Us Citizenship Podcast

US Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 2 Ten N-400 Questions & Five Civics Questions Use US Citizenship Bootcamp to work your way up to the US Citizenship Interview! Vocabulary Words: Date of Birth Country of Birth Address Work Children Arrested Independence Day State Capital U.S. Capital You can order US Citizenship Bootcamp by Jennifer Gagliardi from any bookstore or library. Free Resources to Study U.S. Citizenship USCIS Citizenship Resource Center https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship Preparing for the Oath https://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/ USA Learns Citizenship https://www.usalearns.org/ US Citizenship Podcast https://www.uscitizenpod.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/ Your Local Public Libraries and Adult Schools

Five N-400 Questions and Five Civics Questions with Officer David Use US Citizenship Bootcamp to work your way up to the US Citizenship Interview! Vocabulary words Name Permanent Resident Citizen Married Month Year Constitution Vote President You can order US Citizenship Bootcamp by Jennifer Gagliardi from any bookstore or library. Free Resources to Study U.S. Citizenship USCIS Citizenship Resource Center https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship Preparing for the Oath https://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/ USA Learns Citizenship https://www.usalearns.org/ US Citizenship Podcast https://www.uscitizenpod.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/uscitizenpod/ Your Local Public Libraries and Adult Schools

Officer David is back to review the USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary. His review is based on the following quiz: N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Review (27 Questions) http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-12-overview-quiz.pdf http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400-part-12-quiz-2.mp3 https://youtu.be/WPqZD1y7suQ Also see U.S. Citizenship N-400 Part 12 Quiz (20 Questions) http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-12-intro-quiz.pdf http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/part-12.mp3 https://youtu.be/ZDsTwhbLAEs N-400 Basic Interview Quiz Part 12 (pictures) http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-basic-part-12.pdf More videos: Jothy Nair Reviews USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary https://youtu.be/jjeI4nWxOrI Mr. Wang Practices the N-400 Part 12 https://youtu.be/yU16UGh2he0 A "Regular" Citizenship Interview (plus N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary Questions) https://youtu.be/_nvSEpNrD-w A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400 Part 12 plus Civics Questions video: https://youtu.be/Ih8cW8ByHdo pdf: h

Tip 1: Common Immigration Scams https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/common-scams  Tip 2: Scam Alerts https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/863 Tip 3: Notario Scams FTC.gov: How Myriam and Pedro Learned about Notario Scams (pdf) https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/ files/articles/pdf/pdf-0203-fotonovela-notario-scams.pdf  FTC.gov: Cómo se enteraron Myriam y Pedro de las estafas de notario (pdf) https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/ articulos/spdf-0203-estafas-de-notario.pdf Tip 4: Resources to Avoid Immigration Scams www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/resource-center Tip 5: U.S. Government Website for Immigration Info U.S. Embassy and Consulate websites: http://www.usembassy.gov/ Department of State, Consular Affairs travel website: http://travel.state.go vDepartment of State, Diversity Visa Lottery website: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov Department of Homeland Security (DHS): http://www.dhs.gov DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.

Love and Citizenship from the Heart of California: an US Citizenship Interview with Rene Smith ESL/Citizenship Instructor Madera Adult School https://www.madera.k12.ca.us/Page/4134 Teacher Jennifer does a practice US Citizenship interview with Teacher Rene (Madera Adult School), then Rene about her own experience about becoming a US citizen and preparing students to become US Citizens. For more info about Adult Education, see: California Adult Education (California) https://caladulted.org/   Educate and Elevate (USA) https://educateandelevate.org/

I would like to make a few comments about the new USCIS "public charge" rule before I read the rule's summary and full text. A “public charge” is a person who depends on the government to pay for his or her food, clothing, housing, healthcare, and more. The new USCIS "public charge" rule says that an immigrant to the United States must be able to financially support his- or herself. If a person cannot support his- or herself, then he or she will not be allowed to legally enter the United States. I want to emphasize that new "public charge" rule affects people who want to get a Green Card and become Legal Permanent Residents. The "public charge" rule does not directly affect people who are legal permanent residents. Although the "public charge" rule is not about legal permanent residents who are preparing for their citizenship interview, they should be prepared to answer extra questions about their financial status if they submitted a I-912 Fee Waiver Form or an I-942 Fee Reduction Form with their N-400 Applic

iCount! An Intetrview with the San Mateo Adult School Census Ambassador Team Today we will continue our series: U.S. Citizenship and the 2020 Census San Mateo County is partnering with the San Mateo Adult School to pilot a Census Ambassador training program, which will be launched across the county in Fall 2019. In the previous podcast, we interviewed Aparna Ramakrishnan from the San Mateo County Census Team. In this interview, we hear from the San Mateo Adult School Ambassador team. SAN MATEO ADULT SCHOOL CENSUS AMBASSADOR TEAM Alena Bashko, student Marina Zabruskova, student Shelley Cheng, Student Council President (morning session) Shereen Lata, Student Council Vice-President (morning session) Shirley Pinheiro, student Stephanie Kriebel, SMAS Census Ambassador Faculty Co-facilitator San Mateo Adult School https://www.smuhsd.org/smas This episode timeline 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:30 SMAS Census Ambassadors Intro 03:18 How you recruited to become a Census Ambassador? 04:04 What kind of class training was invo

The 2020 Census: We are counting on YOU to make sure that WE ALL COUNT! An Interview with Aparna Ramakrishnan from the SMC Census Team video: https://youtu.be/Pgc5m-jZ7iU podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census-sm4.mp3 blogpost: http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2019/07/the-2020-census-we-are-counting-on-you.html Today we will continue our series New Series: U.S. Citizenship and the U.S. Census 2020 Every 10 years, the federal government is required to count all residents in the United States, citizens and noncitizens alike, through a national census. The next national census is in April 2020. The information is used to make sure everyone is equally represented in our political system and that government resources are allocated fairly. It is also used to make important decisions about community programs and services, like where to build homes and parks, establish public transit routes, build new roads and offer language access services. Participating in the Census is a civic responsibility for cit

In this podcast, I read, comment and summarize the latest USCIS memo about updates to the USCIS Civics test. Watch for upcoming discussions between US government agencies, adult educators, community-based organization, and stakeholders,  https://lincs.ed.gov/ USCIS Announces Plan to Improve the Naturalization Test (July 19, 2019) https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-announces-plan-improve-naturalization-test WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising the current naturalization test with improvements to ensure it continues to serve as an accurate measure of a naturalization applicant’s civics knowledge and that it reflects best practices in adult education assessments. The goal is to create a meaningful, uniform, and efficient test that will assess applicants’ knowledge and understanding of U.S. history, government and values. This spring, the former USCIS director signed the Revision of the Naturalization Civics Test Memorandum (PDF, 202 KB). This memorandum announce

Today is Friday, July 12, 2019. Last week, I did A Quick Comparison between the USCIS N-400 and 2020 Census Form: Podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/census.mp3 Video: https://youtu.be/6dnF93zELuw This week I will give a quick update about the 2020 Census Form Citizenship Question. Let's get started. This past week, people closely followed the news about the 2020 Census.  They wanted to know if the 2020 Census would include a Citizenship Question. The answer to this question seemed to change every hour. President Trump wanted to have a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census.  He said that the Citizenship Question would protect voting rights. The federal courts disagreed that the Citizenship Question would protect voting rights. The courts reviewed what the Constitution said about the Census, state representation, and voting rights. Article 1 Section 2 of the Constitution says that Congress must count all people living in the United States every 10 years. The number of a state's representatives

We are back from out hiatus with a new series about U.S. Citizenship and the U.S. Census 2020.  The first episode is a quick comparison between the USCIS N-400 and Census 2020.  Check out our YouTube channel for a video version of this podcast and many more practice Citizenship interviews. For more info about the Census 2020: Follow Hansi Lo Wang @hansilowang on Twitter NPR.org national correspondent covering #2020Census The New Yorker: How the Census Changed America by Ted Widmer, May 1, 2019 The simple act of enumeration created data processing, led to the establishment of the National Archives, and rooted a rootless people. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/how-the-census-changed-america

Officer David is back with all of the USCIS Civics Questions.  The questions are asked in sets of ten (all the questions ending in 1 are asked first, followed by the 2s, etc). You can listen and watch Officer David's other interviews below: U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 1 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/WFT0qmr1hl4 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 2 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview-2.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/8dknLegW6pY U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KUQF0 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 4 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-4.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/wczLyAPdTIc U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 5 video with subtitles: https://yout

Before the March 2019 revision of the N-400 application for Naturalization, we would like to review some vocabulary for Additional Information in the N-400 Part 12 (which will become Part 11 in the revised N-400). This review is based on: N-400r Part 12 Overview Quiz (27 questions) http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400r-12-overview-quiz.pdf Also watch/listen to: uscitizenpod: Preview of the Revised USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (March 2019) A quick preview of the revised USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (March 2019). Some of the vocabulary has been simplified, but the scope of the question has been broadened to reflect changes to US immigration policy and laws. video: https://youtu.be/jMWCwr4EIc4 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/n-400-preview.mp3 uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship N-400 Part 12 Quiz (20 Questions) Milpitas Adult Students Guangfang Tao (Shenzhen, China) and Van Thi Bach Thach (Saigon, Vietnam) prepare to become #new US citizens in the Lunar New Year b

A quick preview of the revised USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization (March 2019).  Some of the vocabulary has been simplified, but the scope of the question has been broadened to reflect changes to US immigration policy and laws. A closed caption video of this podcast is available at https://youtu.be/jMWCwr4EIc4 Info source: Form N-400, Application for Naturalization OMB No. 1615-0052 Expires 03/31/2019 https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=USCIS-2008-0025-0138 Accommodations and Exemptions will be folded into Part 2 Personal Info, thereby renumbering the sections of the N-400 Part 8. Time Outside the United States 3. List below all the trips of 24 hours or longer that you have taken outside the United States since you became a lawful permanent resident or during the last ten years, whichever is shorter. Start with your most recent trip and work backwards. If you need extra space, use additional sheets of paper. Part 11. Additional Information About You (Person Applying for Natural

Milpitas Adult Students Guangfang Tao (Shenzhen, China) and Van Thi Bach Thach (Saigon, Vietnam) prepare to become #new US citizens in the Lunar New Year by practicing N-400 Part 12 vocabulary. Download the pdf and take the quiz: Introduction to the N-400r Part 12 Quiz (20 questions) http://goo.gl/0HdOVp Watch Van and her sister's videos: Van Thi Bach Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview https://youtu.be/t3DpLTnbw8A Milpitas Adult School Open House Citizenship Interview 7 https://youtu.be/bQ_xvjhPCSI My Ngoc Talks about her U.S. Citizenship Interview in English and Vietnamese https://youtu.be/vTKxia6tUkI My Ngoc Thi Thach Practices for her U.S. Citizenship Interview https://youtu.be/VHCb8hfI-30 And a Citizenship Interview "report back" in Vietnamese by Van's fiends, Anh and Dam Chúng tôi đã phỏng vấn đậu quốc tịch Mỹ https://youtu.be/r4j6M9kNYkw Also check out our new video series: U.S. Citizenship Reading and Writing (only 4 videos now, but will grow into over 50 videos soon) https://www.yout

Today we will listen to our sixth interview with Officer David. You can download the Regular Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member. A “Regular” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (6 pgs, 75 questions) (updated 10/01/2016) pdf: http://goo.gl/Q5BhXk ppt: https://goo.gl/GUfiKY vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/PsDrG9 USCIS 100 Remix Quiz "Sixes" 06, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 66, 76, 86, 96 http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q06s.pdf U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 1 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/WFT0qmr1hl4 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 2 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview-2.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/8dknLegW6pY U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KU

Listen to an in-depth discussion about USCIS and Immigration Scams with USCIS Public Affairs Officer Arwen FitzGerald Intro Recent Phone and Email Scams USCIS never requests payment or info via phone/phone! Good and Bad Smart Phone Apps USCIS.gov Common Scams Webpage TPS Re-registration Scams Immigration Scam in India Tip about INS and DHS/USCIS logo I-9 and Email Scams targeting Employers “Notarios Públicos” Visa Lottery Scams Job Offer Scams Scams targeting Students Good and Bad Immigration Websites How to get HELP USCIS.gov Common Scams Webpage https://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/common-scams If you need help with your questions: Call USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (For people who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability: TTY 800-767-1833); Ask Emma (a virtual assistant that answers questions and helps you navigate our the USCIS.gov website); Find authorized legal help: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/board-of-immigration-appeals More Immigration Scam resources MUST READ!!!!! In the Count

This podcast is a super-quick reminder from USCIS Public Affairs Officer Arwen FitzGerald that USCIS is OPEN for Business during the partial Government Shutdown. See the show notes for links to the new Civics Questions update and USCIS Fees Tool. The government shutdown does not affect the fee-for-service activities performed by USCIS. All USCIS offices remain open and all applicants should attend interviews and appointments as scheduled. E-Verify is not fee-funded; E-Verify Customer Support and related services are closed for the duration of the shutdown Further note: E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. You can read the full USCIS alert: The Government Shutdown does not affect Citizenship services. https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/lapse-federal-funding-does-not-impact-most-uscis-operations or listen to/watch our podcast: US Immigration and Travel Services during the Government Shutdown podcast: http:/

Today we will listen to our fifth interview with Officer David. You can download the Typical Citizenship Interview at uscitizenpod.com and practice with a classmate, friend, or family member. A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages) pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc vocab pdf https://goo.gl/AMNMqy "Fives" 05, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95 http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q05s.pdf U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 1 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/WFT0qmr1hl4 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 2 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/officer-david-interview-2.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/8dknLegW6pY U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 3 podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/david-3.mp3 video with subtitles: https://youtu.be/EyaDt7KUQF0 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Officer David Part 4

Lets begin with USCIS.gov The Government Shutdown does not affect Citizenship services. https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/lapse-federal-funding-does-not-impact-most-uscis-operations 12/22/2018 USCIS will continue to process USCIS Form N-400 Applications for Naturalization and interview applicants for U.S. Citizenship. ded activities. USCIS offices will remain open, and all individuals should attend interviews and appointments as scheduled.  USCIS will continue to accept petitions and applications for benefit requests, except as noted below. Some USCIS programs, however, will either expire or suspend operations, or be otherwise affected, until they receive appropriated funds or are reauthorized by Congress. These include: 1. EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program. The EB-5 visa allows eligible Immigrant Investors to become lawful permanent residents by investing at least $1,000,000 to finance a business in the United States that will employ at least 10 American workers 2. E-Verify. This free internet