US Citizenship Podcast

US Citizenship Podcast

Every week, US Citizenship Podcast brings you practice interviews, quizzes, resources, and the latest news that help you get ready for your US Citizenship Interview.

Episodes

December 24, 2024 6 mins

Celebrate the Winter Holidays with 15 Civics Questions.  I ask, you answer.

Download a PDF of this quiz, click https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/winter-holidays.pdf

For more Citizenship Resources for the Winter Holidays, visit https://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/us-citizenship-resources-for-winter.html.

For more info on Inauguration Day, including the Oath of Office, visit https://www.usa.gov/inauguration

Even during the ho...

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After a long hiatus, we are back with regular podcasts that feature questions from the new USCIS N-400 Application for Naturalization.  In honor of the Bill of Rights Day, December 15, we are pairing the first ten amendments with some questions from the new N-400 Part 9 and some Civics questions.  Here is a pdf of the A Quick Review of the Bill of Rights and the N-400...

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October 8, 2023 10 mins

In honor of Hispanic American Heritage Month, we are featuring a N-400 practice interview wth Alecia from Colombia.  

  • U.S. Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month page | video playlist
  • U.S. Citizenship Resources for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day page
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October 2, 2023 9 mins

Practice Citizenship interview with Sofia from Morocco.

A “Typical” Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/n-400r-typical.pdf

USCIS 100 Remix Quizzes

"Ones" 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91

http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q01s.pdf 

"Twos" 02, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92

http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/q02s.pdf 

"Threes" 03, 13, 23, 33, 43,...

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In late September, DHS and USCIS released new resources about the Naturalization Test Redesign.  This prompted updated commentary from VOA News, ILRC, Bill Bliss, and other stakeholders.  In order to address and clarify to redesign process, USCIS will be hosting NIICE: National Immigrant Integration & Citizenship Education Conference, October 18-19, in Washington D.C. Plus resources to contact CONGRESS about the potential Governmen...

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    September 17, 2023 11 mins

    Happy Constitution and Civics Week!  Ten civics questions that follow the structure of the US Constitution. 

    PDF: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/const-2023.pdf

    Video: https://youtu.be/41-1oMXHIvI

    Learn more at

    LINCS: Civics Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week https://bit.ly/lincs-const

    uscitizenpod: U.S. Citizenship Resources for Constitution and Citizenship Week https://bit.ly/uscit-const

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    All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us in 2022.  

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    More U.S. Citizenship Resources for Halloween, All Saints, and Day of the Dead

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    September 24, 2022 6 mins

    Ten questions for Constitution and Citizenship Week 2022

    Download a pdf of this quiz:
    https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/const-2022.pdf 

    Pair this 10 Question civics quiz with one of the Mix-and-Match Citizenship Interviews (https://bit.ly/mm-uscitizen) for a quick mock naturalization interview.

    Find more Constitution and Citizenship Week 2022 resources at https://www.uscitizenpod.com/p/us-citizenship-resources-for.html...

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    Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans
    pdf: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/pascha-quiz.pdf 

    I wrote this quiz for several reasons. First, to honor Central/Eastern European-American Heritage. Second, to showcase the diversity in the American Christian community. Third, to celebrate Easter.

    In the past, Western Christians and the Eastern Orthodox have been divided by religion...

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    February 22, 2022 9 mins
    Happy Presidents' Week!  Happy George Washington's Birthday!  Happy 2-22-2022!  Today we have two quick practice quizzes.  Check back with uscitizenpod.com for new Presidents' Week quizzes and resources.  You can also see a video version of this interview with closed captions on the uscitizenpod YouTube channel.

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    Citizenship Interview Quiz for Presidents’ Week 2022: Washington's Birthday

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    February 2, 2022 9 mins
    Happy New Year from US Citizenship Podcast
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    December 24, 2021 5 mins

    Christmas is a federal U.S. holiday. Christians celebrate #Christmas as the birth of Jesus Christ. All Americans look forward to a long holiday of family, food, and fun. Here is a #Citizenship Quiz based on historical events which occurred on Christmas Eve (Dec 24) or Christmas Day Dec (25). Download the pdf and follow along: http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/christmas-quiz.pdf

    Video: https://youtu.be/oNIPSrSlKfk

     

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    All Saints and Day of the Dead are part of a 3-day festival that remembers the lives of those who passed before us. Twelve civics questions paired with the following Americans.

    Download the pdf at https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/uscitizenpod/citz-day-of-the-dead-2021.pdf

    • Nov 23, 2020: Bruce Boynton, African-American civil rights activist
    • Dec 6, 2020: Paul Spyros Sarbanes, US Congressman
    • Dec 10, 2020: Juan Pérez-Giménez, U.S...
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    September 21, 2021

    Pair this 10 Question civics quiz with one of the Mix-and-Match Citizenship Interviews (https://bit.ly/mm-uscitizen) for a quick mock naturalization interview.

    Find more Constitution and Citizenship Week 2021 resources at https://www.uscitizenpod.com/2020/09/citizenship-resources-for-constitution.html.

    Find more Citizenship Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
    https://www.uscitizenpod.com/2021/09/citizenship-resources-for-his...

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    July 21, 2021 19 mins

    On July 2, 2021, USCIS released a new report: A Quick Review of the USCIS Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization.  Dr. Patricia Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer Gagliardi do a quick review of the plan and look forward to it's implementation.

    USCIS Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization
    https://www.uscis.gov/promotingnaturalization 

    Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthe...

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    Release Date 
    04/12/2021

    WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online if they are fili...

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    Delia, a student of Dr. Patricia Hernandez, talks about her recent "virtual" citizenship interview

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    Dr Hernandez and Teacher Jennifer give tips about The Stressed-out USCIS Officer and More Tips for Your Citizenship Interview (in English)
    https://youtu.be/HnpGEtdmUhI 

    El estrés de los oficiales de USCIS, y sugerencias que pueden facilitar su entrevista de ciudadanía
    https://youtu.be/5dqymNu9u1s 

    US Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month https://www.uscitizenpod.com/ 

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    You will hear the announcement in English, Español, 廣東話,普通話, Tiếng việt

    2021-02-22 USCIS Reverts to the 2008 Version of the Naturalization Civics Test
    https://youtu.be/BbgG43pEpnw
    https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-reverts-to-the-2008-version-of-the-naturalization-civics-test

    USCIS Vuelve a la Versión del 2008 del Examen de Educación Cívica para Naturalización
    https://www.uscis.gov/es/noticias/comunicados-de-prensa/usci...

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    Before we start the interview, I share some news about the 128 civics questions (check with USCIS.gov for confirmation).  Then Thao answers N-400 and 10 civics questions, plus 1 reading and dictation question.  Happy New Year, Happy New U.S. Citizen Thao Nguyen!

    Citizenship Resources for February http://www.uscitizenpod.com/2021/02/us-citizenship-resources-for-february.html 

    Biden Is Planning To Scrap Trump's Version Of The Citize...

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