. We have a copy of the letter from Selective Service System, from 2011, that confirms he was required to register but did not. We also have a copy of his 2011
statement that states, <i>“{his name} declare that for me the Selective Service System, was I new government institution and I did not have any knowledge of it. Therefore, I evidence that my failure to register was not a knowing and willful failure to register
by the time I was 26 years of age of younger.</i>”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Given the date on the statement and that he has received aid from 3 other Oklahoma schools since then, I’m assuming the copy of this letter was sufficient at the time he was establishing eligibility, although I’m having my doubts that it
stands by itself, regardless of what he might think happened at the time. When I read the
<a href="https://ifap.ed.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/2019-08/1920FSAHbkVol1Ch5.pdf">
Handbook</a>, page 1-76, and it states that the student should “provide as complete a description about his situation as possible: where he was living during the period when he should have registered, whether he was incarcerated or institutionalized, his citizenship
status during the period, if applicable, and so on.” His statement alone doesn’t provide any of that context.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re still working on getting a clear copy of his passport with entry stamps and/or his I20, but given current logistical challenges, we’re having trouble getting a legible copy to visually verify any of his timeline in the US.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On that old statement alone, I’m inclined to deny his aid because it’s simply not enough. However, since 3 other offices have been able to establish his eligibility in the past 9 years, I feel like they key has to be in his passport, student
visa, etc. Right? Or is a new statement from the student, worded with more clarity that what I currently have, sufficient?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, everyone, I hope I get to see you soon somehow!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The week of May 18<sup>th</sup> through May 22<sup>nd</sup>, the Office of Student Financial Aid will be open 8AM – 5PM on Monday, the 18<sup>th</sup>, Wednesday, the 20<sup>th</sup>, and Friday, the 22<sup>nd</sup>. The other days,
all staff will continue teleworking.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mendy Schmerer, MEd, CFAA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Director, Office of Student Financial Aid |
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">SWASFAA President, 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">865 University Research Park, Suite 240 | Oklahoma City, OK 73104</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">O (405) 271-2118, x 48817 | F (405) 271-5446</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Mendy-Schmerer@ouhsc.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Mendy-Schmerer@ouhsc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://financialservices.ouhsc.edu/Departments/Student-Financial-Aid"><span style="color:blue">https://financialservices.ouhsc.edu/Departments/Student-Financial-Aid</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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