Form N-400 Instructions 04/01/24 Page 10 of 29
1. Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture
or origin, regardless of race. (NOTE: This category is only included under Ethnicity in Part 3., Item Number 1.)
2. American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal aliation or community attachment.
3. Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian
subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine
Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
4. Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
5. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii,
Guam, Samoa, or other Pacic Islands.
6. White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Item Number 3. Height. Select the values that best match your height in feet and inches. For example, if you are ve
feet and nine inches, select “5” for feet and “09” for inches. Do not enter your height in meters or centimeters.
Item Number 4. Weight. Enter your weight in pounds. If you do not know your weight or need to enter a weight under
30 pounds or over 699 pounds, enter “000.” Do not enter your weight in kilograms.
Item Number 5. Eye Color. Select the box that best describes the color of your eyes.
Item Number 6. Hair Color. Select the box that best describes the color of your hair.
Part 4. Information About Your Residence
Based in part on the information you provide in this Part 4. Information About Your Residence, Part 7. Information
About Your Employment and Schools You Attended, and Part 8. Time Outside the United States of Form N-400,
USCIS will determine whether you meet the requirements for continuous residence, physical presence, and 3-month
residency in a USCIS district or U.S. state.
In Part 4., list every location where you have lived during the last 5 years if you are ling based on general provision,
under Item Number 1.A. in Part 1. Information About Your Eligibility.
• If you are ling as the spouse of a U.S. citizen, under Item Number 1.B. in Part 1. Information About Your
Eligibility, list every location where you have lived during the last 3 years.
• If you are ling as the spouse, former spouse, or child of a U.S. citizen under the Violence Against Women Act
(VAWA), under Item Number 1.C. in Part 1. Information About Your Eligibility, list every location where you
have lived during the last 3 years.
• If you are ling as the spouse of a U.S. citizen in qualied employment outside the United States, under Item
Number 1.D. in Part 1. Information About Your Eligibility, you do not have to list every location where you have
lived, only the current location.
• If you are ling based on military service during a period of hostilities, under Item Number 1.E. in Part 1.
Information About Your Eligibility, you do not have to list every location where you have lived, only the current
location.
• If you are ling based on at least one year of honorable military service at any time, under Item Number 1.F. in Part
1. Information About Your Eligibility, list every location where you have lived during the last 5 years.
• If you are ling based on another reason for ling not listed above, under Item Number 1.G. in Part 1. Information
About Your Eligibility, list every location where you have lived during the last 5 years.