Week 4: Reviewing Your N-400 Application
This week's N-400 warmup covers Parts 4–6: how to reach you, information about you (birth, parents, marital history), and your children. Small mistakes here cause big delays — check off what you have gathered.
Gather before you fill in Parts 4–6
0 / 5 readyHow to work through Parts 4–6
- In Part 4, list a phone and email you actually check — not one you rarely use.
- In Part 5, copy your birth city and country exactly as they appear on your birth certificate.
- Answer the parent-citizenship questions honestly; if a parent naturalized before you turned 18, tell your instructor — you may already be a citizen.
- In Part 6, list your current marriage first, then every prior marriage in order.
- List EVERY child, even adult children and children who live outside the U.S. — leaving one out looks like fraud.
N-400 Focus
- Re-read every 'have you ever…' question in Part 12 out loud and answer honestly
- Bring certified court documents for any arrest, citation, or ticket — even if the case was dismissed
Civics & History
N-400 Interview Prep
This is our full review week for the N-400. We will go through the 'good moral character' section — the questions that ask if you have ever been arrested, missed child support, lied to the government, or claimed to be a U.S. citizen. USCIS expects you to answer 'yes' honestly to anything that applies. Lying to USCIS is a much bigger problem than the original incident. We'll talk through how to handle any 'yes' answer together — you don't need to gather anything in advance.
N-400 checklist for this week
- Re-read every 'have you ever…' question in Part 12 out loud and answer honestly
- Bring certified court documents for any arrest, citation, or ticket — even if the case was dismissed
- If you owe child support or back taxes, bring a payment plan showing you are current
- Practice explaining any 'yes' answer in one calm, simple sentence
English Lesson
Vocabulary
- Application
- A written form asking for something official
- Oath
- A serious promise
- Allegiance
- Loyalty to a country
- Naturalize
- To become a citizen through the legal process
- Jury
- A group of citizens who decide a court case
- Selective Service
- The program that registers young men for a possible draft
- Character
- The kind of person you are — honest, responsible
- Responsibility
- A duty you must do
Example sentences
- Citizens have the right to vote.
- I promise to obey the laws.
- The oath is a serious promise.
- Everyone must pay taxes.
Read-aloud passage
The N-400 is the application to become a U.S. citizen. It asks about your life in the United States, your family, your work, your travel, and your character. Answer every question honestly. At the end of the process, you will take the Oath of Allegiance and promise to be loyal to the United States.
Reading & Writing Practice
Read aloud
- Citizens have the right to vote.
- The people pay taxes.
- Congress makes the laws.
Write the sentence
6 questions. Answer them and submit — you only need 4 correct once to move on, but you can retake as many times as you want. Every attempt is saved so you can track your growth.