How to use the mock interview

The real interview includes a review of your N-400 under oath, the English reading and writing test, and the civics questions. This simulation follows the same order. Answer out loud in short English sentences, exactly as you would with the officer, and have a family member run it with you in the final week before your appointment. The questions about your application (addresses, trips, employment, marital history, arrests, taxes) are the part most applicants forget to rehearse.

The USCIS civics test (2025 version) draws from an official list of 128 questions. At your naturalization interview the officer asks up to 20 questions in English and you pass once you answer 12 correctly; the test stops at 12 correct or 9 incorrect answers. You must also read one sentence and write one sentence in English. Applicants who are 50 with 20 years as a permanent resident, or 55 with 15 years, may take the civics test in their own language with an interpreter, and applicants who are 65 with 20 years study only 20 designated questions.

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