number 856 here number 856 yes hi how are you doing today i'm great thank you for asking is important cortesia did you have a long wait time no actually it was really fast i only wait for like 10 minutes well that's good we are very busy today but i'm glad you didn't have to wait too long okay follow me this way to my office allah now we're going to step inside my office please remain standing next to your chair it's important okay officer can i put my stuff on the chair yes you can go ahead thank you do you know what an oath is yes what is an oath it's a promise to tell the truth okay please raise your right hand do you swear and affirm that the statements you will give and provide today will be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth yes i do okay you can put your hand down thank you go ahead and take a seat good afternoon my name is officer gonzalez and today i will be conducting your citizenship interview nice to meet you officer gonzalez thank you nice to meet you as well how are you feeling today is okay good but i feel nervous okay that's understandable but if you studied i think we will be okay today okay did you bring your permanent resident card and your id with you yes i did okay if i can please see them yes process we are going to do the interview in separate parts okay the first part i'm just going to ask you a few questions about yourself personal questions and then finally i will just simply ask you a few questions which you will answer yes or no okay it has any of your information changed since you submitted this application no did you fill out this application by yourself yes i did okay is this your current address on your id yes it is okay how long have you lived at this address for six years what was your previous address 4761 south elm street tallahassee florida how long were you at this previous address for two years what is your full legal name have you ever used any other names in the past no and what changes will you be making to your name today none okay is this the same name you went by in your country of origin yes how long have you been a permanent resident for eight years why do you want to become a us citizen well i have been living in this country for eight years now i feel i'm part of it and also i want to be able to vote and participate on my community more okay that's great what is your country of origin mexico do you know the requirements to become a u. s citizen yes i need to be older than 18. been a permanent resident for more than five years and have always filed my taxes okay are either of your parents u.
s citizens sorry officer can you please repeat the question sure no problem are either of your parents u. s citizens can you please ask me the question in a different way sure no problem is your mom a u. s citizen or your dad a u.
s citizen oh no okay siempre bueno utilizar what are the last four digits of your social five three two two how tall are you 5 11. and how much do you weigh 165 pounds okay what is your marital status i am single have you ever been married in the past no okay what about in your country of origin were you ever married in your country of origin no okay is your spouse a us citizen moment is i am not married okay thank you how many children do you have i don't have any children what are your children's names i don't have any children okay what do you do for work i have my own company okay how long have you owned your company for three years now what kind of business is it it's a bakery do you have employees yes two of them to employ okay do you like what you do yes okay now i'm going to ask you about certain trips you took out of the united states okay okay have you traveled out of the united states since you submitted this application no okay i just need to verify something give me a moment implemented when was the last time you left the united states that was on january 2017. how long was this trip for for 20 days and who traveled with you i traveled by myself okay how many trips total have you taken out of the united states in the last five years three how many total days have you spent outside of the united states in the last five years in total the total day is correct uh okay uh 52 are you sure it's 52 because i show something different in my system is no 52 is correct okay give me a moment just to verify some information okay okay yes everything is accurate okay my last question for this part of the interview if you become a us citizen what is one thing you plan on doing register to vote and also get my passport okay great give me a moment before we we move on to the next part of the interview okay okay so okay for this part of the interview please pay attention to the tablet in front of you you're going to read the following sentence out loud okay okay when is memorial day okay great now on the same tablet please write the following sentence down you can use the stylus pen behind the tablet okay memorial day is in may excuse me officer the pin is not working oh okay you can put it back give me one moment to check my system okay we're going to try it with your finger your index finger okay use it to write on the tablet okay okay memorial day is in may okay now i'm going to ask you a few questions okay what is an amendment a change to the constitution who does a u.
s senator represent all the people of the state who lived in america before the europeans arrived american indians named two national u. s holidays independence day and memorial day what does the president's cabinet do advises the president name one u. s territory puerto rico in what month do we vote for president november what do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution the bill of rights name one problem that led to the civil war slavery what are two ways that americans can participate in their democracy voting and joining a political party okay great you did very well in this part of the interview now i'm going to ask you to simply answer yes or no to the following questions okay have you ever claimed to be a u.
s citizen no have you ever registered to vote in any federal state or local election in the united states no have you ever voted in any federal state or local election in the united states no why not because i'm not a us citizen and only u. s citizens are allowed to vote great do you now have or did you ever have a hereditary title or an order of nobility in any foreign country no do you owe any overdue federal state or local taxes no have you ever not filed a federal state or local tax return since you became a lawful permanent resident no does that mean you filed your taxes this year yes i did when you file your taxes do you usually have to pay taxes or do you receive a refund i have to pay okay have you ever called yourself a non-us resident on a federal state or local tax return since you became a lawful permanent resident no 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 no have you ever been a member of or in any way associated with the communist party no what is communism communism is no freedom have you ever been a member of or in any way associated with any other totalitarian party no a terrorist organization no have you ever advocated either directly or indirectly the overthrow of any government by force or violence no have you ever persecuted any person because of race religion national origin membership in a particular social group or political opinion no between march 23rd 1933 and may 8 1945 did you work for or associate in any way with the nazi government of germany no okay i'm going to ask you a few questions all together uh just wait until i finish the question before you answer okay were you ever involved in any way with any of the following genocide torture killing or trying to kill someone badly hurting or trying to hurt a person on purpose forcing or trying to force someone to have any kind of sexual contact or relations not letting someone practice his or her religion officials no okay were you ever a member of or did you ever serve in help or otherwise participate in any of the following groups military unit paramilitary unit police unit self-defense unit vigilante unit rebel group guerrilla group militia or insurgent organization no were you ever a worker or volunteer or soldier or did you otherwise ever serve in any of the following prisoner jail prison camp detention facility labor camp any other place where people were forced to stay no do you know what a prison or jail is yes is a place for people who breaks the law okay were you ever a part of any group or did you ever help any group unit or organization that used a weapon against any person or threatened to do so no did you ever sell give or provide weapons to any person or help another person sell give or provide weapons to any person no did you ever receive any type of military paramilitary or weapons training no not even in your country of origin no never okay did you ever recruit and list conscript or use any person under 15 years of age to serve in or help an armed forcer group no did you ever use any person under 15 years of age to do anything that helped or supported people in combat no tell me what is a weapon is a weapon is a object that is used to harm or kill have you ever committed assisted in committing or attempted to commit a crime or offense for which you were not arrested no give me a moment my system seems to be a little slow right now okay so have you ever been arrested cited or detained by any law enforcement officer for any reason no what is arrested arrested is when you are taken by the police have you ever been charged with committing attempting to commit or assisting in committing a crime or offense no have you ever been convicted of a crime or offense no have you ever been placed in an alternative sentencing or a rehabilitative program no have you ever received a suspended sentence been placed on probation or been paroled no have you ever been in jail or prison no how about in your country of origin were you ever in jail or prison in your country of origin no okay have you ever been a habitual drunkard no what is a habitual drunkard someone who drinks too much alcohol have you ever been a prostitute or procured anyone for prostitution no soldiers smuggled controlled substances illegal drugs or narcotics no been married to more than one person at the same time no married someone in order to obtain an immigration benefit no how many times did you say you were married no i have never been married okay have you ever helped anyone to enter or try to enter the united states illegally no have you ever gambled illegally or received income from illegal gambling no failed to support your dependents or to pay alimony no made any misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the united states no 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 no have you ever been removed excluded or deported from the united states no have you ever been ordered removed excluded or deported from the united states no have you ever been placed in removal exclusion rescission or deportation proceedings no are removal exclusion rescission or deportation proceedings currently pending against you no do you know what deportation actually means yes what does it mean it means that the united states government has expelled you from the united states okay great have you ever served in the us armed forces no are you a male who lived in the united states at any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays no do you support the constitution and form of government of the united states a what is the form of government of the united states is a republic do you understand the full author of allegiance to the united states yes are you willing to take the full oath of allegiance to the united states yes if the law requires it are you willing to bear arms on behalf of the united states yes what is an oath of allegiance is a promise to be loyal to the united states if the law requires it are you willing to perform non-combatant services in the u.
s armed forces yes if the law requires it are you willing to perform work of national importance under civilian directions yes give me one moment okay okay i'm going to ask you to look at the tablet you're going to verify that all of the information is correct and accurate if everything looks correct you're going to scroll to the bottom and you're going to tap on a pink button so that you can provide your signature okay you're going to do this for three times on the screen of the tablet okay okay okay if you can begin signing please you're gonna do this two more times okay and the last signature okay one thing to remember is that you're not a us citizen yet i will recommend your application as approved but the final step is for you to go to your oath ceremony okay at your old ceremony you will take the oath of allegiance and at that point when you receive your certificate is when you have become a u.