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Previous Policy - 12.5 Youth Program File Documentation

12.5.1 General Eligibility

Effective date: August 14, 2023 - TBD

All Youth Program participants are required to meet general eligibility requirements, including age, authorization to work in the United States, and Selective Service registration, when applicable.

These criteria must be documented as outlined below:

Eligibility Criterion
(All three are required)
Acceptable Documentation
  • Only one per eligibility criterion is required
  • Documents must be unexpired at enrollment unless otherwise noted.
Age/Date of Birth1

Applicants must be no younger than age 14, and no older than age 24, at the time of eligibility determination.

In-School Youth (ISY): ages 14-21 at eligibility determination2

Out-of-School Youth (OSY): ages 16-24 at eligibility determination3
  • Self-attestation
OR
  • Driver's license
  • Baptismal record
  • Birth Certificate (vital record, do not copy)
  • DD-214
  • Military report of Transfer or Discharge paper
  • Federal, state, or local ID card (Do not copy state ID card)
  • Passport
  • Hospital record of birth
  • Public assistance/social service records
  • School records or ID card
  • Work permit
  • Family Bible
  • Cross-match with state agency records
  • Justice system records
  • Selective Service registration
  • Signed letter from a parent or guardian
  • Medical records
Eligible to Work in the United States4 One verification source from List A of I-9 Form
OR
One verification source from List B of I-9 Form AND one verification source from List C of I-9 Form
(Documentation can be found on the I-9 form, or in the Resource Box.)
Selective Service Registration3

For individuals born male 18 years of age or older who did register:

  • Selective Service registration acknowledgment letter
  • Selective Service registration acknowledgment card
  • Screen printout from www.sss.gov showing online verification
  • Letter of verification from Selective Service
  • Selective Service Status Information Letter

For individuals born male over age 26 who did not register:

  • Documentation from the local WDB or service provider that supports the individual's failure to register was not knowing and willful. (Record as Waived in ASSET)
    OR
  • Documentation that the individual entered the country (either legally or illegally) for the first time after their 26th birthday
    OR
  • Copy of a valid, non-immigrant visa

Individuals born male who are over the age of 18 at the time of application, but have not yet turned 26, and have not yet registered for Selective Service, must complete Selective Service registration before they can be determined eligible for the Adult Program.

See the Selective Service Guidance, which gives information about who is and is not required to register, and steps to take if someone was required to register but failed to do so.