Citizenship Resources
Test takers need to know the names of some current office-holders in local, state, and federal government. Use these links to find the names.- Find U.S. senators: senate.gov/senators/contact
- Find U.S. representatives and the speaker of the house: house.gov
- Find the president and vice president: whitehouse.gov/administration
- Find the supreme court chief justice: supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
- Find governors and state capitals: usa.gov/state-governments
Most applicants will take the citizenship test in English, so it is important to study for the test in English. But students are more likely to understand what the questions and answers mean if they read them in their home language.
- USCIS's translations of the 100 civics questions are available in six languages.
- USAHello's translations of the 100 civics questions are available in several additional languages.
- CLINIC has a collection of translations in even more languages. Scroll down to translations by community organization and then click to download resource.
Applicants who have no income, or very low income, do not have to pay the full citizenship application fee. Find clear information on income qualifications and how to request fee waivers and fee reductions here.
The N-400 form asks for any dates that an applicant traveled outside the U.S. over the last five years. Applicants can look up their own travel history on the DHS website by entering their passport information.