N400 April 2011 filers

[curioustoknow 2]

The six questions he asked are from the book, without rephrasing them or anything, the sentence you have to read might not be, and of course you will have to write down a sentence

that is correct. the sentence that you need to write and read will not be in the book.

the questions that you need to answer are 100% from the book. I believe you have to answer 6 out of 10.

some questions have 3 answers, did you have to give all of them or just one?

for example:

What does the judicial branch do?

the answer is:

reviews laws; - explains laws; - resolves disputes (disagreements); - decides if a law goes against the Constitution

I wonder if you have to provide all of them or 1 answer is enough

Edited June 21, 2011 by curioustoknow

[David-and-Mae 15]

I had my Citizenship's interview and testing this morning in Kansas City. I was scheduled for 9:30am, was there around 9:10 (yeah, were kind of late), went through their security and then as soon as I got in the waiting area, I place my interview appointment letter in a box (there were 3 other letters). I haven't been seated for 5 minutes and they already called my name. The IO is a woman, she was very nice. She had me sworn in as soon as we got in the room. She asked for my DL and GC, counter-checked it with my N-400. Then she went ahead with the civics, reading and writing tests right away. She said she'll ask me 10 questions but will stop at 6 if I got them all correct. I swear it was only 4 questions, or maybe I was too nervous to remember getting 6, LOL. Then we went ahead and review my N-400. She asked if my husband was with me, I said yes and she said "I thought I saw him out there." then smiled. She made me sign on the last page of my forms, then chatted a little bit. After that, she said I passed and should receive my oath taking appointment, which usually could take up to 2 months. She then handed me a piece of paper that said I passed the tests and "Congratulations..." and that my application will be recommended for approval. The immigration officer was very nice. I was in and out of the process in 10 minutes! That quick! What a relief!

The Civics test was:

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

2. What is the president's political party?

3. What are the 2 major polical parties in the US?

4. Name 3 original colonies

That's it... She probably asked me 6 questions but I swear, these are the only questions I can remember.

Reading test: There were 3 sentences, she asked me to read one of them.

"Where does the Congress meet?"

Writing test: She read a sentence and asked me to write it down on the paper she provided.

The Congress meet in Washington.

All in all, the process was very smooth. I was so relieved! Now we wait for the oath taking appointment.

GOODLUCK TO THE REST OF US!

[curioustoknow 2]

I had my Citizenship's interview and testing this morning in Kansas City. I was scheduled for 9:30am, was there around 9:10 (yeah, were kind of late), went through their security and then as soon as I got in the waiting area, I place my interview appointment letter in a box (there were 3 other letters). I haven't been seated for 5 minutes and they already called my name. The IO is a woman, she was very nice. She had me sworn in as soon as we got in the room. She asked for my DL and GC, counter-checked it with my N-400. Then she went ahead with the civics, reading and writing tests right away. She said she'll ask me 10 questions but will stop at 6 if I got them all correct. I swear it was only 4 questions, or maybe I was too nervous to remember getting 6, LOL. Then we went ahead and review my N-400. She asked if my husband was with me, I said yes and she said "I thought I saw him out there." then smiled. She made me sign on the last page of my forms, then chatted a little bit. After that, she said I passed and should receive my oath taking appointment, which usually could take up to 2 months. She then handed me a piece of paper that said I passed the tests and "Congratulations..." and that my application will be recommended for approval. The immigration officer was very nice. I was in and out of the process in 10 minutes! That quick! What a relief!

The Civics test was:

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

2. What is the president's political party?

3. What are the 2 major polical parties in the US?

4. Name 3 original colonies

That's it... She probably asked me 6 questions but I swear, these are the only questions I can remember.

Reading test: There were 3 sentences, she asked me to read one of them.

"Where does the Congress meet?"

Writing test: She read a sentence and asked me to write it down on the paper she provided.

The Congress meet in Washington.

All in all, the process was very smooth. I was so relieved! Now we wait for the oath taking appointment.

GOODLUCK TO THE REST OF US!

Awesome, congratulations

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I had my Citizenship's interview and testing this morning in Kansas City. I was scheduled for 9:30am, was there around 9:10 (yeah, were kind of late), went through their security and then as soon as I got in the waiting area, I place my interview appointment letter in a box (there were 3 other letters). I haven't been seated for 5 minutes and they already called my name. The IO is a woman, she was very nice. She had me sworn in as soon as we got in the room. She asked for my DL and GC, counter-checked it with my N-400. Then she went ahead with the civics, reading and writing tests right away. She said she'll ask me 10 questions but will stop at 6 if I got them all correct. I swear it was only 4 questions, or maybe I was too nervous to remember getting 6, LOL. Then we went ahead and review my N-400. She asked if my husband was with me, I said yes and she said "I thought I saw him out there." then smiled. She made me sign on the last page of my forms, then chatted a little bit. After that, she said I passed and should receive my oath taking appointment, which usually could take up to 2 months. She then handed me a piece of paper that said I passed the tests and "Congratulations..." and that my application will be recommended for approval. The immigration officer was very nice. I was in and out of the process in 10 minutes! That quick! What a relief!

The Civics test was:

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

2. What is the president's political party?

3. What are the 2 major polical parties in the US?

4. Name 3 original colonies

That's it... She probably asked me 6 questions but I swear, these are the only questions I can remember.

Reading test: There were 3 sentences, she asked me to read one of them.

"Where does the Congress meet?"

Writing test: She read a sentence and asked me to write it down on the paper she provided.

The Congress meet in Washington.

All in all, the process was very smooth. I was so relieved! Now we wait for the oath taking appointment.

GOODLUCK TO THE REST OF US!

Woohoo! Congrat's!

[PICHO 2]

I had my Citizenship's interview and testing this morning in Kansas City. I was scheduled for 9:30am, was there around 9:10 (yeah, were kind of late), went through their security and then as soon as I got in the waiting area, I place my interview appointment letter in a box (there were 3 other letters). I haven't been seated for 5 minutes and they already called my name. The IO is a woman, she was very nice. She had me sworn in as soon as we got in the room. She asked for my DL and GC, counter-checked it with my N-400. Then she went ahead with the civics, reading and writing tests right away. She said she'll ask me 10 questions but will stop at 6 if I got them all correct. I swear it was only 4 questions, or maybe I was too nervous to remember getting 6, LOL. Then we went ahead and review my N-400. She asked if my husband was with me, I said yes and she said "I thought I saw him out there." then smiled. She made me sign on the last page of my forms, then chatted a little bit. After that, she said I passed and should receive my oath taking appointment, which usually could take up to 2 months. She then handed me a piece of paper that said I passed the tests and "Congratulations..." and that my application will be recommended for approval. The immigration officer was very nice. I was in and out of the process in 10 minutes! That quick! What a relief!

The Civics test was:

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

2. What is the president's political party?

3. What are the 2 major polical parties in the US?

4. Name 3 original colonies

That's it... She probably asked me 6 questions but I swear, these are the only questions I can remember.

Reading test: There were 3 sentences, she asked me to read one of them.

"Where does the Congress meet?"

Writing test: She read a sentence and asked me to write it down on the paper she provided.

The Congress meet in Washington.

All in all, the process was very smooth. I was so relieved! Now we wait for the oath taking appointment.

GOODLUCK TO THE REST OF US!

Thanks for sharing your experience and congratulations!!!

[PICHO 2]

are the civic questions multiple choice or you have to answer it ? you write in a piece a paper or you just tell the officer the answer?

Hi Sweet10, take a look at this video at the USCIS web site. I think it will give you a good idea of what to expect during the interview:

[Raj1007 1]

Congratulations!! This is the first for April filers!!!

well, i had my interview this afternoon. I thought it was gonna be hard and stressed out for the last two weeks. Any way..... went there today. didnt have to wait was called in in less than 2 minutes after i walked into the building. the guy was extremely nice and smiles as he was talking< which helped me get comfortable,After swearing, first he asked me to read a question which was what country in the south of United States. and wrote the answer in a paper. than 5 other questions:1name one branch of the government 2- we vote the senators for how many years? 3 if the president and vice president can no longer rule who will rule the country? 4 how many justices are on the supreme court? 5 What did the Declaration of Independence do? I think that was it, that is all i can remember now, after that we went through a small review of the n400 form and that is it. he congratulated me and said that i will receive an oath ceremony letter in a week to 10 days and that most likely i will have my oath in the 20 th july.

hope everyone will have a good and easy interview, study hard and good luck

[Caroline and Phil 14]

I had my Citizenship's interview and testing this morning in Kansas City. I was scheduled for 9:30am, was there around 9:10 (yeah, were kind of late), went through their security and then as soon as I got in the waiting area, I place my interview appointment letter in a box (there were 3 other letters). I haven't been seated for 5 minutes and they already called my name. The IO is a woman, she was very nice. She had me sworn in as soon as we got in the room. She asked for my DL and GC, counter-checked it with my N-400. Then she went ahead with the civics, reading and writing tests right away. She said she'll ask me 10 questions but will stop at 6 if I got them all correct. I swear it was only 4 questions, or maybe I was too nervous to remember getting 6, LOL. Then we went ahead and review my N-400. She asked if my husband was with me, I said yes and she said "I thought I saw him out there." then smiled. She made me sign on the last page of my forms, then chatted a little bit. After that, she said I passed and should receive my oath taking appointment, which usually could take up to 2 months. She then handed me a piece of paper that said I passed the tests and "Congratulations..." and that my application will be recommended for approval. The immigration officer was very nice. I was in and out of the process in 10 minutes! That quick! What a relief!

The Civics test was:

1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

2. What is the president's political party?

3. What are the 2 major polical parties in the US?

4. Name 3 original colonies

That's it... She probably asked me 6 questions but I swear, these are the only questions I can remember.

Reading test: There were 3 sentences, she asked me to read one of them.

"Where does the Congress meet?"

Writing test: She read a sentence and asked me to write it down on the paper she provided.

The Congress meet in Washington.

All in all, the process was very smooth. I was so relieved! Now we wait for the oath taking appointment.

GOODLUCK TO THE REST OF US!

That was lovely, Mae!!! Congratulations!!!!

[David-and-Mae 15]

Thanks, guys! It was exciting indeed. I was a nervous-wreck for days and days only to be given a nice break during the interview and testing. YAY!

[BlueRain77 0]

I'm on my phone right now so I can't cut & paste the timeline but my husband has his interview July 26 at 8:10 am in Seattle.

[nab-400 16]

Congratulations!!!

[PICHO 2]

Updating BlueRain77's interview date, congrats!!!

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N-400: April 2011 Applicants

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Thank you Picho for updating me!

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Picho............|04/06/11.|04/13/11.|04/12/11.|05/04/11.|06/01/11.|06/29/11.|--/--/--.|Buffalo, NY......|

kimm.............|04/26/11.|05/02/11.|04/28/11.|05/27/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|New York City,NY.|

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Sweet10..........|04/01/11.|04/07/11.|04/06/11.|05/17/11.|05/28/11.|06/30/11.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA....|

Lisa and Phil....|04/02/11.|04/07/11.|04/06/11.|05/23/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Detroit, MI......|

DavidandMae......|04/04/11.|04/06/11.|04/07/11.|04/21/11.|05/10/11.|06/21/11.|--/--/--.|Kansas City......|

akm_ind..........|04/04/11.|04/12/11.|04/07/11.|05/23/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Portland, OR.....|

Amhayl...........|04/06/11.|04/12/11.|04/12/11.|05/17/11.|05/12/11.|06/20/11.|--/--/--.|San Diego, CA....|

Rocky_nBullwinkle|04/08/11.|04/13/11.|04/13/11.|04/29/11.|06/01/11.|07/07/11.|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA|

Raj1007..........|04/14/11.|04/19/11.|04/18/11.|05/12/11.|05/31/11.|06/28/11.|--/--/--.|San Jose, CA.....|

Perfect..........|04/18/11.|04/21/11.|04/21/11.|06/08/11.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|--/--/--.|Santa Ana, CA....|

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BlueRain77.......|04/22/11.|04/25/11.|04/28/11.|06/07/11.|06/21/11.|07/26/11.|--/--/--.|Seattle, WA......|

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[BlueRain77 0]

so, my husband got his interview appt letter with a huge list of things to bring, most are things that he already filed. Does he Really need to bring everything? Most of the originals were sent with the packets probably in duplicate. I do have all the packet copies (ummm some I may have to dig for). Do you think just bringing those would work? Along with Birth Certificate originals of course. Also, my husband lost his old passport so he has no record of proof that he never left the country except for our word. Will it help if he brings my old passports?