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Phx_Girl

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I need information to help my father apply for citizenship.
He's 74 and has had his GC for close to 20 years.
If I remember correctly he now qualifies to have the interview and test in his native language. I also remember one attorney giving me a sheet w/ ten questions. He said after so many years, they only have to answer ten questions.

Is this still true? If so, after how many years of having the GC? and where can I find them, since the test has changed?

Thank you for any help offered.
 
Go to www.uscis.gov

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=96719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

There are also learning materials in different languages.
Here's an excerpt from the guide pertaining to your father.

(c) If you are over 65 years old and
have lived in the United States as
a Permanent Resident for periods
totaling at least 20 years, you do
not have to take the English test. You
do have to take the civics test in the
language of your choice. Designated test
questions have been selected for you to
study and are identified within the list of
100 civics test questions, which can be
found at www.uscis.gov under Education
and Resources.
To qualify for one of these exceptions, your
time as a Permanent Resident does not
have to be continuous. You are eligible for
the exemption as long as your total time
residing in the United States (as a
Permanent Resident) is at least 15 or 20
years. You may not count time when you
were not a Permanent Resident.
 
Phx_Girl said:
I need information to help my father apply for citizenship.
He's 74 and has had his GC for close to 20 years.
If I remember correctly he now qualifies to have the interview and test in his native language. I also remember one attorney giving me a sheet w/ ten questions. He said after so many years, they only have to answer ten questions.

Is this still true? If so, after how many years of having the GC? and where can I find them, since the test has changed?

Thank you for any help offered.
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You can review the Guide to Naturalization available on the USCIS web site. It will have all the required information that you are looking for.
 
Are you talking about the civics questions? If so, you only need to answer 10 questions, and you need at least 6 of those answers to be correct to pass the test. That's true of anyone, and doesn't matter if he's 74 or 24.
 
Phx_Girl said:
I need information to help my father apply for citizenship.
He's 74 and has had his GC for close to 20 years.
If I remember correctly he now qualifies to have the interview and test in his native language. I also remember one attorney giving me a sheet w/ ten questions. He said after so many years, they only have to answer ten questions.

Is this still true? If so, after how many years of having the GC? and where can I find them, since the test has changed?

Thank you for any help offered.
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If he has 20 years as a GC holder, he's eligible for the simplified version of the civics test in his own language and is exempt from the English test.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=ebf1bece24e7b110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

The simplified version means he only has to study the 20 questions marked with an asterisk on the test. He would still have to answer at least 6 questions correct out of a possible 10 asked.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/100q.pdf
 
Thx!
Nothing gets past you!
Thx for noticing. ;)

Now I want to work on this for my Dad, but it looks like he doesn't qualify for the simplified test until next year.

When is the threatened date to increase the N400 fee? I've heard rumors of a $1000 fee in the future. I hope that doesn't happen before we can send in his application.
 
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