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Selective Service System Registration Information

Office P.O. Box 94638
Palatine, IL 60094-4638

Or call 1-847-688-6888

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EARLY REGISTRATION:
Selective Service accepts early registrations as young as 17 years and 3 months.
If you should register early, Selective Service will hold your information until 30 days before your 18th birthday. At that time, we will process your registration and you will receive a registration acknowledgment card in the mail to confirm your Selective Service registration and for you to check that all your information listed is correct.

Who must register
Who must register chart

How/where to register
On-line FAQs
Change of info on-line submission

Other Ways to Change Your Address

 Complete and mail back the Selective Service Change of Information Form, which is the tear- off "Change of Information" form every man receives in the mail with his registration acknowledgment card, shortly after he registers.

  Obtain, complete, and mail back a Selective Service Change of Address Form 2, SSS Form 2, available at any U.S. Post Office.

  Call toll-free at 1-888-655-1825 between 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, and remain on the line to speak with a representative.

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Where to verify registration?
Proof of registration
Information on immigrants and dual-nationals

Benefits and repercussions

Men with disabilities
Hospitalized or incarcerated men

FAQ's

Selective Service number immediately. That number is your proof of registration - for safekeeping, jot it down. You will receive a Selective Service card by mail within 2 weeks confirming that number. (Note: If you registered by mail, you will receive a card confirming your registration within 60-90 days.) If you don’t get your card within 90 days, write to:

Selective Service System Registration Information Office P.O. Box 94638
Palatine, IL 60094-4638

Or call 1-847-688-6888