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The most important change is that the interview is now divided into three parts, typically with three different interviewers in three different office locations. This is the reason for the repetition of several questions.  \nThe general scenario is as follows:  \nThe applicant checks in, receives a number, and sits down in the waiting area.  \nAfter 10-15 minutes, the applicant’s number and a window location are displayed on a video screen. The applicant goes to the specified location (there are eight windows in all) and speaks with the first interviewer.  \nUpon completion of the first step, the applicant returns to the waiting area and repeats the same sequence, only this time a different window location is displayed, and a different interviewer is involved.  \nUpon completion of the second step, the applicant returns to the waiting area. This time, a third interviewer arrives, introduces himself/herself, and accompanies the applicant to a private office. It is worth noting that, in one case thus far, the second interviewer combined steps 2 and 3 into one step.  \nFeel free to use this script as a guide, to add and/or remove N-400 and civics questions during mock interviews, and to introduce different reading/writing sentences.  \nNotes for Students  \nFeel free to ask the interviewer to repeat, repeat slowly, or rephrase any question you don’t understand.  \nDo not guess. A terribly wrong answer can signal a lack of comprehension.  \nDo not lie!  \nIf the interviewer does not pass you only because of a “meaning” question, ask politely,“May I speak with a supervisor?”  \nStep 1, Window 1, Interviewer 1  \nOfficer: Please raise your right hand. Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: What did you just promise?  \nApplicant:  \n[At this point, the officer will ask for the applicant’s Green Card and passport,  \nand then take a photo and finger prints.] Officer: Please place your left index finger here.  \nOfficer: Now place your right index finger here. ( In one case, the interviewer confused  \nthe applicant by instructing her to place “another one [i.e., finger]” here. ) Officer: Why are you here today?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: Why do you want to become an American citizen?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: Before we begin the interview, do you have any questions for me?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: What is your full name?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: Is that the same name as on your Green Card? Your passport?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: What is your home address? Phone number?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: What is your country of origin? Country of nationality?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: Are you married?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: Do you have any children? If so, how many? What are their ages and names?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: How many trips have you taken outside the [U.S. in](U.S. in) the past five years? Where  \ndid you go? For what purpose? How long did you stay on each trip?  \nApplicant:  \nStep 2, Window 2, Interviewer 2  \nOfficer: What is your full name?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: What is your home address? Phone number?  \nApplicant:  \nReading Test:  \nOfficer: Please read this sentence: Who was the first president?  \nApplicant:  \nWriting Test:  \nOfficer: Please write this sentence: Washington was the first president.  \nApplicant:  \n[ Note: Applicants are now instructed to write one word per line with their finger or a stylus on the tablet. The tablet will also be used for signatures and  \nfor comparison of the applicant’s answers with the application.] Civics Test:  \nOfficer: The House of Representatives has how many voting members?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer: What is freedom of religion?  \nApplicant:  \nOfficer","cbCaio947aOwtUnQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio947aOwtUnQ","pdf",133970,"English","# Notes for Teachers\n## Notes for Students\n# Step 1, Window 1, Interviewer 1\n# Step 2, Window 2, Interviewer 2\n# Step 3, Private Office, Interviewer 3","[{\"question\":\"How is the citizenship interview organized in this new version?\",\"answer\":\"The interview is divided into three parts, typically handled by three different interviewers at three different office locations. 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