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Overview
The Naturalization Interview and Test - information about the naturalization test
Naturalization Eligibility Tool - online tool with questions intended to help determine whether student may be eligible to submit the Application for Naturalization (N-400).
Application
Application help is available from MIRA (Mass Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition) - an 8-slide PDF
USCIS - Application for naturalization and Instructions - Application materials and instructions from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Verify registration - This link (https://www.sss.gov/verify/) provides an easy and fast way to verify registration, it also allows download of a Registration Acknowledgement Letter
USCIS - Information on Filing a Fee Waiver - Information on Filing a Fee Waiver
Free Legal Advice for immigration issues from the City of Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement - one free immigration consultation with a volunteer lawyer
List of Pro Bono immigration legal aid services around Boston and surrounding areas
Citizenship interview preparation
Mock citizenship interview - A 9 minute youtube video example of the interview
Form for use in conducting a mock citizenship interview (PDF) - Produced by the Minnesota Literacy Council
Practice interview guide - Staging an Authentic Citizenship Interview, Lynne Weintraub, 2021
Sample interview to fill out with student so they can practice their complete-sentence answers
The Oath of Allegiance - lesson plan from USCIS
Supplemental material: History of the Oath of Allegiance from the USCIS website
Civics
EL Civics - EL Civics Government and History Lessons for ESL Students Learn EL Civics and ESL with pictures and easy words
The Making of the Constitution - U.S Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendments, James Madison, George Washington and Martha Washington
USCIS - lesson plans related to Civics questions - Civics lesson plans
USCIS Educational Products for Educators
USCIS - Abbreviated 100 Civics questions and answers - Practice questions on civics
USCIS - 100 Civics questions with explanations - Practice questions with explanations
USCIS - 100 Civics questions in Spanish - Practice questions in Spanish
USCIS - Civics practice test - 2008 Practice test
Determine which Civics test you will take, the 2008 test or the 2020 test
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Geography and History Citizenship test prep - great slide deck from Johlesa
Famous Americans on the Civics test - USCIS posters, flash cards, and their related questions
Excellent citizenship study guide created by one of our ESOL Ambassadors, organized by question difficulty level (PDF also available in our Questions and Resources online community)
English Reading and Writing
English and ReadingUSCIS - Prepare students for the interview and test | Interview and speaking resources
USCIS - Reading test vocabulary list - Vocabulary practice for the test
Tricky vocabulary in Part 12 of the N-400 application (PDF) - New Readers' Press
USCIS - Writing Vocabulary for the Naturalization Test
Sample written questions based on vocabulary list above