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  1. Citizenship Interview

    Hi All,

    I have the citizenship interview in few weeks. I want to know what are the General Questions they ask at the interview. Do they change the questions every time? I've seen some sample questions but want to know if they change them or not. Also how many questions in general do they ask?

    Also I want to know how do they test reading and writing skills, how hard these tests are?

    Many Thanks
    Duke

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    The questions are simple and straightforward... read on peoples' experiences with interview and you will see. USCIS has a booklet with the 100 questions / answers (short & long form). The DO has it, and you should get a copy after FP is done.

    The language test is very simple, the IO reads a sentence and you write it... And you get to read a sentence as well.

    The reading/writing test should be waived for board members in good standing
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    DO: Indianapolis, IN
    08/21/2009: Apply for N-400
    09/16/2009: FP Appointment
    11/10/2009: Interview
    11/25/2009: OL Received
    12/03/2009: Oath Date
    12/18/2009: Applied for Passport
    01/11/2010: Passport + NC received

  3. You should have a booklet with the 100 questions and answers from the finger printing. In the back there is a CD. Use that on shuffle-play or random on your computer.

    For reading and writing they will show you a short sentence to read. Then ask you to write and answer to the question. The IO will tell you the answer to write.

    Something like

    IO: "Please read this sentence." They point to a line in the book.
    You: "Who was George Washington."
    IO: "Please write, '"George Washington was the Father of our Country.'"

    That's it. Very easy with a little bit of study.
    Phoenix DO
    05/14/09 N-400 Mailed
    05/17/09 N-400 Received
    05/19/09 Return Receipt
    05/26/09 Checks cashed
    05/27/09 N-400 Receipt
    06/05/09 FP notice
    06/11/09 FP Complete
    07/08/09 IL notice
    08/19/09 Interview PASSED
    08/29/09 OL
    09/11/09 Oath USC - Woo hooo!
    3 months 29 days = 121 days total
    09/11/09 Passport App. Mailed
    09/18/09 Check cashed
    09/23/09 New SS Card
    10/01/09 US-Passport
    10/02/09 Certificate returned
    10/06/09 Passport card
    4 months 22 days = 145 days TOTAL

  4. Thanks & Congradulations Guys,

    I got a copy of the booklet and am going through the 100 questions. My concern was whether they are going to ask questions outside of those 100. Sounds like they don't.

    Also from your answers I gather reading and writing tests aren't really hard.

    BTW: How long did the whole test take for you guys?

    Thanks
    Duke

  5. Quote Originally Posted by duke2 View Post
    Thanks & Congradulations Guys,

    I got a copy of the booklet and am going through the 100 questions. My concern was whether they are going to ask questions outside of those 100. Sounds like they don't.

    Also from your answers I gather reading and writing tests aren't really hard.

    BTW: How long did the whole test take for you guys?

    Thanks
    Duke
    IO won't ask any questions other than questions that are on the booklet. It is not very hard. Don't worry too much.

    If you are good at English, you will be fine.
    Center: VSC
    N-400 mailing date: 12/15/2007
    PD: 12/18/2007
    ND: 01/08/2008
    FP: 1/26/2008
    IL recd: 5/5/2008 or 5/6/2008
    Interview scheduled: 06/12/2008 at 11:20 AM
    Oath: 06/12/2008
    Status: Case closed - Completed. Official US citizen.

    Applied for US passport and US passport card: 06/13/2008
    Received US passport: 06/21/2008
    Received US passport card: 08/25/2008

  6. Thanks, USGC485. That clear's my doubt as well :-)

  7. Most of the questions are information about your life. They change it? It depends on who is your interviewer.

  8. HI! Could anyone write the exact questions normally asked at the interview, please?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonya Williams View Post
    HI! Could anyone write the exact questions normally asked at the interview, please?
    The civic and history questions are on the uscis website:

    http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...004718190aRCRD
    Sent N-400 7/28/07
    PD 7/27/07
    Check cashed 12/5/07
    NOA 12/7/07
    FP notice 1/4/08 (received 1/10/08 )
    FP Date 1/30/08 (walk in done on 1/26/08 Charlotte)
    IL: 6/10/08
    ID: 8/28/08 (Durham DO) Passed!
    OL: 9/23/08
    OD: 10/06/08
    PP: 10/21/08 (applied)
    PP: 11/1/08 (received)
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  10. I used this site:
    http://www.passcitizenshipexam.com/n...est/index.html

    it was pretty good everything is up2date.
    ------------------
    07/11/09 -- Mailed N400 via USPS (Phoenix Lock Box)
    07/13/09 -- Reached Destination
    07/17/09 -- Check Cleared
    07/20/09 -- NOA
    07/25/09 -- Rcv'd FP notice
    08/07/09 -- FP Done!
    08/18/09 -- Interview Letter Rcv'd
    10/06/09 -- Interview Done! Approved!
    10/12/09 -- Oath notice Rcv'd
    10/30/09 -- Became Proud Citizen of USA =)

  11. Quote Originally Posted by WhichWay2Go View Post
    For reading and writing they will show you a short sentence to read. Then ask you to write and answer to the question. The IO will tell you the answer to write.

    Something like

    IO: "Please read this sentence." They point to a line in the book.
    You: "Who was George Washington."
    IO: "Please write, '"George Washington was the Father of our Country.'"

    That's it. Very easy with a little bit of study.
    Does one need to study for the reading/writing test? OR did you mean prep for the history/civics test?
    I have a test this week & have gone through the history/civics questions -- haven't spent any time "studying" for the reading/writing test.

  12. Quote Originally Posted by WhichWay2Go View Post
    Something like

    IO: "Please read this sentence." They point to a line in the book.
    You: "Who was George Washington."
    IO: "Please write, '"George Washington was the Father of our Country.'"
    I only see one example that writing sentence is unrelated to reading sentence. In all others, writing sentence is just answer version of the
    reading senetence which is a question

  13. Thanks guys,

    The reading/writing part doesn't seem to be a big deal (according to what I gather from your answers).

    BTW: How long did the whole process take from walking into the Office and doing the test to walking out.

    Regards
    Duke

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