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These are all great points both of you have brought out. I think this probably takes an immigration attorney to dissect further. The human conscience is a powerful thing isn't it? Best I can do is present all the facts/realities of the USCIS process and let them make their own decision. I was hoping to get some anecdotal experiences from people who have made corrections to their application after naturalization but the consensus seems that they may need to renounce and reapply.

The application was YES, they meant to say NO.

I just asked for more clarification. Yes, although they did not ask every question, the ones that were asked were answered correctly. For clarity, the question of bearing arms were already answered correctly (no) based on as you said, religious grounds. A modified oath was even allowed as per USCIS policy so that is in their application files. I should have been clearer in my original post, but the specific question was about performing non-combat duties in the armed forces of which they would like the answer corrected. My question was really just about the process of making modifications to an already completed N400 application.

A question came up from a family member that I helped with their N400 application. They have already been naturalized a couple years. They noticed that they incorrectly answered one of the YES/NO questions on their N400 form, specifically the ones in PART 12 #48-50 (as it relates to bearing arms, non-combat service...etc) I don't think the answer impacts their citizenship either way, but it is one of those things that would have been flagged and discussed during the interview, but unfortunately, the wrong answer was provided. They really are bothered by this, so my question is, is there anyway to notify USCIS of this and make a correction on the application? I assume they retain the N400 application on file for some time, and not forever, but I could be wrong. Definitely not a lawyer, and this might be a legal question, but can they cite an answer on your application and legally bind you to do something against your will? My thinking is that people make mistakes all the time on forms and one wrong checkbox is not a huge mistake and can be properly addressed if it ever needed to come the time. Happy to hear people's thoughts on this matter. Thank you.