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US Citizenship Podcast

US Citizenship Podcast

Prepare for the USCIS Citizenship Interview. Includes practice interviews based on the USCIS N-400, recordings of the USCIS 100 History & Politics Questions, and basic tips for interviewees. This podcast is appropriate for ESL students and Citizenship students. For more info, go to uscitizenship.com. This podcast may be used for educational and private practice only, and cannot be used for any commercial purposes.

All Episodes

08:21

2020 U.S. Citizenship Interview with Maya Gomes via...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2020/01/12

Maya Gomes, a cashier at Walmart, is getting ready for her US Citizenship Interview next. Includes civics questions and dictation sentence.

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03:23

USCIS Invitation: Help Shape the USCIS Online...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2020/01/10

Invitation: Help Shape the USCIS Online Experience for Green Card Applications emailed Jan 9, 2020 from uscis@public.govdelivery.com We want to hear from petitioners, applicants and representatives to gather feedback on their filing experiences for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and related forms. Who can participate To participate, you must: Be at least 18 years old; Be preparing to file, or have filed within the last 12 months, at least one of the

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05:19

Step Up to 2020: New Year, New U.S. Citizen!

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2020/01/02

Hi. this is Teacher Jennifer with a quick preview of three major events for those preparing for US Citizenship in 2020. The first major event is the 2020 U.S. Census. April 1 is National Census Day. In mid-march, households will receive a form to participate in the 2020 Census. There are three options for responding: online, by mail, or by phone. The printed Census form is available in 12 non-English languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian,

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09:56

Van's Practice U.S. Citizenship Interview

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/11/05

Van's interview is based on: 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

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07:11

Citizenship Quiz for All Saints and Day of the Dead 2019

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/11/03

All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. We honor the following list of Americans who passed before us: Nov 30, 2018--George Herbert Walker Bush, 43rd president Dec 8, 2018-- Rosanell Eaton, voting rights activist Feb 7, 2019--John David Dingell Jr. , US Representative (MI) May 4, 2019-- Rachel Held Evans, religious author May 19, 2019--Nativo Lopez-Vigil, immigrant rights activist July 16, 2019--John Paul

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14:49

USCIS Updates Fee Waiver Requirements

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/10/29

1. USCIS updated Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, by removing receipt of a means-tested benefit to establish eligibility. 2. Individuals may still request a fee waiver if their documented annual household income is at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines or they demonstrate financial hardship. 3. The new policy is effective on Dec. 2. Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver https://www.uscis.gov/i-912 Additional Information on Filing a Fee Waiver https://www.uscis.gov/feewaiver

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04:47

Update to USCIS Form N-400 Application for...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/10/24

The new edition of the USCIS Form N-400 Application for Naturalization is dated 09/17/19. It expires 09/30/2022. There are only two changes to the N-400 (09/17/19) 1) The expiration date (09/30/2022). 2) A dynamic bar code encodes info as the N-400 is filled out online. This bar code does not appear on the print copy. The updated N-400 (09/17/19) questions are the same as the old N-400 (12/23/16). The late 2018--early 2019 proposed questions were not adopted by the updated N-400 (09/17/19). These

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06:45

US Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 2

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/10/21

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

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05:41

US Citizenship Bootcamp Interview 1

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/10/14

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

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07:31

Officer David Reviews USCIS N-400 Part 12 Vocabulary...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/09/15

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

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07:45

10 Quick Tips About Immigration Scams (audio only)

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/09/11

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/

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07:45

10 Quick Tips About Immigration Scams

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/09/11

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/

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15:59

Love and Citizenship from the Heart of California

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/09/03

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/

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16:34

The New USCIS Public Charge Rule

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/08/22

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

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23:33

iCount! An Interview with the San Mateo Adult School...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/08/07

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

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38:56

The 2020 Census: We are counting on YOU to make sure...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/07/29

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

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07:18

NEWS ALERT: USCIS Will Update the Naturalization...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/07/19

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

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06:27

No Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census BUT....

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/07/13

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

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11:16

A Quick Comparison between the USCIS N-400 and Census...

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/07/02

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

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14:07

100 Civics Questions (in random order) for Your U.S....

US Citizenship Podcast ·

2019/03/18

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:

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