N-400 Study

All 42 N-400 Yes/No questions

Full list with the expected answer for an eligible applicant.

1. 1

   Have you EVER claimed to be a U.S. citizen (in writing or any other way)?

   Expected: No

2. 2

   Have you EVER registered to vote in any Federal, state, or local election in the United States?

   Expected: No

3. 3

   Have you EVER voted in any Federal, state, or local election in the United States?

   Expected: No

4. 4

   Do you now have, or did you EVER have, a hereditary title or an order of nobility in any foreign country?

   Expected: No

5. 5

   Have you EVER been declared legally incompetent or been confined to a mental institution?

   Expected: No

6. 6

   Do you owe any overdue Federal, state, or local taxes?

   Expected: No

7. 7

   Have you EVER NOT filed a Federal, state, or local tax return since you became a Lawful Permanent Resident?

   Expected: No

8. 8

   Have you called yourself a 'non-U.S. resident' on a Federal, state, or local tax return since you became a Lawful Permanent Resident?

   Expected: No

9. 9

   Have you EVER been a member of, involved in, or in any way associated with, any organization, association, fund, foundation, party, club, society, or similar group in the United States or in any other location in the world?

   Includes the Communist Party, any totalitarian party, or a terrorist organization.

   Expected: No

10. 10

    Have you EVER advocated (either directly or indirectly) the overthrow of any government by force or violence?

    Expected: No

11. 11

    Have you EVER persecuted any person because of race, religion, national origin, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion?

    Expected: No

12. 12

    Between March 23, 1933, and May 8, 1945, did you work for or associate with the Nazi government of Germany?

    Expected: No

13. 13

    Have you EVER been involved in genocide, torture, killing, or badly hurting another person on purpose?

    Expected: No

14. 14

    Have you EVER recruited (asked) or used any person under 15 years of age to serve in or help an armed force or group?

    Expected: No

15. 15

    Have you EVER committed, assisted in committing, or attempted to commit a crime for which you were NOT arrested?

    Expected: No

16. 16

    Have you EVER been arrested, cited, or detained by any law enforcement officer for any reason?

    If you have a ticket — even a speeding ticket — you must say YES.

    Expected: No

17. 17

    Have you EVER been charged with committing, attempting to commit, or assisting in committing a crime?

    Expected: No

18. 18

    Have you EVER been convicted of a crime?

    Expected: No

19. 19

    Have you EVER been placed in an alternative sentencing or a rehabilitative program?

    Expected: No

20. 20

    Have you EVER received a suspended sentence, been placed on probation, or been paroled?

    Expected: No

21. 21

    Have you EVER been in jail or prison?

    Expected: No

22. 22

    Have you EVER been a habitual drunkard?

    Expected: No

23. 23

    Have you EVER been a prostitute, or procured anyone for prostitution?

    Expected: No

24. 24

    Have you EVER sold or smuggled controlled substances, illegal drugs, or narcotics?

    Expected: No

25. 25

    Have you EVER been married to more than one person at the same time?

    Expected: No

26. 26

    Have you EVER married someone in order to obtain an immigration benefit?

    Expected: No

27. 27

    Have you EVER helped anyone to enter, or to try to enter, the United States illegally?

    Expected: No

28. 28

    Have you EVER gambled illegally or received income from illegal gambling?

    Expected: No

29. 29

    Have you EVER failed to support your dependents or to pay alimony?

    Expected: No

30. 30

    Have you EVER made any misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the United States?

    Expected: No

31. 31

    Have you EVER given any U.S. Government officials any information or documentation that was false, fraudulent, or misleading?

    Expected: No

32. 32

    Have you EVER lied to any U.S. Government officials to gain entry or admission into the United States or to gain immigration benefits while in the United States?

    Expected: No

33. 33

    Have you EVER been removed, excluded, or deported from the United States?

    Expected: No

34. 34

    Are removal, exclusion, rescission, or deportation proceedings currently pending against you?

    Expected: No

35. 35

    Have you EVER served in the U.S. Armed Forces?

    Answer Yes only if true for you.

    Expected: No

36. 36

    Are you a male who lived in the United States at any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays?

    If Yes, you must have registered for the Selective Service.

    Expected: No

37. 37

    Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the United States?

    Expected: Yes

38. 38

    Do you understand the full Oath of Allegiance to the United States?

    Expected: Yes

39. 39

    Are you willing to take the full Oath of Allegiance to the United States?

    Expected: Yes

40. 40

    If the law requires it, are you willing to bear arms on behalf of the United States?

    Expected: Yes

41. 41

    If the law requires it, are you willing to perform noncombatant services in the U.S. Armed Forces?

    Expected: Yes

42. 42

    If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of national importance under civilian direction?

    Expected: Yes

N-400 Yes/No question sheet

Reference sheet — review and practice every question.