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The Naturalization Interview and Test (004) – 3 in 1_The Naturalization Interview, the Civics Test, the Reading and Writing Test · 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test

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  Good morning. I'm Officer Smith.
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  I'll be handling your naturalization interview today.
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  How are you feeling today? I'm fine.
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  Thank you. Great, with this rainy weather,
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  how was the traffic getting over here?
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  It was a bit slow. All right, we're here.
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  You may sit. That's good to hear.
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  Before we begin, may I see your appointment notice and green
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  card? Here they are.
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  Thank you. Let's start with the reading
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  test. For this part, I'll ask you to
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  read up to three sentences aloud.
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  You'll need to read just one correctly to pass.
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  Do you understand the instructions?
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  Yes, I do. Please read out loud the
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  sentence I'll be showing you on this tablet.
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  What country is in the South of the United States?
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  All right, now let's move on to the writing portion.
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  Are you familiar with how a tablet works?
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  Yes, I do. Please write this sentence on
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  the tablet. Mexico is to the South of the
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  United States. All right, now let's move to the
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  civics portion of the exam. Are you ready?
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  Yes. First question, why do some
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  states have more representatives than other states?
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  Because they have more people. What is the name of the Vice
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  President of the United States now?
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  JD Vance. What are two cabinet level
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  positions? Could you repeat the question
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  please? Yes, of course.
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  What are two cabinet level positions?
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  Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Education.
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  What is one reason colonists came to America?
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  Freedom. Who was president during World
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  War One? Woodrow Wilson's.
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  Name one US territory. Puerto Rico.
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  For the next portion, I need to administer your oath.
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  Please stand and raise your right hand.
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  Do you swear or affirm that you will tell the truth, the whole
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  truth, and nothing but the truth?
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  I do. Let's start reviewing your
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  application. Is there a change in your
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  information since submitting the application?
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  No. All right, then please confirm
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  your full legal name. Anna Luisa Costa Mendez.
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  All right, do you want to keep your current name?
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  You have the option to change it.
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  I want to keep my current name. What is your date of birth?
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  June 12th, 1976. Which is your country of birth?
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  Brazil. Do you keep your Brazilian
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  nationality? Yes.
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  Do you have other nationalities? No, I don't.
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  And what is your race? White.
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  All right. I see you are applying under the
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  five year rule. Is that correct?
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  Yes, it is. All right, since when are you a
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  lawful permanent resident of the United States?
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  Since May 18th, 2015. And why do you want to become
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  AUS citizen? I want to vote and secure my
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  family's future in the US. After naturalization, would you
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  like to update your immigration status with the Social Security
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  Administration and request a new Social Security card?
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  Yes. All right, what is your current
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  home address? 1843 Willow Creek Dr.,
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  Framingham, MA 01701. Have you been living there for
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  the last five years? Yes.
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  Is your current physical address also your current mailing
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  address? Yes.
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  What is your current marital status?
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  I am married. Is your spouse a current member
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  of the US Armed Forces? No.
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  How many times have you been married?
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  Two times. Was your former marriage
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  terminated? My late husband passed away.
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  I'm sorry for your loss. May I see the death certificate?
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  Here you are. Thank you.
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  And what is your current husband's name?
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  David Mendez. May I see the marriage
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  certificate? Yes.
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  Do you have children? Yes.
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  I have two children and a stepdaughter.
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  What are their names? Isabella Silva, Lucas Silva and
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  Sophie Mendez. How old are they?
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  Isabella is 19, Lucas is 12 and Sophie is 9.
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  Do they all live with you? No, Isabella, my older daughter,
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  lives in Boston. She goes to college there.
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  All right, what is your current job?
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  I work as a certified nursing assistant at Oakwood
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  Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center.
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  Since when do you work there? Since 2018.
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  Where else did you use to work? I was a cashier at Walmart and
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  also worked as an Uber driver. For how long?
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  Two years at Walmart and six months as an Uber driver.
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  All right, now let's talk about your travel history.
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  Have you traveled outside this United States at any time in the
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  past five years? Yes, I did.
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  Where did you go? I went to Mexico and Brazil.
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  Please tell me the travel dates. I traveled to Brazil from
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  October 20th to the 27th, 2023 and to Mexico from July 10th to
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  the 15th, 2024. What was the purpose of your
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  trip to Mexico? I went for vacation with my
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  husband and daughters. I visited Cancun.
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  Have you traveled since you filled your application?
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  No. Now answer carefully to these
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  questions. Have you ever claimed to be AUS
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  citizen? 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. 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.
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  What does non resident alien mean?
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  Someone who is not AUS citizen. Have you ever been a member of,
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  involved in, or in any way associated with any communist or
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  totalitarian party anywhere in the world?
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  No. 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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  Engaged in kidnapping, assassination, or hijacking or
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  sabotage of an airplane, ship, vehicle, or other mode of
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  transportation. No.
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  Threatened, attempted, conspired, prepared, planned,
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  advocated for, or incited others to commit any of the acts listed
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  before. No.
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  Just to confirm your understanding, what is the
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  meaning of hijacking? To stop and steal a vehicle like
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  an airplane or ship. Good.
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  Now, have you ever ordered, incited, called for, committed,
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  assisted, helped with, or otherwise participated in any of
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  the following torture? No.
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  Genocide. No.
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  Killing or trying to kill any person.
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  No. Intentionally and severely
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  injuring or trying to injure any person.
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  No. Any kind of sexual contact or
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  activity with any person who did not consent or was unable to
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  consent, or was being forced or threatened by you or by someone
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  else. No.
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  Not letting someone practice their religion.
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  No. Causing harm or suffering to any
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  person because of their race, religion, national origin,
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  membership in a particular social group, or political
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  opinion. No.
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  Have you ever received any weapons training, paramilitary
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  training, or other military type?
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  Training, No. OK, Have you ever served in the
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  US 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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  Do you understand the full oath of allegiance to the United
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  States? Yes.
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  Are you willing to take the full oath of allegiance to the
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  United? States yes.
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  If the law requires it, are you willing to bear arms on behalf
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  of the United States? Yes.
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  If the law requires it, are you willing to perform noncombatant
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  services in the US armed forces? Yes.
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  If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of
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  national importance under civilian direction?
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  Yes. Do you understand what is work
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  of national importance? Tasks important to a nation,
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  like helping after a disaster. This completes our application
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  review. Misses Mendez.
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  Thank you for your thorough responses.
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  And that's it for today.