QUESTIONS WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YESNO 1 Have you EVER claimed to be a U S citizen? 1 claim to say something is true 2 claim to be a U S citizen to say that I am a U S citizen while I’m not No 2 Have you EVER registered to vote in any Federal, state or local election in the United States? Registered To sign up No 3 Have you EVER voted in any Federal, state or local election in the United States? Vote to elect new leader No 4 Do you now have, or did you EVER have, a hereditary title or an order of n.
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1 Have you EVER claimed to be a U.S citizen?
1.claim: to say something is true.
2.claim to be a U.S citizen :to say that I am
a U.S citizen while I’m not No
2 Have you EVER registered to vote in any Federal,
state or local election in the United States? Registered :To sign up No
3 Have you EVER voted in any Federal, state or local
election in the United States? Vote :to elect new leader No
4 Do you now have, or did you EVER have, a
hereditary title or an order of nobility in any
foreign country?
1.Hereditary title : a royal title such as
prince or princess
2 an order of nobility : a position given by
a king or queen
No
5 Have you EVER been declared legally
incompetent or been confined to a mental
institution?
1 Legally incompetent: to have mental
problems
2 Declared legally incompetent: to be told
that you have mental problems
3.Mental institution: a hospital for people
with mental problems
4 Confined to a mental institution
to be kept at a hospital for people with mental problems
No
6 Do you owe any overdue Federal, state or local
taxes?
Do you pay tax every year ? → Yes ,
officer
1.Owe: To have a debt 2.Overdue : To past a deadline or late 3.Tax : money pay for government No
7 Have you EVER not filed a Federal, state or local
tax return since you became a lawful permanent
resident?
1.Filing a tax return : to send tax
paperwork to the government No
8 Have you EVER called yourself a “non-U.S.
resident” on a Federal, state or local tax return
since you became a lawful permanent resident?
1.Non U.S resident: not a U.S resident No
9 Have you EVER been a member of, involved in, or
in any way associated with, any organization,
association, fund, foundation, party, club or
similar group in the United States or in any other
location in the world?
No
10 Have you EVER been a member or any way
associated with:
A.Communist Party
B Any other totalitarian party
C Any terrorist organization
1.Communist Party : (đảng csan ) The
government owns and controls everything like China, North Korea
2.Totalitarian party : ( Đảng độc tài ) A
Government party that has complete control over everything and the people have no power
No
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that uses violent action against people
11 Have you EVER advocated (directly or
indirectly) the overthrow of any government by
force or violence?
1.Advocate
To publicly support
2.Overthrow of any government
To remove a government from power by force
No
12 Have you EVER persecuted any person because
of race, religion, national origin, membership in
a particular social group, or political opinion?
1 Persecute
To hurt someone badly because of religious or political beliefs
2 National origin
It is where a person is from
No
13 Between March 23, 1933 and May 8, 1945, did
you work for or associate in any way (either
directly or indirectly) with:
A The Nazi government of Germany?
B Any government in any area occupied by, allied
with, or established with the help of the Nazi
government of Germany?
C Any Germany, Nazi, S.S military unit,
paramilitary unit, self-defense unit, vigilante
unit, citizen unit, police unit, government agency
or office, extermination camp, concentration
camp, prisoner of war camp, prison, labor
camp, or transit camp?
1.Associate
To have a connection
2.Nazi
The party under Hitler
3 S.S military unit
An organization under the Nazi government
4.Paramilitary unit “ ?( đơn vị bán quân
sự )
A group that acts like a military unit but is not official
5 Self-defense unit
A group that protects a place using weapons
6 Vigilante unit ( đơn vị dân phòng )
A group that acts like the police, but are not the police
7 Extermination camp “?( trại hủy diệt )
A place to keep people before killing them
8.Concentration camp
A place to keep political prisoners during the war
9.Prisoner of war camp ( trại tù binh chiến
tranh)
A place to keep enemy soldiers captures during the war
10.Labor camp
A place where people are forced to work
11.Transit camp
A place to keep people such as refugees temporarily
No
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A Genocide
B Torture
C Killing or trying to kill someone
D Badly hurting someone on purpose
E Forcing somebody for sexual contact or
relationship
F Not let someone practice their religion?
To take part in 2.Genocide Killing a group of people 3.Torture
To cause great pain to someone 4.Sexual contact or relationship Touching someone’s private parts when they dont want
15 Were you EVER a member of, or did you EVER
serve in, help, or otherwise participate in, any of
the following groups:
1.Participate
A Military unit?
1.Military unit “ ?
A group that works for a government to fight in a war
No
B Paramilitary unit (a group of people who act like a
military group but are not part of the official
military)?
No
E Vigilante unit (a group of people who act like the
police, but are not part of the official police)? No
G Guerrilla group (a group of people who use
weapons against or otherwise physically attack the
military, police, government, or other people)?
No
H Militia (an army of people, not part of the official
I Insurgent organization (a group that uses
weapons and fights against a government)? No
16 Were you EVER a worker, volunteer, or soldier,
or did you otherwise EVER serve in any of the
following:
1 Serve
C Detention facility (a place where people are forced
D Labor camp (a place where people are forced to
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used a weapon against any person, or threatened
to do so?
To warn to hurt someone
A If you answered "Yes," when you were part of this
group, or when you helped this group, did you
EVER use a weapon against another person?
No
B If you answered "Yes," when you were part of this
group, or when you helped this group, did you
EVER tell another person that you would use a
weapon against that person?
No
18 Did you EVER sell, give, or provide weapons to
any person, or help another person sell, give, or
provide weapons to any person?
No
A If you answered "Yes," did you know that this
person was going to use the weapons against
another person?
No
B If you answered "Yes," did you know that
this person was going to sell or give the
weapons to someone who was going to use
them against another person?
No
19 Did you EVER receive any type of military,
paramilitary (a group of people who act like a
military group but are not part of the official
military), or weapons training?
No
20 Did you EVER recruit (ask), enlist (sign up),
conscript (require), or use any person under 15
years of age to serve in or help an armed force or
group?
1.Recruit
To ask 2.Enlist : sign up especially in arm force 3.Conscript : To require someone to join the army
No
21 Did you EVER use any person under 15 years of
age to do anything that helped or supported
people in combat?
1.Combat
22 Have you EVER committed, assisted in
committing, or attempted to commit, a crime or
offense for which you were NOT arrested?
1.Crime
An action that break the law
2 Offense
A minor crime 3.Commit a crime
To do something that break the law 4.Assist in commiting
To help someone to break the law 5.Attempted to commit a crime
To try to do something that break the law
6 Arrested Handcuffed by the police
No
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detained by any law enforcement officer
(including any immigration official or any official
of the U.S armed forces) for any reason?
1.Cited Given a ticket by police
2 Detained
To be held in custody by police
No
24 Have you EVER been charged with committing,
attempting to commit, or assisting in committing
a crime or offense?
1.Charged Police formally tell you that you did something illegal No
25 Have you EVER been convicted of a crime or
offense?
What does”convicted” mean?
To be found guilty of a crime under the law No
26 Have you EVER been placed in an alternative
sentencing or a rehabilitative program (for
example, diversion, deferred prosecution,
withheld adjudication, deferred adjudication)?
What is” alternative sentencing “?
A different way to punish someone instead
of going to jail What does “ rehabilitative program “mean ?
A program to help someone to restore health, usually drug or alcohol related What is “diversion”?( ÁN treo
A different program such as a rehabilitation program to avoid jail time
What does "withheld adjudication" mean?
The judge did not convict you of a crime
It's like a second chance
No
27 A Have you EVER received a suspended
sentence, been placed on probation, or been
paroled?
What does “sentence “mean?
A punishment under the law?
What is a suspended sentence ? Delaying of a sentence
What is “probation”
You report to an officer regularly instead of jail time
What is parole ? Allow to leave the prison early due to good behavior
No
B If you answered "Yes," have you completed the
28 A Have you EVER been in jail or prison? What is a jail or prison?
A place that prisoners are kept No
29 If you answered "No" to ALL questions in Item
Numbers 23 - 28., then skip this item and go to
Someone drinks too much alcohol regularly No
B Been a prostitute, or procured anyone for What does “prostitute” mean? No
Trang 6prostitution? To have sex with another person for money What does “procure” mean ?
To find someone for sex
C Sold or smuggled controlled substances, illegal
drugs, or narcotics?
What does “smuggle “mean ?(buôn lậu)
To take things to a country illegally What are “controlled substances” ? Legal drugs that can be bought with a prescription but with restrictions
What is “narcotics”?
An illegal drug such as heroin or cocaine
No
D Been married to more than one person at the same
E Married someone in order to obtain an immigration
benefit?
What does”obtain “mean ?
To get or gain something What is “immigration benefit “?
Things like a visa, green card or citizenship
No
F Helped anyone to enter, or try to enter, the United
G Gambled illegally or received income from illegal
gambling? What does “ gamble “ mean ?To play a game for money No
H Failed to support your dependents or to pay
alimony?
What does “dependent “mean ?
A person who is relying on another person financially
What does “pay alimony”mean ?
To pay money to an ex-spouse after divorce
No
I Made any misrepresentation to obtain any public
benefit in the United States?
What does “misrepresentation”mean ?(khai gian )
To lie about who you are or something you did
What is “public benefit” ? Welfare, like food stamps
No
31 Have you EVER given any U.S Government
officials any information or documentation that
was false, fraudulent, or misleading?
What does “false “ mean ? Not true
What does “fraudulent “ mean ?
To claim something that is not true What does “misleading ‘’ mean ?
To make people believe that it is not true
No
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?
What does “lie “ mean ?
To say something that is not true What is “admission into the United States “ The right to enter the United States
No
33 Have you EVER been removed, excluded, or
deported from the United States?
What does “ exclude from the United States
“ mean?
To prevent from entering the United States What does “deport “mean ?
No
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34 Have you EVER been ordered removed,
excluded, or deported from the United States? No
35 Have you EVER been placed in removal,
exclusion, rescission, or deportation proceedings?
Rescission : take back a decision Deportation proceedings : process of removing a person No
36 Are removal, exclusion, rescission, or deportation
proceedings (including administratively closed
proceedings) currently pending against you?
Pending : Waiting to happen No
37 Have you EVER served in the U.S armed forces? Armed Force : U.S Military or U.S army,
Navy ,Air force No
38 A Are you currently a member of the U.S.
B If you answered "Yes," are you scheduled to
deploy overseas, including to a vessel, within the
next three months? (Refer to the Address Change
section in the Instructions on how to notify USCIS
if you learn of your deployment plans after you file
your Form N-400.)
No
C If you answered "Yes," are you currently
39 Have you EVER been court-martialed,
administratively separated, or disciplined, or have
you received an other than honorable discharge,
while in the U.S armed forces?
Court - martialed: go to military court Discipline : be punished for doing something wrong
Discharge : A soldier leaves the military
No
40 Have you EVER been discharged from training
or service in the U.S armed forces because you
were an alien?
No
41 Have you EVER left the United States to avoid
being drafted in the U.S armed forces?
Drafted : Being selected as a soldier Avoid being drafted : To prevent being
selected as a soldier No
42 Have you EVER applied for any kind of
exemption from military service in the U.S armed
forces?
-Exemption : special permission not to do
43 Have you EVER deserted from the U.S armed
44 Are you a male who lived in the United States at
any time between your 18th and 26th birthdays?
(This does not include living in the United States
as a lawful non-immigrant.)
Did you ever register for the Selective Service ?
Selective service : service in armed force
45 Do you support the Constitution and form of Constitution: It is the supreme law of the Yes
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land (luật tối cao của 1 đất nước = hiến pháp )
Form of Government of the United States : Democratic Republic
46 Do you understand the full Oath of Allegiance to
the United States?
Oath : A promise Allegiance : to be loyal to something Oath of Allegiance to the United States : a promise to be loyal to the United States
Yes
47 Are you willing to take the full Oath of
48 If the law requires it, are you willing to bear arms
on behalf of the United States? Bear arms : own or use a gun Yes
49 If the law requires it, are you willing to perform
noncombatant services in the U.S armed forces?
Noncombatant: a person who is not involved in combat
Noncombatant service : Services that do not involve combat
Yes
50 If the law requires it, are you willing to perform
work of national importance under civilian
direction?
Work of national importance : tasks that are important to a nation
Civilian : A person who is not in the military
Civilian direction : a direction from a person who is not in the military ( chỉ đạo dân sự)
Example :
Yes
What does “ have you ever “ mean? → It means in your lifetime