U.S. Citizenship Lesson 22 | 2023

 

uscitizenpod: Alecia Sotelo's Basic Citizenship Interview

• A Basic Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Revised N-400 (2pgs, 38 qs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture Quiz Part 01 to Part 11 
• Vocabulary Picture Quiz Part 12

N-400

• USCIS: Marital Status
• USCIS: Children
• n-400r-10     Marital History
• n-400r-11     Children

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: 1800s
• PDFs
• USCIS: Abraham Lincoln
• USCIS: Civil War
• USCIS: U.S. Wars in the 1800s
• USCIS 100:70-77 Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.6 Family Relationships
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War
• 3.8 Difficult Times and Great Leaders since 1900

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 21 | 2023

 

uscitizenpod: Lan's Basic Citizenship Interview

• A Basic Citizenship Interview based on the USCIS Revised N-400 (2pgs, 38 qs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture Quiz Part 01 to Part 11 
• Vocabulary Picture Quiz Part 12

N-400

• USCIS: Marital Status
• USCIS: Children
• n-400r-10     Marital History
• n-400r-11     Children

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: 1800s
• PDFs
• USCIS: Abraham Lincoln
• USCIS: Civil War
• USCIS: U.S. Wars in the 1800s
• USCIS 100:70-77 Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.6 Family Relationships
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War
• 3.8 Difficult Times and Great Leaders since 1900

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History

32 new citizens sworn in at York naturalization ceremony

wgaltv: 32 new citizens sworn in at York naturalization ceremony

Listening Session on the Proposed Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration Fees

 USCIS: Listening Session on the Proposed Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration Fees   Live streamed on Jan 11, 2023 (slides)

USCIS invites you to provide feedback on the DHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to adjust certain immigration and naturalization benefit request fees. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on Jan. 4, 2023. During today’s engagement, the following links will be referenced:

• Proposed Fee Rule Frequently Asked Questions
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Correction

For most applicants, the N-400 Application for Naturalization will cost $760 which includes the biometrics fee--an increase of only $35! (#short)

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 20 | 2023

 

 

uscitizenpod: Tao Guangfang’s First Practice Citizenship Interview

• Interview C5
• Name One of Several Possible Answers

N-400

• n-400r-5       Residence
• n-400r-6       Parents
• n-400r-7       Biographic Info
• n-400r-8       Work and School
• n-400r-9       Travel outside the US

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: 1800s
• PDFs
• USCIS: Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• USCIS: Early America
• USCIS: 1800s History
• uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
• uscitizenpod: Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quizzes
  • Bill of Rights pptx slides
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01
  • Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.5 Employment, Schools, and Travel
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.6 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 19 | 2023

 

 

uscitizenpod: Mix and Match U S  Citizenship Interview C-5 with  Edwin Cornejo (El Salvador)

• Interview C5
• USCIS 100:58-70 American History: Colonial Period and Independence

N-400

• n-400r-5       Residence
• n-400r-6       Parents
• n-400r-7       Biographic Info
• n-400r-8       Work and School
• n-400r-9       Travel outside the US

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: 1800s
• PDFs
• USCIS: Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• USCIS: Early America
• USCIS: 1800s History
• uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
• uscitizenpod: Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quizzes
  • Bill of Rights pptx slides
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01
  • Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.5 Employment, Schools, and Travel
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.6 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 18 | 2023

 

uscitizenpod: New Year, New Citizen 2022

 

uscitizenpod: Mix and Match U.S. Citizenship Interview Level C Practice 2 Plus Geography Quiz

• Interview C2
• Geography Quiz

N-400

• n-400r-5       Residence
• n-400r-6       Parents
• n-400r-7       Biographic Info
• n-400r-8       Work and School
• n-400r-9       Travel outside the US

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: 1800s
• PDFs
• USCIS: Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• USCIS: Early America
• USCIS: 1800s History
• uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
• uscitizenpod: Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quizzes
  • Bill of Rights pptx slides
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01
  • Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.5 Employment, Schools, and Travel
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.6 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 17 | 2023

 

 

uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David

• Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) 
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture Quiz

N-400

• n-400r-5       Residence
• n-400r-6       Parents
• n-400r-7       Biographic Info
• n-400r-8       Work and School
• n-400r-9       Travel outside the US

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: 1800s
• PDFs
• USCIS: Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• USCIS: Early America
• USCIS: 1800s History
• uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
• uscitizenpod: Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quizzes
  • Bill of Rights pptx slides
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01
  • Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.5 Employment, Schools, and Travel
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.6 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 16 | 2023

 

uscitizenpod: Elementary Citizenship Interview

• Elementary Interview based on the Revised N-400 (21qs) 
• Presentation
• Script
• Vocabulary Picture Quiz
• Vocabulary Picture notes 

N-400

• n-400r-5       Residence
• n-400r-6       Parents
• n-400r-7       Biographic Info
• n-400r-8       Work and School
• n-400r-9       Travel outside the US

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Rights
• Preparing the Oath: 1800s
• PDFs
• USCIS: Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• USCIS: Early America
• USCIS: 1800s History
• uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf
• uscitizenpod: Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quizzes
  • Bill of Rights pptx slides
  • Bill of Rights Vocabulary Quiz 01
  • Bill of Rights Citizenship Quiz

USA Learns 

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.5 Employment, Schools, and Travel
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.6 The Bill of Rights and Other Amendments
• 3.7 The 1800s and Civil War

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Black History Month
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year

uscitizenpod: New Year, New Citizen 2022

Updated 01/20/2023 Check back for updates

During 2019-2022, we posted over 60 Citizenship videos from Vietnamese, Chinese, and Taiwanese!  We look forward to posting even more during the Year of the Tiger 2022.

VOA News: California’s Vietnamese to Greet New Year with Traditional Drumming (2022)

VOA News: In New York's Chinatown, New Digital Generation Raises Awareness, Keeps Cultural Traditions Alive

•  Lunar New Year Citizens video playlist (over 40 video!)
• 黎潔芳談她的美國公民資格考試 video
• 2020 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Yinghong Xu video
• A Quick Citizenship Interview for Two October Birthday Girls video
• Candy Tran’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Candy Tran's Second Practice Citizenship Interview video 
• Candy Tran's Third Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Candy Tran Talks About Her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Candy Tran nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô video
• Chengyu Wang’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Chengyu Wang Practices the N-400 Part 12 video
• Chúng tôi đã phỏng vấn đậu quốc tịch Mỹ video
• Hieu Thanh Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Hieu Thanh Nguyen’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Hung Do talks about his U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Hùng Đỗ nói về cuộc Phỏng vấn Quốc tịch Hoa Kỳ của mình video
• Huong Nguyen's Fourth Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Huong Nguyen Talks about her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Mayor of Milpitas, Rich Tran, Visits the MAE Citizenship Class video
• Minh Nhu Nguyen’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• My Ngoc Thi Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Review PLUS Clarification Questions video
• Nga Tran's U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Nhung Thi Hong Tran's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Oanh Thi Kim Do's First Practice Citizenship Interview video video
• Oanh Thi Kim Do's Second Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Oanh Thi Kim Do Practices the USCIS N400 Part 12 video
• Oanh Thi Kim Do Talks about Her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Phuong Thi Le's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Phuong Thi Le’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video video
• Tam Thanh Thai's 1st U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
• Tam Thanh Thai's 2nd U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
• Tam Thanh Thai's 3rd U.S. Citizenship Practice Interview video
• Tao Guangfang’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Thanh Dinh's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Thi Nhung Phan's 1st Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Thi Nhung Phan's 2nd Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Thien Thi Kim Phan--New Citizen!  video 
• Thoa Dao's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Thuan Thi Dieu Vo's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Thuan nói về cuộc phỏng vấn thi công dân Hoa Kỳ của cô video
• Thuong Phan's First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Thuy Thu Pham’s First Practice Citizenship Interview video
• Thuy Thu Pham’s Second Practice Citizenship Interview video video
• Trick or Treat! A Halloween Citizenship Interview video
• Van Thi Bach Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Van's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video
• Xiao Mei Cen’s Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview video

PLUS

• A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 1 pdf / video
• A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2 mp3 / video / pdf
• Mei-Lin Chen's Quick Interview Based on the N-400r for Lunar New Year  pdf
• More N-400 and Civics quizzes

Updated 02/05/2022

The Inside Story: New Congress, New Challenges

VOANews: The Inside Story: New Congress, New Challenges 

After a bruising fight over its leadership, a new Congress takes over Capitol Hill. How will divided government impact America’s direction? From immigration to defending Ukraine, The Inside Story: New Congress, New Challenges. (Read the transcript)

POP QUIZ

USCIS 100:13. Name one branch or part of the government.*

USCIS 100:14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

USCIS 100:16. Who makes federal laws?

USCIS 100:17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

USCIS 100:18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

USCIS 100:19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

USCIS 100:20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*

USCIS 100:21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

USCIS 100:22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

USCIS 100:23. Name your U.S. Representative.

USCIS 100:24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

USCIS 100:25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

USCIS 100:31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

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?

USCIS 100:47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 15 | 2023

 

uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level C Practice 5 and "Fives & Sixes" Civics Questions

N-400 Practice

• Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews
• Interview C-5
• ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
• N-400 Section Interviews
• n-400r-0       Before the Interview plus mp3
• n-400r-1       Eligibility
• n-400r-2       Info About You
• n-400r-3       Accommodations
• n-400r-4       Contact Info
• ALL N-400 Section Interviews

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
• Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
• PDFs
• USCIS: George Washington and the War of Independence
• USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
• USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
• USCIS: Establishing Independence
• USCIS: The US Constitution 
• uscitizenpod: Geography Quiz
• uscitizenpod: Dollar Quiz
• uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: "Fives" and "Sixes"
• uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf

USA Learns:

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.1 Unit Introduction 
• 2.2 Questions and Short Answers  
• 2.3 Information about You 
• 2.4 Contact Information
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.4 The Declaration of Independence 
• 3.5 The Constitution

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History

U.S. Citizenship Lesson 14 | 2023

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uscitizenpod: Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview: Level C Practice 4 + "Fours" Civics Questions

N-400 Practice

• Mix and Match Citizenship Interviews
• Interview C-4
• ALL Mix-and-Match U.S. Citizenship Interview scripts
• N-400 Section Interviews
• n-400r-0       Before the Interview plus mp3
• n-400r-1       Eligibility
• n-400r-2       Info About You
• n-400r-3       Accommodations
• n-400r-4       Contact Info
• ALL N-400 Section Interviews

Civics:

• Videos
• Preparing the Oath: Establishing Independence
• Preparing the Oath: Writing the Constitution
• PDFs
• USCIS: George Washington and the War of Independence
• USCIS: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
• USCIS: Benjamin Franklin & the Constitution
• USCIS: Establishing Independence
• USCIS: The US Constitution 
• uscitizenpod: Geography Quiz
• uscitizenpod: Dollar Quiz
• uscitizenpod: EXTRA PRACTICE: "Fours"
• uscitizenpod: A Handy Copy of the USCIS 100 Questions (updated) pdf

USA Learns:

• N-400 Interview Practice
• 2.1 Unit Introduction 
• 2.2 Questions and Short Answers  
• 2.3 Information about You 
• 2.4 Contact Information
• Civics, Reading, and Writing Practice
• 3.4 The Declaration of Independence 
• 3.5 The Constitution

Learn more:

1. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Martin Luther King, Jr Day
2. uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year
3. uscitizenpod: Reading and Writing Practice Sentences
4. USCIS: 100 Civics and History Questions and Civics Questions playlist
5. USCIS: Civics Lesson Plans
6. USCIS: Reading Vocabulary List and Writing Vocabulary List
7. New Readers Press: "Tricky Vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 Application"
8. si.edu: Preparing for the Oath
9. USA Learns English, Citizenship, Health Care Jobs, and more!
10. VOA Learning English: US History