So, You Want to Become a U.S. Citizen? Here is the Help You Need.

I was visiting a friend the other day and noticed his wife sitting at the kitchen table with her earphones on and a book on the table in front of her. “What’s Rosa doing”, I asked my friend. “She has her citizenship interview next week and she’s studying”, he replied. “She failed once before but we recently found this great new study guide and she really feels confident that she will pass this time”.

I was lucky enough to be born in America and didn’t have to go through the naturalization process, but I have watched many of my friends and relatives struggle and sweat their way through the exam. As some Americans don’t realize, there is much more to the citizenship process than just applying and paying the appropriate fees-which are now a whopping $675! You must be able to answer many personal and background questions in English, answer questions about U.S. history and government, read and write in English and be able to explain some pretty heavy concepts.

As a writer and reporter, I was interested to know what was so special about the study guide my friend’s wife liked so much. After Rosa passed her interview I asked if I could borrow it. “Si, Miguel, but you must promise to give it back. This study guide is like my friend that help me become a citizen and I want keep for memory”.

“Passing the U.S. Citizenship Interview: Yes, You Can Do It!” from citizenshipcd.com includes a book and two full length CDs. It isn’t a slick looking textbook created by big corporation-one of those books that looks great but lacks any real substance or depth. “Passing the U.S. Citizenship Interview” was created by a real citizenship teacher with years of teaching expierience. The citizenship interview and exam changed in 2008 and this book and 2 CDs includes all the new information and it is updated for 2009. It is very clear and concise and includes all the information that is needed to pass the interview: Questions and answers from the N-400 application for citizenship, the new 100 questions and answers, the new reading and writing sentences and the Oath of Allegiance-reading it and how to explain it. CD 1 even includes and full practice interview that is very well done and easy to understand.

I have reviewed other citizenship study guides before, but this is the best one I have found. Many of the others only cover a part of the needed information, usually the 100 history and government questions, but this one covers everything you need without confusing you with too much detail. Most of the others are quite expensive also, sometimes over $100, but “Passing the U.S. Citizenship Interview” is a real bargain at a reasonable price.

So, if you are preparing for the U.S. Citizenship interview you have to check out citizenshipcd.com. It has my vote for the best study guide on the market today for this subject. Just ask Rosa!

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