Interview
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?
Kwōmaroñ ke bar ba naan in kajjitōk eo?
Can you please speak slowly?
Kwōmaroñ ke kōnono ruṃwij?
I don't understand.
Ijjab meḷeḷe.
Yes. / No.
Aet. / Jaab.
I don't know.
Ijaje.
Thank you.
Kōṃṃool.
Likely interview questions
What is your full name?
Ta etaṃ ilo aolepān?
Uwaak · Answer
My name is ______.
Eta in ______.
What is your date of birth?
Ñāāt raan in ḷotak eo aṃ?
Uwaak · Answer
I was born on ______.
Iar ḷotak ilo ______.
What is your address?
Ewi jikin jokwe eo aṃ (address)?
Uwaak · Answer
I live at ______.
Ij jokwe ilo ______.
Where were you born?
Ewi ijo kwaar ḷotak ie?
Uwaak · Answer
I was born in ______.
Iar ḷotak ilo ______.
When did you become a permanent resident?
Ñāāt kwaar erom ri-jokwe indeeo (permanent resident)?
Uwaak · Answer
I became a permanent resident in ______.
Iar erom ri-jokwe indeeo ilo ______.
Are you married?
Kwōj ke pālele?
Uwaak · Answer
Yes, I am married. / No, I am not married.
Aet, ij pālele. / Jaab, ijjab pālele.
How did you get your green card?
Ekōjkan aṃ bōk green card eo aṃ?
Uwaak · Answer
Through my family. / Through my job. / Through asylum.
Kōn baaṃle eo aō. / Kōn jerbal eo aō. / Kōn asylum.
Have you traveled outside the United States since you became a permanent resident?
Kwaar ke etal ḷọk jān Amedka ālkin aṃ erom ri-jokwe indeeo?
Uwaak · Answer
Yes. / No.
Aet. / Jaab.
How long were you outside the United States?
Ewi toon aṃ pād ilikin Amedka?
Uwaak · Answer
About ______ weeks. / About ______ months.
Tarrin ______ wiik. / Tarrin ______ allōñ.
Juon iaḷ in etal eo eaetok jān 6 allōñ emaroñ kōṃṃan kajjitōk kōn aṃ jokwe wōt ilo Amedka. Kōnono ippān juon lawyer eḷaññe men in ej jelōt eok.
Do you work?
Kwōj ke jerbal?
Uwaak · Answer
Yes, I work at ______. / No, I am retired. / No, I am a student.
Aet, ij jerbal ilo ______. / Jaab, iar retire. / Jaab, ña juon ri-jikuuḷ.
Have you ever been arrested or committed a crime?
Kwaar ke arrest ak kōṃṃan juon nana jabdewōt iien?
Uwaak · Answer
No, never.
Jaab, ejjeḷọk iien.
Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?
Kwaar ke uwaan Communist Party?
Uwaak · Answer
No.
Jaab.
Eḷaññe kwaar uwaan juon communist party ak juon doulul in jodikdik ekkejel ippān (ekkā ilo aelōñ ko ilo Eastern Bloc ṃokta), kwōj aikuj kwaḷọk e ilo ṃool. Kōnono ippān juon lawyer in immigration ṃokta jān aṃ leḷọk N-400 eo aṃ.
Have you ever failed to file your taxes?
Kwaar ke jab leḷọk (file) tax return eo aṃ jabdewōt iien?
Uwaak · Answer
No. I file my taxes every year. / I do not need to file.
Jaab. Ij file tax return eo aō aolep iiō. / Ijjab aikuj in file e.
Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the United States?
Kwōj ke rejetak Constitution im wāween kien an Amedka?
Uwaak · Answer
Yes.
Aet.
Are you willing to take the full Oath of Allegiance?
Kwōj ke ṃōṇōṇō in kaṃool aolepān Oath of Allegiance?
Uwaak · Answer
Yes.
Aet.
Do you understand what you are saying? Do you swear the information is true?
Kwōj ke meḷeḷe ta eo kwōj ba? Kwōj ke kalliṃur bwe melele kein rej ṃool?
Uwaak · Answer
Yes, I do.
Aet.
Why do you want to become a U.S. citizen?
Etke kwōj kōṇaan erom ri-aelōñ in Amedka?
Uwaak · Answer
Because I want to be a full member of this country. / Because my family is here.
Kōnke ikōṇaan erom juon uwaan eṃṃan an aelōñ in. / Kōnke baaṃle eo aō rej pād ijin.