Naturalization test (writing)

March 2, 2018

The writing portion of the naturalization test requires the applicant to successfully write one of three sentences.

Those sentences may contain these words:

To sufficiently demonstrate the ability to write in English, the applicant must write one sentence out of three sentences in a manner that the officer understands. The officer dictates the sentence to the applicant using standardized writing test forms. An applicant must not abbreviate any of the words. Once the applicant writes one of the three sentences in a manner that the officer understands, the officer stops the writing test.

An applicant does not fail the writing test because of spelling, capitalization, or punctuation errors, unless the errors interfere with the meaning of the sentence and the officer is unable to understand the sentence.

Passing the Writing Test

The applicant passes the writing test if the applicant is able to convey the meaning of one of the three sentences to the officer. The applicant’s writing sample may have the following:

•Some grammatical, spelling, or capitalization errors;
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•Omitted short words that do not interfere with meaning; or
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•Numbers spelled out or written as digits.

We deserve better

Brutus

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Naturalization test (reading)

March 1, 2018

The reading portion of the  United States naturalization  test requires the applicant to successfully read one of three sentences.

The sentences may contain words from this list:

An applicant passes the reading test if the applicant reads one of the three sentences without extended pauses in a manner that the applicant is able to convey the meaning of the sentence and the officer is able to understand the sentence. In general, the applicant must read all content words but may omit short words or make pronunciation or intonation errors that do not interfere with the meaning.

We deserve better

Brutus

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Citizenship tests

February 28, 2018
The other day the question of what language the United States naturalization (citizenship) test came up so I decided to do a little research.
From the United States citizenship and immigration service web site:
Exceptions & Accommodations

There are exceptions and modifications to the naturalization requirements that are available to those who qualify. USCIS also provides accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

For more information visit our A Guide to Naturalization page and the USCIS Policy Manual Citizenship and Naturalization Guidance.

English Language Exemptions

You Are Exempt From The English Language Requirement, But Are Still Required To Take The Civics Test If You Are:

  • Age 50 or older at the time of filing for naturalization and have lived as a permanent resident (green card holder) in the United States for 20 years   (commonly referred to as the “50/20” exception).
    OR
  • Age 55 or older at the time of filing for naturalization and have lived as a permanent resident in the United States for 15 years (commonly referred to as the “55/15” exception).

In other words if you have lived here for 15 or 20 years and still haven’t learned English you probably won’t have to take the test.

We deserve better

Brutus

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EPISD–taking sides

February 27, 2018

The EPISD board member that now tells us she is the campaign treasurer for our former county judge’s congressional campaign might be set to take a fall from grace.

The people at the district that are aligned with her might be in for trouble also.

The board member in question was recently a city representative.  After she joined the EPISD board the district ended up hiring the former chief financial officer, the former city engineer, and the former deputy directory of planning from the city of El Paso.

During a recent school board meeting she publicly requested the superintendent’s resignation.

Her opponents are the superintendent and apparently the rest of the board.

The superintendent would be a fool to knowingly have disloyal people on his staff.

We deserve better

Brutus

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School Boards

February 26, 2018

In the first place, God made idiots.

That was for practice.

Then he made school boards.

Mark Twain

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