U.S. Citizenship Lesson 64 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: A Practice Citizenship Interview for Mrs. Muthurajan

The Muthurajans visited Milpitas Adult School to record a practice interview for the mother.  Here are three more comments about the interview:

NOTE 1: Most examiners would ask if the applicant has any requested any ACCOMMODATIONS or EXEMPTIONS

NOTE 2: USCIS may ask further questions about financial support.  Many retirees have pensions/savings or are supported by their family. Prepare your answer.

NOTE 3: I forgot to ask a very important question about TAXES.  USCIS asks everyone about taxes.  Many retirees do not pay taxes because they don't have an income.  (However some retirees do have income from investments.  Prepare your correct response!)

• Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs) Script
• Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB)

 أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)

65/20豁免之公民問題

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)

65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)

Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)

Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 Exemption

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)

Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20

N-400

• n-400r-12h   Crime
• n-400r-12i   Deportation
• New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of
• the N-400 Application"

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics

Learn More:

• U.S. Citizenship Resources for April

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 63 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: La Entrevista de Ciudadanía en Español con audio mejorado

uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Interview with Elvia Velázquez (cc--updated!)

• Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs) Script
• Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB)

 أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)

65/20豁免之公民問題

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)

65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)

Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)

Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 Exemption

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)

Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20

N-400

• n-400r-12h   Crime
• n-400r-12i   Deportation
• New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of
• the N-400 Application"

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics

Learn More:

• more U.S. Citizenship Resources for April

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 62 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: Tasleem's Interview

• Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs) Script
• Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB)

 أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)

65/20豁免之公民問題

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)

65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)

Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)

Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 Exemption

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)

Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20

N-400

• n-400r-12h   Crime
• n-400r-12i   Deportation
• New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of
• the N-400 Application"

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics

Learn More:

• U.S. Citizenship Resources for April

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 61 | 2024

 

uscitizenpod: USCIS 65/20 Special Consideration Civics Questions

• Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r for Senior Citizens or Those Who Request Accommodations/Exemptions plus the USCIS 100qs for 65/20 Applicants (8 pgs) Script
• Before the Interview: 7 Questions about Exemptions and Accommodations PLUS 65/20 Civics Questions video

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Arabic) (PDF, 135.05 KB)

 أسئلة التربية المدنية للمتمتعين بالإعفاء 20/65 

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Chinese) (PDF, 276.56 KB)

65/20豁免之公民問題

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Korean) (PDF, 240.21 KB)

65/20 면제에 해당되는 공민/역사 시험 문제

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Spanish) (PDF, 171.73 KB)

Educación Cívica: Preguntas para la Exención 65/20

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Tagalog) (PDF, 201.56 KB)

Mga Tanong Pangmamamayan para sa 65/20 Exemption

Civics Questions for the 65/20 Special Consideration (Vietnamese) (PDF, 232.9 KB)

Các câu Hỏi của Công Dân về Miễn Trừ 65/20

N-400

• n-400r-12h   Crime
• n-400r-12i   Deportation
• New Readers Press "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of
• the N-400 Application"

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Government Basics
• Preparing the Oath: Responsibilities
• PDFs
• USCIS: Your Government and You
• USCIS: Rights and Responsibilities

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.9 Illegal Activities — Criminal Record and Crimes
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.10: Our System of Government — Civics
• 3.15 Rights and Responsibilities — Civics

Learn More:

• U.S. Citizenship Resources for April

NY Historical Society: The Citizenship Project: The Oath of Allegiance

 

 

NY Historical Society: The Citizenship Project: The Oath of Allegiance 

Taking the Oath of Allegiance is an important part of the U.S. Citizenship Test. But what new duties and responsibilities do people swear to uphold? The New-York Historical Society Citizenship Project offers free civics test preparation classes for green card holders. 

Watch the NY Historical Society: The Citizenship Project video playlist. 

 Sign up for one of their free Citizenship classes.

U.S. Immigration News

U.S. Immigration, source: Simrin, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Read more news articles about immigration, naturalization and citizenship at VOA Immigration

Undocumented Indian migrants chart new path to US via Canada

In recent years, the United States has seen an unprecedented surge in undocumented migrants from India, most slipping in through Mexico. But as the U.S.-Mexico border faces growing pressure, many are turning to a less conventional path: crossing the expansive and lightly guarded border with Canada. READ MORE

Regretting coming to US, some Chinese immigrants return home

Chinese migrants coming across the southern U.S. border say they made the treacherous journey to flee China’s authoritarian rule, to seek the American dream or escape growing political and economic uncertainty at home.  But the challenges do not end after they arrive, and some are deciding to return to China, while others have no choice.  READ MORE

 

New Form N-400 Annotated Version from ILRC.org

 

On April 1, 2024, USCIS issued a new naturalization form (Form N-400) for public use. To assist practitioners and volunteers in completing the new N-400 form, ILRC developed this annotated form. 

The annotated form explains many of the questions, why specific questions are on the form, how to complete certain questions, and which questions are “red flags” and thus need advice from experienced attorneys or Department of Justice accredited representatives. 

This annotated form will help guide practitioners and volunteers while completing the new N-400. 

Please note that this annotated form is not a substitute for knowing the full details of all the legal requirements for naturalization and the risks of applying for naturalization if the applicant falls into any of the “red flag” categories.  DOWNLOAD

How Republicans and Democrats got their animal symbols

USCIS 100:45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*

 

USCIS 100:46. What is the political party of the President now?

 

VOA News: How Republicans and Democrats got their animal symbols

In the United States, the two major political parties have been illustrated by a donkey, symbolizing the Democratic Party, or an elephant, symbolizing the Republican Party. The images are used on campaign-related materials. But why were these two beasts chosen?

Both U.S. political parties have an animal symbol:

A donkey for Democrats, and an elephant for Republicans.

And they plaster the symbols everywhere: On hats, pins, T-shirts and mugs.

But how did that come to be?

The donkey symbol dates to Andrew Jackson’s presidential campaign in 1828.

Jackson’s opponents labeled him a jackass — another name for donkey.

But Jackson had the last laugh. He incorporated donkeys on his campaign posters — and won.

Political cartoonists perpetuated the link between Democrats and donkeys.

The most famous was Thomas Nast, known as the “Father of the American Cartoon.”

He is also credited for popularizing the Republican elephant.

His satirical drawings appeared in Harper’s Weekly in the 1870s.

But the Republican elephant appeared much earlier in the pro-Lincoln campaign newspaper, Father Abraham.

An elephant is holding up a banner celebrating Union military victories.

It’s a play on the expression “seeing the elephant,” which soldiers used during the Civil War, meaning “engaging in combat.”

Republicans’ embrace of the elephant has only grown stronger over time.

President Gerald Ford and his wife, Betty, had an “elephant room” in their California home.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan was given a baby elephant by the president of Sri Lanka.

Today, Republicans claim the elephant as the party’s official symbol.