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Can You Pass This U.S. Citizenship INTERVIEW? (01) – Civics Test, English Test & Form N-400 Interview · U.S. Citizenship Test 2026

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  D6. That is me.
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  Good morning. I am Officer Matthew and I will
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  conduct your interview today. How are you doing?
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  I'm good, thanks for asking. How are you doing?
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  I am doing great. Please follow me.
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  Sure. Go ahead and put your things on
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  the table before you sit down. You need to stay standing
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  because I need you to take the oath.
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  Please raise your right hand. Sure.
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  Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
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  the truth so help you God? Yes, I do.
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  Great, please take a seat. Thank you, Officer.
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  What did you just promise? I promise to tell the truth.
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  Good. Do you know why you're here
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  today? Yes, I'm here for my citizenship
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  interview. Why do you want to be an
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  American citizen? Because I hope to become an
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  American to vote in the next election.
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  Good. Did you come here voluntarily?
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  Yes, I did. I've been looking forward to
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  this day. Have you been waiting long?
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  No. Just 15 minutes.
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  Can you show me your appointment letter, your green card and your
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  state issued ID? Sure.
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  Thank you. Do you have any questions before
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  interviewing? No now.
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  We will start with the Civics test.
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  Then we will do the English reading and writing test.
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  Let's do the civics test. Are you ready?
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  Yes, I am ready. I will ask you up to questions,
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  but if you get 6 answers correct I will stop you.
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  Have you studied for the civics test?
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  Yes, I have studied hard since I applied.
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  Great. First question, what ocean is on
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  the East Coast of the United States?
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  Atlantic Ocean. Correct.
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  What are two ways that Americans can participate in their
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  democracy? Vote run for office.
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  Correct. Under our Constitution, some
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  powers belong to the states. What is one power of the States?
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  Give a driver's license. Absolutely correct.
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  What is an amendment? A change to the Constitution.
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  Good. What is one responsibility that
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  is only for United States citizens?
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  Vote in a federal election. That's right.
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  Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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  American Indians. All right, you got 6 correct
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  questions and passed the civics test.
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  Now we will move on the English writing and Reading test.
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  Please read the sentence on the tablet in front of you.
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  Who was George Washington? Good.
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  Now please write the sentence I read to you on the tablet.
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  Washington was the 1st president.
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  Washington was the 1st president.
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  Great. You pass the English reading and
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  writing test. Now you go to the second floor.
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  Someone there will call you for your application.
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  Interview the next part. Thank you, Officer.
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  Mrs. Bianca. Yes, I am.
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  I am Officer Mia, please follow me.
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  Please put all your things next to the chair and sit down.
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  Thank you. Let's go over your application.
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  Do you have any questions before we start?
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  Yes, I need to make a few changes since submitting my
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  application. I noticed there were a few error
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  answers when I was reviewing the submitted application.
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  Should I let you know now? Thank you for letting me know.
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  Please bring up the changes when we get to that section.
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  I will thank you. How did you get your green card?
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  I got my green card through marriage.
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  How are you eligible for naturalization?
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  I have been married to AUS citizen and I got my green card
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  for over three years. When did you become a permanent
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  resident? April 31st, 2021.
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  What's your current legal name? My current legal name is Bianca
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  Hellinger. What's your first name?
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  My first name is Bianca. How do you spell your first
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  name? B IANCA.
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  Have you used any other name since birth?
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  No. Is this the same name on your
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  green card? Yes, it is.
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  Do you want to legally change your name?
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  No, thank you. What's your gender?
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  I am female. Tell me your date of birth.
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  September 3rd, 1991. Are you Hispanic or Latino?
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  Yes, I am Hispanic. How tall are you?
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  Four feet and three inches. Please tell me the color of your
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  eyes. Brown.
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  Can you tell me the color of your hair?
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  Blonde. And what is your country of
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  origin? Mexico.
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  Are you still a citizen of that country?
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  Yes, I am. What is your country of
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  citizenship or nationality? Mexican.
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  Do you have another country of nationality?
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  No, I don't. Was one of your parents,
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  including adoptive parents, AUS citizen before your 18th
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  birthday? No.
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  Do you want the Social Security Administration SSA to issue you
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  an original or replacement Social Security card and update
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  your immigration status with the SSA if and when you are
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  naturalized? Yes, I do.
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  Please verify your Social Security number. 776044248.
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  What is your daytime telephone number?
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  767-749-4228. Do you have an e-mail address?
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  Yes, I do. What is your e-mail address?
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  Diana1991@gmail.com. What's your current physical
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  address? 3625 Daybreak St.
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  El Monte, CA 91732 I moved there five months ago.
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  Can you update it for me? When did you move to the current
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  address? August 8th, 2024.
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  OK, let me update this Is your current physical address also
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  your current mailing address? Yes, it is.
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  Are you currently married? Yes, officer.
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  How long have you been married? About four years.
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  If you are currently married, is your spouse a current member of
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  the US Armed Forces? No.
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  How many times have you been married?
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  I got married only once. What is your spouse's
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  immigration status? He is AUS citizen.
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  What is your spouse's name? His name is Mike Brown.
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  Your husband sponsored your green card, is that correct?
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  I'm sorry, I didn't understand. Could you rephrase the question?
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  Who was the sponsor for your green card?
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  My husband sponsored me. OK, that's what I wanted to
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  know. What is your spouse's birthday?
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  February 11th, 1987. When did your husband become AUS
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  citizen? February 14th, 2018.
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  When did you get married? June 28th, 2020.
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  How many times has your current spouse been married?
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  Only one time. Is your current spouse's present
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  physical address the same as your physical address?
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  Yes, officer. Can you show me your current
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  marriage certificate? Sure, here you go.
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  What is your country your spouse from?
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  He is from Canada. What is your spouse's current
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  job? My spouse is an electrical
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  engineer. Where does your spouse currently
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  work? My spouse currently works at
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  Femal Fisher Scientific California.
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  What is your current spouse's current employer or company
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  name? Femal.
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  Fisher Scientific. All right, what is your current
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  occupation? I am a cashier.
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  Where do you work? I work at Walmart company,
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  California. How long have you worked there?
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  About 3 years. Did you work at the Home Depot
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  company before? Yes, I did.
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  Let's talk about your children. Do you have any children?
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  Yes, I have a daughter. What is your child's name?
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  My child's name is Anna Brown. How old is she?
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  She's two years old. Is your child biological to you?
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  Yes, officer. Where was your child born?
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  She was born in America. Where does she currently live?
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  My daughter is living with me and my husband.
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  All rights Have you ever left the United States since you got
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  your green card? Yes, I have.
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  How many trips have you taken outside the United States?
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  Five trips. Which country did you visit?
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  Mexico, Canada, United Kingdom. Were any of your trips for six
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  months or more? No.
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  When was your last trip? October 30th, 2024.
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  What date did you return on the last trip?
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  November 7th, 2024. Did you go on the last trip
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  after you sent in your application?
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  Yes, can you update it for me? What was the purpose of your
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  trip? To visit my family and
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  relatives. OK, let me update this.
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  Next, I'm going to move on to Part 9.
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  I'm going to ask you a series of questions.
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  Most of them are yes or no questions and I may also ask you
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  some definitions to test your ability to understand English.
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  Have you ever claimed to be AUS citizen in writing or any other
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  way? No.
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  Have you ever registered to vote or voted in any federal, state,
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  or local election in the United States?
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  No. Do you currently owe any overdue
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  federal, state, or local taxes in the United States?
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  No. Do you and your husband file tax
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  jointly? Yes, my husband and I file tax
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  jointly every year. Can I see your tax return in the
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  last three years? Sure, here you go.
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  Since you became a lawful permanent resident, have you
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  called yourself a non resident alien on a federal, state, or
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  local tax return or decided not to file a tax return because you
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  considered yourself to be a non resident?
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  No, officer. Do you ever get traffic tickets?
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  Yes, I got a speeding ticket two years ago.
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  I have paid off the fine. That's all right.
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  Have you ever been a member of or involved in world communism?
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  No. Have you ever advocated,
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  supported and promoted any of the overthrow by force or
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  violence or other unconstitutional means of the
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  government of the United States or all forms of law?
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  No. Have you ever advocated,
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  supported and promoted any of the unlawful assaulting or
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  killing of any officer or officers of the government of
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  the United States or of any other organized government
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  because of their official character?
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  No. What does unlawful assaulting
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  mean? To attack someone violently
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  illegal. Have you ever advocated,
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  supported and promoted any sabotage?
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  Sorry officer, I didn't understand you.
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  Can you rephrase the question? OK.
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  Have you ever advocated, supported and promoted any the
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  act of destroying something? No.
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  Have you ever been a member of, involved in, or in any way
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  associated with, or have you ever provided money, a thing of
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  value, services or labor, or any other assistance or support to a
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  group that used a weapon or explosive with intent to harm
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  another person or cause damage to property?
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  No, officer. Engaged Participated in
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  kidnapping, assassination or hijacking or sabotage of an
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  airplane, ship, vehicle, or other mode of transportation.
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  No. Have you ever ordered, incited,
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  called for, committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise
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  participated in torture? No, officer.
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  Have you ever participated in killing or trying to kill any
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  person? No.
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  Have you ever participated in any kind of sexual contact or
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  activity with any person who did not consent, did not agree or
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  was unable to consent, could not agree, or was being forced or
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  threatened by you or by someone else?
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  No. Have you ever ordered, incited,
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  called for, committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise
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  participated in not letting someone practice their religion?
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  No. What is religion?
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  The belief in and worship of a God or gods.
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  Have you ever served in, been a member of, assisted, helped or
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  participated in any armed group, for example, paramilitary unit,
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  self-defense unit, vigilante unit, rebel group, or guerrilla
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  group? No.
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  Were you ever a part of any group or did you ever help any
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  group, unit, or organization that used a weapon against any
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  person or threatened to do so? No.
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  Have you ever sold, provided or transported weapons or assisted
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  any person in selling, providing or transporting weapons which
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  you knew or believed would be used against another person?
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  No. Have you ever received any
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  weapons training, paramilitary training, or other military type
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  training? No.
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  Have you ever committed, agreed to commit, asked someone else to
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  commit, helped commit or tried to commit a crime or offence for
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  which you were not arrested? No.
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  What does to be arrested mean? To be handcuffed by the police.
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  Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained or confined by
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  any law enforcement officer, military official in the US or
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  elsewhere, or immigration official for any reason or been
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  charged with a crime or offence? No.
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  Have you ever engaged in prostitution, attempted to
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  procure or import prostitutes or persons for the purpose of
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  prostitution, or received any proceeds or money from
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  prostitution? No.
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  Have you ever married someone in order to obtain an immigration
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  benefit? No.
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  What is an immigration benefit? Things like a visa, green card
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  or citizenship. Have you ever manufactured,
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  cultivated, produced, distributed, dispensed, sold or
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  smuggled, trafficked any controlled substances, illegal
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  drugs, narcotics or drug paraphernalia in violation of
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  any law or regulation of AUS State, the United States, or a
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  foreign country? No.
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  Have you ever made any misrepresentation to obtain any
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  public benefit in the US? No.
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  Have you ever gambled illegally or received income from illegal
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  gambling? No.
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  Have you ever given any U.S. government officials any
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  information or documentation that was false, fraudulent or
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  misleading? No.
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  Have you ever lied to any U.S. government officials to gain
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  entry or admission into the United States or to gain
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  immigration benefits while in the United States?
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  No. Have you ever been removed,
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  excluded or deported from the US?
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  No. Have you ever served in the US
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  Armed forces? No.
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  Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the
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  United States? Yes, I do.
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  What is the Constitution? Is the supreme law of the land.
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  Do you understand the full oath of allegiance to the United
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  States? Yes.
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  Are you unable to take the oath of allegiance because of a
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  physical or developmental disability or mental impairment?
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  No. Are you willing to take the full
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  oath of allegiance to the United States?
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  Yes. If the law requires it, are you
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  willing to bear arms on behalf of the United States?
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  Yes, if the law requires it. Are you willing to perform
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  noncombatant services in the US armed forces?
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  Yes. If the law requires it, are you
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  willing to perform work of national importance under
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  civilian direction? Yes.
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  Do you promise everything you've said is true?
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  Yes, I do. Congratulations, you passed the
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  interview. Thank you, Officer.
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  Please look at the application on the tablet and make sure
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  everything is correct and then you sign and date at the bottom.
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  Everything is correct. Now I will submit your
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  application for approval and here is a copy of your test
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  result. I just need my supervisor to do
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  a quality check and final approval.
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  You will get confirmation in your account soon.
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  Thank you so much.