Silly question - what happens if you don't get 6 correct answers?

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I am sure this has been asked and I searched but not for the right thing obviously.

If the person doesn't pass the interview because they didn't answer at least 6 questions correctly - what happens next? Is the entire N400 app and fee gone to waste or is there another opportunity to interview at a later date? I assume life continues on with their current GC?

My motherly nerves are kicking in that my ADHD 'I will study at the last minute' daughter won't be prepared - just want to know the worst case scenario.

She's just doing FP on Monday so she has plenty of time.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

they pick 10 out of 100, out of the 10 she has to get 6 out of 10,

with the form sent she gets two chances, and only will be tested on the portion she didn't pass

tell her to relax, it's not hard

she has to be studying by now because there are 100 questions to study

[Shub 78]

If you don't pass, you get to try again at a later date. Not sure how many tries you get. Of course if they end up denying your application, you keep your green card, there's no reason they would kick you out of the country for not knowing who the Chief Justice is or what ocean is to the east of the country...

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Thanks, yep we know - I did this 2 yrs ago. Fortunately being Canadian has its advantages because she knows many of the answers already.

Glad to hear its not a 1 time shot though.

hi

they pick 10 out of 100, out of the 10 she has to get 6 out of 10,

with the form sent she gets two chances, and only will be tested on the portion she didn't pass

tell her to relax, it's not hard

she has to be studying by now because there are 100 questions to study

[JimmyHou 611]

If you don't pass, you get to try again at a later date. Not sure how many tries you get. Of course if they end up denying your application, you keep your green card, there's no reason they would kick you out of the country for not knowing who the Chief Justice is or what ocean is to the east of the country...

You get two chances: the first chance during the interview and one make-up chance. If you fail twice, your application is denied and you have to reapply and pay the application fee again.

[NickD 202]

4 1/2 hour drive to our field office, only took me about twenty minutes to memorize the hundred answers to those twenty questions. I downloaded the test, for multiple answers, picked the easier one to remember, and printed these out, two columns per page, two sheets printed double sided. Also typed in key local names of senators, congressman, and the governor.

Had either my wife or stepdaughter ask me the questions and would even give the right or correct answers, you actually learn more by teaching than learning. Wife did some pre-study was the first time my stepdaughter even looked at the test,

Could be a language barrier, as part of her job, wife was also an English translator, but when my stepdaughter first came here, couldn't speak a word of English. But with delays and the five year had six years to learn.

Ha, both answered the first six questions accurately, answers were very fresh in their minds. But we won't discuss the next day. That CD would put us to sleep, key two senses are both reading and verbal for learning, but didn't try Gibbs on NCIS whack behind the neck.

The more difficult part of these interviews was learning that N-400 forwards and backwards to respond without hesitation, the reason why you answered their questions the way you did. And it seems strange they even have an English test after going all through those questions on the N-400.

Was one question on the old test, recite the names of the original 13 colonies and in any order. Would take a listener with a photographic memory to make sure you didn't recite the name of one of the colonies twice, so really doubted if they would even ask that question. But if they did, would have three more chances to get that right.

Its my understanding you get one second chance to repeat this test, sure it was in the instructions someplace. I knew if I had to take this test in Spanish, would blow it. Can't even pronounce some of their words without twisting my tongue.