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Can You Pass This U.S. Citizenship INTERVIEW? – All of the Steps, from Check-in to Oath Ceremony (Civics Test, English Test & Form N-400 Interview) · U.S. Citizenship Test 2026

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  Welcome to US Citizenship Test 2025 podcast where you can
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  learn, practice and test for US citizenship and naturalization.
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  Please follow and subscribe US Hoen Media for more interesting
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  and helpful episodes. Thank you.
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  Let's get started. Good morning.
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  How can I help you today? Good morning.
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  I'm here for my citizenship interview.
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  What time is your appointment? 9:30 AM.
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  Please show me the appointment letter and ID.
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  Sure, here they are. Thank you.
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  You can come in. Thank you.
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  Now take off your shoes and jacket, remove everything from
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  your pockets and put all into the bin over there.
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  OK. Then walk through the metal
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  detector. Thank you.
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  You're all set. Please take all your belongings.
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  Here's your appointment letter and ID.
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  Please take the elevator to the second floor.
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  Someone there will help you with your appointment.
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  Thank you. Good morning.
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  How can I assist you? Good morning.
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  I'm here for my citizenship test.
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  Can I see your USCIS appointment letter and your green card
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  please? Sure, here they are.
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  Thank you. Give me a few minutes, I'm
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  checking on the system right now.
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  OK. Perfect, you're all set.
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  Now I need to take your picture and scan your fingerprints.
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  Can you put your left index finger on the scanner for me
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  please? Sure.
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  Thank you. Now your right index finger.
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  Now I'll take your photo when you are ready.
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  Please face the camera. Good.
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  Everything looks perfect. Thank you.
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  Here is your appointment letter, your green card, and your
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  waiting number. Please have a seat.
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  The USCIS officer will call you shortly.
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  Thank you so much. You're welcome, A. 8.
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  Yes, that is me. Hi, I am Officer Luna.
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  I am conducting to interview you today.
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  Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too.
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  How are you today, Officer? I am doing great.
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  How about yourself? I am good, thank you for asking.
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  Please follow me. Sure.
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  You can leave your belongings on the table and remain standing
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  up. OK.
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  Can I see your green card passport and your state issued
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  ID? Sure, here you go.
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  Before we start the interview, I need to put you Underoath.
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  Please raise your right hand. Do you swear to tell the truth,
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  the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
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  Yes, I do. You can lower your hand now and
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  take a seat. Thank you.
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  How? Did you come here today?
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  My husband drove me here. Did you have any trouble finding
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  a parking spot? No, officer.
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  How's the traffic getting here? Not too bad, it took me about 20
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  minutes. Did you have any problems
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  getting here today? No, it's quite.
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  Easy. Do you know how to use a tablet?
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  Yes, I do. Did you study for the
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  citizenship test? Yes I did.
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  I studied every day since I submitted my form N400.
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  Great. Do you feel well prepared for
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  your test today? Yes, I am ready for the test.
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  Do you have any questions before we start?
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  No, I don't. Why are you eligible to become
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  AUS citizen? I've been a lawful permanent
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  resident for over five years. Why do you want to become AUS
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  citizen? I believe in the US Constitution
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  and I would like to vote. How did you become a permanent
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  resident? I became a permanent resident
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  through my family. My father sponsored me.
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  Just to let you know, we will start with the Civics test and
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  the English reading and writing test.
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  Then I will review your application to make sure all the
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  information is correct. If everything goes well, we will
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  be done in about 15 to 20 minutes.
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  Sounds good. Are you ready for an interview?
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  Yes, I am ready. OK, let's start with the civics
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  test. I will ask you up to 10
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  questions, but if you get 6 answers correct I will stop you.
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  OK. First question, name one state
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  that borders Mexico. New Mexico.
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  Correct name 2 national US holidays.
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  New Year's Day, Christmas. Good.
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  When is the last day you can send in federal income tax
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  forms? April 15th.
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  Correct. What is one thing Benjamin
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  Franklin is famous for? U.S.
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  Diplomat. Good.
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  What is one responsibility that is only for United States
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  citizens? Vote in a federal election.
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  That's right. What do we show loyalty to when
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  we say the Pledge of Allegiance? The United States.
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  Good job you had 6 answers correct to pass the civics test.
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  Thank you. Let's move on to the English
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  test. Now I am going to check your
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  ability to read and write in English.
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  Please read the sentence on the tablet in front of you.
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  How many senators are there in Congress?
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  Correct. Now you use the stylus pen to
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  write this sentence on the tablet.
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  Congress has 100 senators. Congress has 100 senators.
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  Good, you pass the English reading and writing test as
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  well. Thank you, Officer.
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  Now we will go over your application.
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  Can you tell me your current legal name?
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  My current legal name is Jocelyn Smith.
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  What is your first name? My first name is Jocelyn.
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  What is your surname? My surname is Smith.
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  Do you have a middle name? No, I don't.
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  Is this the same name on your green card?
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  Yes, it is. Have you used any other name
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  since birth? No, I have not.
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  Would you like to legally change your name today?
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  No, I want to keep my current name.
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  Have you ever changed your name before?
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  No, officer. Do you want the Social Security
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  Administration to issue you an original or replacement Social
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  Security card and update your immigration status with the SSA
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  if and when you are naturalized? Yes, I do.
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  What are the last four of your Social Security number?
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  4456. Can you please tell me your
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  mobile or cell phone number? 758-356-7587.
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  Can you confirm your birthday please?
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  My birthday is February 21st, 1980.
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  Where were you born? I was born in the United.
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  Kingdom, are you? Still a citizen of that country.
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  Yes, I am. What is your current address?
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  2917 Gobat Ave., San Diego, CA 92122.
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  How long have you been living at this address?
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  I have been living there since July 7th, 2018.
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  What is your mailing address? It is the same as my home
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  address. How much do you weigh?
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  I weigh 122 lbs. What is your height?
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  I'm 5 feet 8 inches tall. Are you Hispanic or Latino?
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  No. Are you a white?
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  Yes. Was one of your parents,
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  including adoptive parents, AUS citizen before your 18th
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  birthday? No, officer.
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  OK, are you currently working? Yes, I am working as an
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  executive quality control. Where do you work?
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  Work day in California. How long have you been working
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  there? About 10 years.
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  Have you worked anywhere else in the last five years?
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  No. Have you traveled outside the
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  United States in the last five years?
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  Yes, I have. How many days were you outside
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  the US? 80 days.
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  How many times have you left the United States since you got your
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  green card? Three times.
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  How many trips have you taken outside the United States during
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  the last five years? Three strips.
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  Were any of your trips for six months or more?
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  No, officer. When was your last trip outside
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  the United States? April 11th, 2023.
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  What was the purpose of your trip?
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  I visited my parents and my relatives.
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  Have you taken any trips since you submitted your application
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  form? No, I have not.
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  What is your current marital status?
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  I am married. How many times have you been
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  married? One time.
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  Have you previously been married?
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  No, I have not. Where did you get married?
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  I got married in America. What is your spouse's name?
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  My spouse's name is Mike Bellinger.
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  What country is your spouse from?
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  Canada. Can I have the last name of your
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  husband? The last name of my husband is
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  Bellinger. Where did you meet him for the
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  first time? I met him in America.
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  OK, when did you get married? December 14th, 2009.
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  Please show me your marriage certificate.
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  Yes, here it is. What is your spouse's
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  immigration status? He is AUS citizen.
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  What is your spouse's current job?
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  He is an electrical engineer. Where does your spouse currently
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  work? He works at Wilkinson Electric
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  Incorporated in California. How long has your spouse been
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  working there? 12 years.
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  How many times has your current spouse been married?
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  Only one time. Does your spouse have any
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  stepchildren? No, officer.
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  What is his date of birth? January 22nd, 1978.
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  Does your husband live with you? Yes, officer.
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  Do you have any children? Yes, I do.
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  How many children do you have? I have two children, a boy and a
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  girl. Are your children biological to
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  you? Yes, officer.
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  Do you have any stepchildren or adopted children?
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  No, I don't. What are their names?
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  Lucy Bellinger and Donald Bellinger.
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  What are their dates of birth? Lucy was born on October 12th,
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  2012. Donald was born on March 7th,
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  2015. Where were your children born?
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  They were born in America. Do they currently live with you?
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  Yes they do. Can you show me their
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  certificates? Yes, here they are.
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  Thank you. Now let's move on to the next
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  section. Have you ever claimed to be a
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  U.S. citizen in writing or any other way?
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  No. Have you ever registered to vote
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  in any federal, state, 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. Since you became a lawful
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  permanent resident, have you called yourself a non resident
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  alien on a federal, state, or local tax return or decided not
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  to file a tax return because you considered yourself to be a non
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  resident? No, never.
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  Have you ever been a member of, involved in, or in any way
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  associated with any communist or totalitarian party anywhere in
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  the world? No.
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  Have you ever associated with any group anywhere in the world
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  that advocated any of the establishment in the United
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  States of a totalitarian dictatorship?
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  No. Have you ever associated with
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  any group anywhere in the world that advocated unlawful damage,
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  injury or destruction of property?
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  No. Have you ever advocated,
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  supported and promoted any sabotage?
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  No, officer. Have you ever been a member of,
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  involved in, or in any way associated with, or have you
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  ever provided money, a thing of value, services or labor, or any
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  other assistance or support to a group that used a weapon or
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  explosive with intent to harm another person or cause damage
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  to property? No.
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  Have you ever ordered, incited, called for, committed, assisted,
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  helped with, or otherwise participated in genocide?
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  No. Have you ever married someone to
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  get immigration benefit? No.
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  What is an immigration benefit? Things like a visa, green card
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  or citizenship. Do you believe in religious
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  freedom? Yes.
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  Have you ever served in, been a member of, Assisted, helped, or
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  participated in any military or police unit?
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  No. Were you ever a part of any
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  group or did you ever help any group, unit, or organization
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  that used a weapon against any person or threatened to do so?
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  No, officer. Have you ever sold, provided or
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  transported weapons or assisted any person in selling, providing
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  or transporting weapons which you knew or believed would be
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  used against another person? No.
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  Have you ever received any weapons training, paramilitary
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  training, or other military type training?
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  No. Have you ever committed, agreed
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  to commit, asked someone else to commit, helped commit, or tried
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  to commit a crime or offense for which you were not arrested?
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  Have you ever been a habitual drunkard?
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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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  Have you ever made any misrepresentation to obtain any
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  public benefit in the United States?
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  No. Have you ever been placed in an
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  alternative sentencing or rehabilitative program?
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  No. Have you ever gambled illegally
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  or received income from illegal gambling?
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  No, never. Tell me what illegal gambling
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  means. To play a game for money that is
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  not allowed under the law. Have you ever given any U.S.
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  government officials any information or documentation
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  that was false, fraudulent or misleading?
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  No. Have you ever lied to any U.S.
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  government officials to gain entry or admission into the
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  United States or to gain immigration benefits while in
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  the United States? No.
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  What does lie mean? To say things that are not true.
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  Are there any deportation proceedings pending against you?
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  No. Do you support the Constitution
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  and form of government of the United States?
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  Yes, I do. What is the Constitution?
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  It's 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
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  willing to perform noncombatant services?
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  Do something that does not include fighting in a war in the
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  US armed forces. Yes.
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  Do you now have, or did you ever have a hereditary title or an
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  order of nobility in any foreign country?
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  No. 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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  What is a civilian direction? A direction from a person who is
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  not in the military. Good, now please review your
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  updated N 400 application on the tablet and make sure everything
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  is correct and let me know if you find any errors.
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  Everything looks good. No problem.
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  If so, please move to the last page and sign it for me.
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  OK, OK. Awesome.
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  The next one is the Oath of Allegiance.
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  Please make sure your full name is correct.
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  Then review the full words to the Oath of Allegiance
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  carefully. Since you are required to take
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  the oath to become AUS citizen, if everything looks good to you,
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  please kindly sign at the bottom.
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  OK. Congratulations, you've passed
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  the test and the interview. Thank you, Officer.
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  Here's a copy of your test results.
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  Do you have any questions at this point?
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  Yes. Can I take the oath ceremony
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  today? OK, we do have an oath ceremony
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  at 3:00 PM today. Would you like to participate in
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  this oath ceremony? Yes, I do.
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  Good. Please come back later and don't
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  forget to return your green card when checking in for your oath
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  ceremony. The event will be held on the
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  3rd floor. You have any questions at this
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  point? Yes, I have a question.
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  Can I bring my husband and my children to the ceremony?
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  That's OK. Thank you here.
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  Is your paperwork. Thank you for coming today.
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  I'll walk you out. See you later.
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  Thank you so much. Welcome everyone, this is the
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  last step before we become AUS citizen.
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  Before we start the ceremony, there are a few things I would
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  like to let you know. 1st, please return your green card to
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  the guide table. 2nd, please fill out the N445 form and
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  answer all eight questions, then sign the date at the bottom.
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  3rd, when you receive your certificate, make sure to check
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  for errors before you leave here.
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  If there's any error, notify us and we will correct it for you.
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  Once the oath ceremony is finished, it's much more
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  difficult to make any changes. Do not laminate the certificate.
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  If you laminate, the certificate will be invalid and will cost
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  you extra money and time to replace it.
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  You need to sign your certificate in black ink only.
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  Any other color will make it invalid.
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  Finally, don't forget to register to vote.
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  Please review the Oath of Allegiance and if you
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  acknowledge your willingness and ability to take this oath and
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  now we can administer the oath. Do you have any questions before
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  we start? No, I don't.
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  All right, I will give you a piece of paper with words of the
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  Oath of allegiance. Please stand up, raise your
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  right hand, and repeat after me. I hereby declare an oath.
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  I hereby declare an oath. That I absolutely and entirely
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  renounce. That I absolutely and entirely
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  renounce. And abjure all allegiance and
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  fidelity. And abjure all allegiance and
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  fidelity. To any foreign Prince potentate
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  state. To any foreign Prince potentate.
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  State or Sovereignty of whom or which?
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  Or sovereignty of whom? Or which?
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  I have heretofore been a subject or citizen.
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  I have heretofore been a subject or citizen.
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  That I will support and defend the Constitution.
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  That I will support and defend the Constitution.
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  And laws of the United States of America.
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  In laws of the United States of America.
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  Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
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  Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
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  That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
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  That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
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  That I will bear arms on behalf of the United States.
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  That I will bear arms on behalf of the United.
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  States when required by the law. When required by law.
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  That I will perform noncombatant service.
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  That I will perform noncombatant service.
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  In the Armed Forces of the United States.
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  In the Armed Forces of the United States.
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  When required by the law. When required by law.
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  That I will perform work of national importance.
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  That I will perform work of national importance.
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  Under civilian direction when required by the law.
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  Under civilian direction when required by the law.
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  And that I take this obligation freely.
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  And that I take this obligation freely.
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  Without any mental reservation. Without any mental reservation.
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  Or purpose of evasion. So help me God.
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  Or purpose of evasion. So help me God.
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  Congratulations, you are officially AUS citizen.
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  Thank you. Any other questions you have at
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  this point? No, I don't think so.
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  Thanks again. You're welcome.
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