US Citizenship Podcast

2016-05-17 Citizenship and Immigration News from US Citizenship Podcast

• YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zvx9POJXVoU
• mp3 audio: http://goo.gl/NPQtpH

USCIS.gov

• updated N-400 (March 26, 2016)
• • On March 26, 2016, the USCIS released the revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at uscis.gov/n-400.
  • You may continue to use the 9/13/13 edition of the form until August 9, 2016.
  • The USCIS will reject and return previous versions of Form N-400 submitted on or after August 10, 2016.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule (Table 9) (May 4, 2016; Comment period closes 7/5/16)
• • Current $595 Proposed: $640 Increase $45
  • Biometrics fee $85 will not change.

US Citizenship Podcast

• APPS!
• • App for iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
  • App for Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f
  • iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ
• New mp3s and videos
• • The New N-400 mp3 and slightly longer mp4
  • DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd
  • Alejandro Guerrero Gutierrez's Citizenship Interview
  • 100 Questions plus Remix 2015
  • 2015 USCIS 100 Questions Remix

uscitizenpod.com Blog:

• Citizenship Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (posted May 6, 2016)
• N400 script pdfs update is in progress

uscitizenpod on YouTube

• The New N-400
• A Tour of Online Citizenship Resources
• DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd (rescue.org)

VOA Learning English: Four Stories About Visas

• High Demand from Investors for Special US Visas
• VOA Learning English: US Uses Fake University to Stop Visa Fraud
• US H-1B Visa Policies Too Restrictive
• One Percent of Visitors to US Overstayed Visas

Upcoming: VOA Learning English's newest program, People in America, starts May 25, 2016.

USCIS.gov

• updated N-400 (March 26, 2016)
• • On March 26, 2016, the USCIS released the revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at uscis.gov/n-400.
  • You may continue to use the 9/13/13 edition of the form until August 9, 2016.
  • The USCIS will reject and return previous versions of Form N-400 submitted on or after August 10, 2016.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule (Table 9) (May 4, 2016; Comment period closes 7/5/16)
• • Current $595 Proposed: $640 Increase $45
  • Biometrics fee $85 will not change.

US Citizenship Podcast

• APPS!
• • App for iPhone/iPad: https://goo.gl/dLiOAE
  • App for Android: https://goo.gl/d6rs9f
  • iTunes: https://goo.gl/BVrqHQ
• New mp3s and videos
• • The New N-400 mp3 and slightly longer mp4
  • DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd
  • Alejandro Guerrero Gutierrez's Citizenship Interview
  • 100 Questions plus Remix 2015
  • 2015 USCIS 100 Questions Remix

uscitizenpod.com Blog:

• Citizenship Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (posted May 6, 2016)
• N400 script pdfs update is in progress

uscitizenpod on YouTube

• The New N-400
• A Tour of Online Citizenship Resources
• DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship: an Interview with Kayla Ladd (rescue.org)

VOA Learning English: Four Stories About Visas

• High Demand from Investors for Special US Visas
• VOA Learning English: US Uses Fake University to Stop Visa Fraud
• US H-1B Visa Policies Too Restrictive
• One Percent of Visitors to US Overstayed Visas

Upcoming: VOA Learning English's newest program, People in America, starts May 25, 2016.

Kayla Ladd (rescue.org) talks about DACA, DAPA, and Citizenship.

This interview was recorded during a DACA Info Workshop, Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Milpitas Library.

Join IRC @ the Milpitas Library

Mon May 9 6pm DACA workshop

and

Mon May 23 6pm: N-400 Application for Naturalization

Workshop

For more info, see,

USCIS Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Humanitarian/Deferred%20Action%20for%20Childhood%20Arrivals/daca-consider.pdf

USCIS Consideración de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS-ES/Programas%20Humanitarios%20%28Humanitarian%29/DACA/daca_consider_sp.pdf

DACA, DAPA, and DREAMers

https://sccl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/572239147_sccldcitizenship/624838637_dreamers,_daca,_and_dapa

YouTube: DREAMers, DACA, and DAPA playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtyN34w6H7y6SeR1YhMMboMxMNT5knnIw

Need assistance or want to volunteer? Contact the Immigrant Rights team at your local branch of:

• Catholic Charities
• International Rescue committee (IRC)
• Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)
• Your high school or college counselor
• Your local library
• USCIS.gov

Last Saturday, Alejandro came to the Gilroy Library Citizenship Class early and was ready to practice. Let's go!

You can follow with us. Go to:

• A "Typical" Citizenship Interview Based on the USCIS N-400r (4 pages)
• • pdf http://goo.gl/9Z97UK
  • ppt https://goo.gl/2hwOsc
  • vocab pdf: https://goo.gl/AMNMqy

A very quick Civics quiz on five themes for Cinco de Mayo

USCIS100:88-95: Geography Quiz (Or "How to Study for YourCitizenship Test Outside of Class!" Part 1)

Hint: Notice things around you that are ANSWERS on the Citizenship Test.

Try to remember the QUESTIONS.

Happy Pascha! A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of Eastern Orthodox Christian Americans

A Video tour of Online Citizenship Resources:

U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services https://www.uscis.gov/

• N-400, Blog, InfoPass, etc

USCIS Citizenship Resource Center https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship

• Learners Study Materials English Test
• Learners Study Materials Civics Test
• Teachers Lesson Plans and Activities

Preparing for the Oath http://americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/

• Videos and Quizzes

My USCIS https://my.uscis.gov/

• Easy access to 100 Questions self-test in English and Spanish

YouTube.com

• USCIS.gov
• WH.gov: West Wing Week
• VOANews
• VOA Learning English
• uscitizenpod

This video is available on YouTube at http://youtu.be/L2sk0EWRQaM

For more info, see US Citizenship Podcast uscitizenpod.com

On April 13, 2016, USCIS revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at https://www.uscis.gov/n-400.

You may continue to use the 9/13/13 edition of the form until August 9, 2016.

USCIS will reject and return previous versions of Form N-400 submitted on or after August 10, 2016.

You can also listen to uscitizenpod's podcast about the new N-400 at http://traffic.libsyn.com/uscitizenpod/new-n-400r.mp3

You can also watch this video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/jDZ1LMZSL9s

On April 13, 2016, USCIS revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at uscis.gov/n-400. On today's podcast, we do a quick exploration of the new revision.

Kudos to USCIS for all their hard work on revised N-400!