Instructions For Form N-400 - Application For Naturalization (Page 3 of 18) in pdf

Signature. Each application must be properly completed, signed, and filed. For all signatures on this application, USCIS

will not accept a stamped or typewritten name in place of a handwritten signature. A legal guardian may sign for a

mentally incompetent person.

Filing Fee. Each application must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee and biometric services fee (if applicable).

(See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions.)

Evidence. At the time of filing, you must submit all evidence and supporting documentation listed in the Required

Evidence section of these Instructions.

Biometrics Services Appointment. USCIS may require that you appear for an interview or provide fingerprints,

photograph, and/or signature at any time to verify your identity, obtain additional information, and conduct background

and security checks, including a check of criminal history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI), before making a decision on your application. After USCIS receives your application and ensures it is complete,

we will inform you in writing if you need to attend a biometric services appointment. If an appointment is necessary, the

notice will provide you the location of your local or designated USCIS Application Support Center (ASC) and the date

and time of your appointment or, if you are currently overseas, instruct you to contact a U.S. Embassy, U.S. Consulate, or

USCIS office outside the United States to set up an appointment.

If you are required to provide biometrics, at your appointment you must sign an oath reaffirming that:

1. You provided or authorized all information in the application; and

2. You reviewed and understood all of the information contained in, and submitted with, your application; and

3. All of this information was complete, true, and correct at the time of filing.

If you fail to attend your biometric services appointment, USCIS may deny your application.

Copies. You should submit legible photocopies of documents requested, unless the Instructions specifically state that you

must submit an original document. USCIS may request an original document at the time of filing or at any time during

processing of an application, petition, or request. If USCIS requests an original document from you, it will be returned to

you after USCIS determines it no longer needs your original.

NOTE: If you submit original documents when not required or requested by USCIS, your original documents may be

immediately destroyed upon receipt.

Translations. If you submit a document with information in a foreign language, you must also submit a full English

translation. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that

he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.

How To Fill Out Form N-400

1. Type or print legibly in black ink.

2. If you need extra space to complete any item in this application; use and attach a separate sheet of paper; type or

print your name and Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any) at the top of each sheet; and indicate the Page

Number, Part Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers.

3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been

married and the question asks “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise

directed. If your answer to a question, which requires a numeric response, is zero or none (for example, “How many

children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless

otherwise directed.

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