Panakisarita
The officer checks your spoken English with questions about your N-400. Answers can be short. Personalize these →
Survival phrases · say them anytime
Can you please repeat the question?
Mabalin kadi nga uliten yo ti saludsod?
Can you please speak slowly?
Mabalin kadi nga agsao kayo a nainayad?
I don't understand.
Saan ko a maawatan.
Yes. / No.
Wen. / Saan.
I don't know.
Diak ammo.
Thank you.
Agyamanak.
Likely interview questions
What is your full name?
Ania ti kompleto a naganmo?
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My name is ______.
Ti naganko ket ______.
What is your date of birth?
Ania ti petsa ti pannakayanakmo?
Sungbat · Answer
I was born on ______.
Naiyanakak idi ______.
What is your address?
Ania ti direksionmo?
Sungbat · Answer
I live at ______.
Agnanaedak iti ______.
Where were you born?
Sadino ti nakayanakam?
Sungbat · Answer
I was born in ______.
Naiyanakak idiay ______.
When did you become a permanent resident?
Kaano a nagbalinka a permanente a residente?
Sungbat · Answer
I became a permanent resident in ______.
Nagbalinak a permanente a residente idi ______.
Are you married?
Naasawaankan?
Sungbat · Answer
Yes, I am married. / No, I am not married.
Wen, naasawaanak. / Saan, saanak a naasawaan.
How did you get your green card?
Kasano a nagun-odmo ti green card mo?
Sungbat · Answer
Through my family. / Through my job. / Through asylum.
Babaen ti pamiliak. / Babaen ti trabahok. / Babaen ti asylum.
Have you traveled outside the United States since you became a permanent resident?
Nagbiaheka kadi iti ruar ti Estados Unidos manipud idi nagbalinka a permanente a residente?
Sungbat · Answer
Yes. / No.
Wen. / Saan.
How long were you outside the United States?
Mano ti kabayag a nagyanmo iti ruar ti Estados Unidos?
Sungbat · Answer
About ______ weeks. / About ______ months.
Agarup ______ a lawas. / Agarup ______ a bulan.
Ti maysa a biahe a nasursurok ngem 6 a bulan ket mabalin a mangpataud kadagiti saludsod maipapan iti agtultuloy a panagnaed. Makisarita iti abogado no daytoy ket maipatinayon kenka.
Do you work?
Agtrabahoka kadi?
Sungbat · Answer
Yes, I work at ______. / No, I am retired. / No, I am a student.
Wen, agtrabahoak iti ______. / Saan, retiradoak. / Saan, estudiante ak.
Have you ever been arrested or committed a crime?
Naaresto ka kadin wenno adda kadi krimen a naaramidmo?
Sungbat · Answer
No, never.
Saan, pulos.
Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?
Nagbalinka kadin a miembro ti Partido Komunista?
Sungbat · Answer
No.
Saan.
No nagbalinka a miembro ti maysa a partido komunista wenno maysa a naikapon nga organisasion dagiti agtutubo (gagangay kadagiti dati a pagilian ti Eastern-bloc), masapul nga ipudnom daytoy a sipupudno. Kumonsulta iti abogado ti imigrasion sakbay nga agfile-ka iti N-400 mo.
Have you ever failed to file your taxes?
Adda kadi a saanmo a naifile dagiti buis mo?
Sungbat · Answer
No. I file my taxes every year. / I do not need to file.
Saan. Agfile-ak kadagiti buisko iti tunggal tawen. / Saanak a masapul nga agfile.
Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the United States?
Suportaram kadi ti Konstitusion ken ti porma ti gobierno ti Estados Unidos?
Sungbat · Answer
Yes.
Wen.
Are you willing to take the full Oath of Allegiance?
Sidadaanka kadi nga agsapata iti kompleto nga Oath of Allegiance (Sapata ti Kinapudno)?
Sungbat · Answer
Yes.
Wen.
Do you understand what you are saying? Do you swear the information is true?
Maawatam kadi ti ibagbagam? Isapatam kadi a pudno ti impormasion?
Sungbat · Answer
Yes, I do.
Wen.
Why do you want to become a U.S. citizen?
Apay a kayatmo ti agbalin nga umili ti EU?
Sungbat · Answer
Because I want to be a full member of this country. / Because my family is here.
Gapu ta kayatko ti agbalin a kompleto a miembro daytoy a pagilian. / Gapu ta adda ditoy ti pamiliak.