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Mock USCIS Interview (18) – Actual Case, Real Experience, Male Officer & Female Applicant – Fast Speed · U.S. Citizenship Test 2026

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  Welcome to English for US Citizenship Test podcast mock
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  interview. Belen Fernandez.
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  Yes, it's me. Hi, I'm Immigration Officer
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  Andrew Mitrovica. I've been assigned to conduct
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  your interview today. Nice to meet you.
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  Nice to meet you too. Follow me please.
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  Sure, put. Everything on the chair, please
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  remain standing. I'm going to swear you in.
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  Please. Raise your right hand.
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  Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
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  the truth? I do.
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  Sit down, please. Thank you.
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  Have you been waiting a long time to talk to me?
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  No, it's just 20 minutes only. How was the traffic getting
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  here? Traffic was heavy this morning.
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  Did you do anything fun over the weekend?
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  Not really, I was preparing for this interview.
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  Don't worry, you'll be fine. How do you feel now?
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  I'm little bit nervous but also excited about this interview.
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  I hope the interview won't take too long.
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  Show me your. Green card.
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  Your state identification card or your notice?
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  That you received from. USCIS in your passport or any RE
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  entry. Permit.
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  Thank you. Sorry officer, my passport
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  expired last month. Is that an issue?
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  That's not a problem as long as you're not traveling anywhere
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  soon. OK.
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  As a part of the naturalization process, there are a couple of
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  things I need to do. Before the interview.
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  It'll just take a few minutes I need.
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  To take your picture and scan your fingerprints.
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  Right here. Can you please move one step
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  closer and look at the camera in front of you?
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  Sure. All right, now can you please
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  place your right index finger and then switch to your left
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  index finger on the scanner? Everything is perfect.
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  How are you today? I'm good, thanks.
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  And how about you? I'm great, thank you.
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  Tell me why you are here today. I'm here for my US citizenship
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  interview. Why do you want to become AUS
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  citizen? I want a better life for my son
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  and I really want to vote in the next election.
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  How long have you been waiting for your interview since you
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  filed your application? I have been waiting for around
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  three months. Have you?
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  Study for. The Civics test.
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  Yes, I've studied hard since I applied.
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  Great. What version of the civics test
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  did you study? I studied the 100 Official
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  Civics Questions 2008 version. That's the correct 1.
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  Sounds like you're ready for the test.
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  Yes, I am ready for the test. I'm going to conduct the civics
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  test right now. Do you have any questions before
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  we start? No, I don't have any questions.
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  Please say the answers. Lovely for me.
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  What does the president's cabinet do?
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  Advices the President. What group of people was taken
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  to America and sold as slaves? Africans.
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  What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
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  Pacific Ocean. Who is the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? John Roberts.
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  What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
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  now? Mike Johnson.
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  Where is the Statue of Liberty? New York Harbor.
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  Good, you passed the civics test.
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  Since you got 6 answers correct, I'll move on to the English
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  reading and writing test. Now we'll administer the test on
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  this tablet. Can you see a sentence that
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  appeared on the tablet? Yes, I can see it.
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  Can you read that sentence out loud for me?
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  When is Flag Day? I will read a sentence.
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  Please use a stylist to write the sentence on the tablet.
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  Let me know if you need me to repeat.
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  Flag Day is in June. Great job.
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  Now I will review your application form to make sure
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  everything is correct. You swore an oath.
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  At the beginning. Do you know what it means?
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  Yes, it means I would tell the truth.
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  Awesome. What is your current legal name?
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  Belen Fernandez. Is Fernandez your last name?
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  Yes. What is your first name?
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  Belen. Have you used any other names
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  since you got your green card? No, I haven't used any other
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  name. Some people change their name
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  when they become U.S. citizen. So would you like to change your
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  current name? No, officer.
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  Is that the same name is on your green card?
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  Yes, it is. Where were you born?
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  I was born in Mexico. So you are a citizen of Mexico?
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  Yes, I am a citizen of Mexico. Do you have dual citizenship in
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  other countries? No, I'm only a citizen of
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  Mexico. Tell me your social.
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  Security number please. 757879876.
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  Please tell me your phone number.
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  I'm sorry, I changed my phone number two months ago.
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  The new number is 211-573-9287. Can you please update this for
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  me? Yes, I'm updating it right now.
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  Do you have a different phone number at work?
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  No. Do you have an e-mail address?
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  Yes. What is your e-mail address?
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  B.fernandez@hotmail.com. You got your green card through
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  your brother, is this correct? Yes, it's correct.
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  Do you have any individual disabilities that require
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  accommodation? No.
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  All right. Have you?
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  Ever received any? Public benefits since you came
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  to the US. No, I haven't received any
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  public benefits since I came to the US.
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  Were your parents married before you 18th birthday?
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  Yes, officer. When did you become a permanent
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  resident? I became a permanent resident on
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  March 7th, 2018. How tall are you and how much do
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  you weigh? I AM 54 and 117 lbs.
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  You've been a permanent resident for five years, is that right?
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  Yes. What is your current address?
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  227 N Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042.
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  Your spouse lives with you at your current address.
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  Yes, we are living together. Is your current mailing address
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  the same as your home address? Yes, it is.
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  How long have you lived at the current address?
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  Three years. When did you move to this
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  address? I moved to this address on
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  October 30th, 2020. Where did you live before?
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  11459 Newberry Dr., Frisco, TX 75035.
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  Did you also live with your spouse at this address?
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  Yes, officer, I lived at this address also with my spouse.
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  Do your parents live here? No.
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  My parents live in Mexico. Your parents are not U.S.
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  citizens, is that correct? Yes, that is correct.
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  All right. Do you have a job currently?
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  Yes, I do. Who is your current employer?
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  LBA Logistic. What is your position there?
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  I'm a computer systems engineer. How long have you been working
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  for them? I have been working for three
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  years. So you worked there since you
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  moved to California? Yes, it's correct.
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  Do you know the employer's address?
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  1130 N Kramer Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92806.
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  Did you work at Property Shark before that?
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  Yes, that's correct. What did you do there?
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  I was an administrative assistant.
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  How long have you worked there? I worked there about 3 years.
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  What date did you leave this job?
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  I left this job on August 9th, 2017.
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  Have you worked anywhere else in the last five years?
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  No, that's it. What is your birthday?
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  May 19th 1991 I am sorry I have an error on my N 400
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  application. Can you please correct my date
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  of birth for me? Sure.
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  Hold on please. Thank you.
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  Did any of your trips last six months or longer?
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  No, officer. When was your last trip outside
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  the United States? May 17th, 2023.
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  What was the purpose of that trip?
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  I went on vacation with my family.
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  How many total days did you spend outside the United States
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  in the last five years? Totally.
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  I spent 150 days outside the United States in the last five
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  years. Are you married?
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  Yes, I am. How many times have you been
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  married? One time.
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  What is your spouse's full name? His name is Jim Acosta.
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  What is his date of birth? May 23rd, 1983.
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  Is he AUS citizen? Yes, he just became AUS citizen
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  last year. What is your spouse's current
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  job? He is a driver at BJ's Wholesale
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  Club Incorporated. All right, how many children do
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  you have? I have one child.
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  What is your child's name? His name is Richard Acosta.
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  How old is your child? He is 8 years old.
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  Is your child biological to you? Yes, he is.
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  Do you and your spouse have any adopted children?
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  No, we don't. Have you ever made any
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  misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the United
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  States? No.
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  What is public benefit? Welfare like food stamps,
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  housing, education, health care. Have you ever?
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  Filed a federal. State or local tax return since
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  you became a lawful permanent resident.
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  Yes, I filed taxes return every year since I came to the US.
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  Have you ever told someone that you are AUS citizen?
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  No. Were you ever involved in any
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  way with killing or trying to kill someone?
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  No, officer. Have you ever been removed,
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  excluded, or deported from the United States?
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  No. Have you ever helped anyone to
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  enter or try to enter the United States illegally?
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  No. Have you ever voted in any
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  federal, state, or local election in the United States?
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  No, officer. Why not?
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  Because I am not AUS citizen. Have you ever been declared
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  legally incompetent or been confined to a mental
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  institution? No.
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  Have you ever been ordered, removed, excluded, or deported
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  from the United States? No, officer.
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  Have you ever been a prostitute or procured anyone for
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  prostitution? No, never.
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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 a habitual
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  drunkard? No.
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  Have you ever been convicted of a crime or offense?
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  No. What does to be convicted mean?
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  To be found guilty of a crime under the law.
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  Did you ever sell, give or provide weapons to any person?
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  No. Have you ever been married to
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  more than one person at the same time?
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  No. Have you ever been placed in an
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  alternative sentencing or a rehabilitative program?
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  No. Were you ever involved in not
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  letting someone practice his or her religion?
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  No. Have you ever committed,
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  assisted in committing, or attempted?
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  To commit a crime or offense for which you were not arrested?
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  No. Have you ever?
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  Received a suspended. Sentence been placed on
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  probation or been paroled? No.
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  Did you ever serve in any place where people were forced to
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  stay? No.
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  Have you ever been a worker, volunteer or soldier in a prison
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  camp? No.
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  What is prison or jail? A place where prisoners are
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  kept. Have you ever?
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  Persecuted any person. Because of race, religion,
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  national origin, membership in a particular social group, or
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  political opinion? No.
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  Have you ever been discharged from training or service in the
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  US armed forces? Because you are an alien?
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  No. Have you ever made any
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  misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the United
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  States? No.
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  What is public benefit? Welfare like food stamps,
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  housing, education, health care. Have you ever made any
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  misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the United
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  States? No.
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  What is public benefit? Welfare like food stamps,
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  housing, education, health care. If the law requires that, are
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  you willing to perform work of national importance under
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  civilian direction? Yes.
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  If the law requires that, 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 bear arms on behalf of the United States?
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  Yes, I'm willing. Do you understand the full oath
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  of allegiance to the United States?
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  Yes, I do. Are you willing to take the full
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  oath of allegiance to the United States?
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  Yes, I am. What is the Oath of allegiance
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  to the United States? A promise to be loyal to the
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  United States. Congratulation you passed your
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  citizenship interview. Thank you so much.
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  Now please review the updated. Application on the tablet and
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  make sure if your information is correct then please sign the
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  last. Page.
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  Everything looks good. Thank you for updating my
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  application. I also need you to sign the Oath
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  of Allegiance section. Please read it.
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  Carefully before you sign. We will send you a notice for
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  the oath ceremony within a month.
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  You still. Have an important.
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  Step that needs to be done to become.
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  AUS citizen make. Sure.
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  You attend the oath ceremony as scheduled.
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  You'll probably receive it in three weeks.
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  Do you have any questions at this point?
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  No, I'm good. I don't have any questions.
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  You are most welcome. Let me walk you back to the
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  customer service area. Thank you.
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  You are welcome and have a good day.
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