Study · Know the interview
The N-400 interview follows a clear order. First, learn the six big steps. Then practice with the real N-400 questions: which step each one belongs to, and the order the officer asks them.
The N-400 interview has a lot of parts, but they fit into six big steps. It’s a simple way to always know where you are. (These six are a teaching guide, not an official list.)
The English and civics tests are not in the six steps. The officer can give them before or after the N-400 questions, so they have no fixed place.
Now, from memory — what do you remember? →
Fill in as many as you can from memory, say them out loud, or type them in. This is just practice. It is not graded.
Here are the six steps again. How many did you remember?
Drag the six parts of the interview into the order they happen, you arrive first, and the background “Have you ever…?” questions come last.
Put the cards in order before you click Check. Your first check is your score.
The hardest one. Drag these real N-400 questions into the order the officer works down your application, top to bottom. Use the six steps to help you.
Put the questions in order before you click Check. Your first check is your score.
Ready to practice for real? Try the Mock Interview →
A study game for the U.S. naturalization interview, built on Form N-400 (edition 01/20/25), the questions use the wording from the form. The arrival, security, oath, identity and N-400 steps follow the usual order; the English and civics tests can come in any order the officer chooses. Illustrations are original Patina artwork.