Am I required to attend an interview for the N-600 Form? What type of questions will they ask me?

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I recently found out that I am a U.S. Cititzen through my parents.  They were both naturalized before my 18th birthday.  I was told to fill out the N-600 form and pay the fee.  I thought that was it, but I keep hearing that there may be a mandatory interview.  What does the interview consist of?  What type of questions will I be asked?

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You were ill informed.

The N-600 leads to a Certificate of Citizenship. Its only purpose is to get you your first US passport which thereafter will be your proof of citizenship until the day you die and beyond. Since you do not need a Certificate of Citizenship to get a passport, as your status of a US citizen is not in question, you flushed $600 down the toilet.

You would have needed to file an N-600 if you were a Vietnamese girl whose mom was knocked up by a G.I. during the Vietnam War, and the good soldier had disappeared quickly after only to be found decades later in some town in the US. In such case, you would have to prove that you are a U.S. citizen based on your daddy's sperm cell meeting your mom's egg deep down there, and that would required double DNA testing and to initiate that you'd have to file the N-600.

None of this applies to you, so I'm surprised that you throw away $600 first and then ask questions.

They only ask for your name, your parents name, a few details, and have to swear to tell the truth. It's a formality, nothing else, during which the I.O. probably wonders why you filed an N-600 to begin with.

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N600 Interview

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If they require  more info you may get called for interview

Am I required to attend an interview for the N-600 Form? What type of questions will they ask me?

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