Additional Information about You: Form N-400 Part 12 – Simple English Translations (Revision 4-22-18) THIS IS THE N-400 QUESTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YES / NO D D 1. Have you ever claimed to be a Did you ever say you were a Yes No U.S. citizen? U.S. citizen? 2. Have you ever registered to vote in Did you ever sign up to vote Yes No any Federal, state or local election in the United States? in the United States? 3. Have you ever voted in any Did you ever choose a new Yes No Federal, state or local election in leader in a U.S. election? the United States? 4. Do you now have, or did you ever Do you have a title, like a Yes No have, a hereditary title or an order prince or princess? of nobility in any foreign country? 5. Have you ever been declared Were you ever legally Yes No legally incompetent or been insane? confined to a mental institution? Were you ever very mentally ill? 6. Do you owe any overdue Federal, Do you owe late taxes? Yes No state or local taxes? 7. Have you ever not filed a Federal, This question is confusing. Yes No state or local tax return since you You can say, for example: became a lawful permanent • I work and I pay taxes. resident? • I don’t work. My wife pays taxes. • I don’t work. My daughter supports me and pays taxes. • My husband and I pay taxes together. 1 Additional Information about You: Form N-400 Part 12 – Simple English Translations (Revision 4-22-18) THIS IS THE N-400 QUESTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YES / NO D D 8. Have you ever called yourself a On a tax form, did you ever Yes No “non-U.S. resident” on a Federal, say you didn’t live in the state or local tax return since you United States? became a lawful permanent resident? 9. Have you ever been a member of, Are you a member of an Yes No involved in, or in any way organized group of people? associated with, any organization, Were you ever a member of association, fund, foundation, any organized group of party, club or similar group in the people? United States or in any other location in the world? 10.A. Have you ever been a member • No freedom. Yes No of, or in any way associated with • No democracy. (either directly or indirectly) the • For example Cuba or Communist Party? North Korea. What is communism? 10.B. Have you ever been a member • A totalitarian Yes No of, or in any way associated with government controls (either directly or indirectly) any everything people do. other totalitarian Party? What is totalitarian? 10.C. Have you ever been a member Terrorists kill many people. Yes No of, or in any way associated with (either directly or indirectly) a Example: September 11, terrorist organization? 2001 What is terrorism? 11. Have you ever advocated Did you ever tell people to Yes No (directly or indirectly) the change a government by overthrow of any government by force? force or violence? 2 Additional Information about You: Form N-400 Part 12 – Simple English Translations (Revision 4-22-18) THIS IS THE N-400 QUESTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YES / NO D D 12. Have you ever persecuted any person Did you ever discriminate Yes No because of race, religion, national origin, against people because you didn’t membership in a particular social group, like their race, religion, country of or political opinion? origin, social or political group? What is persecute or discriminate? Be bad to people because you don't like their race or religion, for example. What is race? Examples: • Black people • White people • Asian people What is a social group? Examples: • Poor people • Rich people • Educated people • Farmers What is a political group? Examples: • Democrat • Republican • Communist What is national origin? The country where you were born, for example: • El Salvador • China • Haiti 13. Between March 23, 1933 and May 8, Did you help or work for the Nazi Yes No 1945, did you work for or associate in government of Germany? any way with the Nazi government of Germany? What is the Nazi government of Germany? The Nazi government of Germany killed many people because of their religion or political group. They started World War II. 3 Additional Information about You: Form N-400 Part 12 – Simple English Translations (Revision 4-22-18) THIS IS THE N-400 QUESTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YES / NO D D 14.A. Have you ever been involved in Did you ever try to kill all the Yes No any way with genocide? people of the same group? 14.B. Have you ever been involved in Did you ever do something Yes No any way with torture? very terrible to another person? 14. C. Have you ever been involved in Kill means make someone Yes No any way with killing, or trying to die. kill, someone? What does kill mean? 14. 14.D. Have you ever been involved in Did you ever hurt someone Yes No any way with badly hurting, or very much because you trying to hurt a person on purpose? wanted to? 14.E. Have you ever been involved in Did you ever force someone Yes No any way with forcing, or trying to to have sex? force, someone to have any kind of sexual contact or relations? 14 F. Have you ever been involved in Did you ever stop someone Yes No any way with not letting someone from practicing their religion? practice their religion? 4 Additional Information about You: Form N-400 Part 12 – Simple English Translations (Revision 4-22-18) THIS IS THE N-400 QUESTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YES / NO D D 15.a. Have you ever participated or Did you ever work for the Yes No served in a military unit? military in any country? What is military? People who protect the country. 15.b. Have you ever participated in a Did you ever use weapons Yes No paramilitary unit? and act like the military but you were not in the military? 15.c.Have you ever participated or Were you police officer in Yes No served in a police unit? any country? The police stop crime. What is police? People who stop crime. 15.d. Have you ever participated or Did and your neighbors ever Yes No served in a self-defense unit? come together to protect your community from crime or violence? 15.e. Have you ever participated in a Did you ever act like the Yes No vigilante unit? police but you were not the police? 15.f. Have you ever participated or Did you and other people Yes No served in a rebel group? ever fight against the government? 15.g. Have you ever participated in a Did you and other people Yes No guerrilla group? ever fight against the government? 15.h. Have you ever participated or Were you ever a member of Yes No served in a militia? a group of people who fought with weapons? 15.i. Have you ever participated in an Did you and other people Yes No insurgent group? ever fight against the government?. 5 Additional Information about You: Form N-400 Part 12 – Simple English Translations (Revision 4-22-18) THIS IS THE N-400 QUESTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YES / NO D D What is a jail? a place for people who are arrested for a crime. What is a prison? a place for people who are convicted of a crime. 16.a. Have you ever been a worker, Were you ever a soldier, Yes No volunteer or soldier in a prison or worker or helper in a prison jail? or jail? 16.b. Have you ever been a worker, Were you ever a soldier, Yes No volunteer or soldier in a prison worker or helper in a prison camp? for enemy soldiers? 16.c. Have you ever been a worker, Were you ever a soldier, Yes No volunteer or soldier in a detention worker or helper in a place facility? where people are not free to leave? 16.d. Have you ever been a worker, Were you ever a soldier, Yes No volunteer or soldier in a labor worker or helper in a place camp? where people are forced to work? 16.e. Have you ever been a worker, Were you ever a soldier, Yes No volunteer or soldier in any other worker or helper in any place place where people are forced to where people were not free stay? to leave? 6 Additional Information about You: Form N-400 Part 12 – Simple English Translations (Revision 4-22-18) THIS IS THE N-400 QUESTION. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? YES / NO D D gang a group of bad people who have weapons and commit crimes threaten tell a person you will hurt them if they don’t do what you want 17. Were you ever a part of any group, or did Were you ever a member of a you ever help any group, unit or organization gang or group of people with Yes No that used a weapon against any person or weapons, and did these people threatened to do so? use weapons to hurt other people or threaten other people? If you answered NO to Question 17, they won't ask you 17.a. or 17.b. 17.a. If you answered yes, when were you If you answered YES, did you a part of this group, (or when you helped this hurt someone with a weapon at Yes No group), did you use a weapon against any that time? person? 17.b.