Form N-336 at a glance
What it is: Form N-336 is the Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336.
Where and when to file: File your request for a hearing (Form N-336) within 30 calendar days of receiving the decision denying your Form N-400.[2]
You should use Form N-336 to request a hearing before an immigration officer on the denial of your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.[2]
What to bring and attach to Form N-336
You may submit any additional documents or briefs to support your Form N-336 at the time of filing your Form N-336 or at the time of your Form N-336 hearing.[2]
A filled-in Form N-336 example: an applicant starts a hearing request
How to fill out Form N-336, box by box
Current Legal Name (do not provide a nickname)
Box 4, Current Legal Name: your current legal name is the name on your birth certificate unless it has been changed after birth by a legal action such as a marriage or court order.
Do not provide a nickname.[2]
Other Names Used (if any)
Under Other Names Used (if any), provide all other names you have ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames.
If you need extra space to complete this section, use the space provided in Part 8. Additional Information.[2]
Date of Birth and USCIS Online Account Number
Box 4, Date of Birth: provide your date of birth in the mm/dd/yyyy format.
Box 4, USCIS Online Account Number: you will only have a USCIS Online Account Number (OAN) if you previously filed a form that has a receipt number that begins with IOE.[2]
Physical Address
Box 5, Physical Address: provide the address where you now reside.
Do not provide a Post Office (PO) Box number here unless that is your ONLY address.[2]
More rules for Form N-336
Type or print "N/A" if an item is not applicable. Type or print "None" if the answer is none. Failure to answer all of the questions may delay your Form N-336.
Type or print legibly in black ink.[2]
If you need extra space to complete any item within this request, use the space provided in Part 8. Additional Information or attach a separate sheet of paper.[2]
Your representative must submit Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative, with your Form N-336.[2]
If you do not completely fill out this request, USCIS may deny your request.
Part 2, mailing address, biographic information, signatures and other situations
You are filling in Part 2, the Form N-400 denial
Form N-400 Receipt Number: provide the Form N-400 receipt number for which you are requesting a hearing.
The receipt number is located on the receipt notice you received after you filed your Form N-400 with USCIS. It appears in the upper left corner of your notice.
Date of Form N-400 Denial Notice (mm/dd/yyyy): provide the date that USCIS denied your Form N-400.
USCIS Office That Issued Form N-400 Denial Notice: provide the location of the USCIS local office that issued the denial.
Did you file your Form N-400 on the basis of qualifying military service? Yes No[2]
You are providing the mailing address and contact information
Box 6, Mailing Address: provide the address where you would like to receive written correspondence regarding your request.
Box 7, Contact Information: enter your contact information in Items A. - B.[2]
You are filling in Part 3, Biographic Information
Box 7, Ethnicity and Race: select the boxes that best describe your ethnicity and race.
Box 7, 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."[2]
You are filling in Part 4, Reason You Are Requesting a Hearing
Box 7, Reason You Are Requesting a Hearing: provide the reasons you are requesting a hearing on your denied Form N-400.[2]
You are filling in Part 5, the applicant's statement and signature
Read the Penalties section of the Form N-336 Instructions before completing this section.
Select the box for either Item A. or B. in Item Number 1. If applicable, select the box for Item Number 2.
I can read and understand English, and I have read and understand every question and instruction on this request and my answer to every question.
Select the appropriate box to indicate whether you read this request yourself or whether you had an interpreter assist you.
If someone assisted you in completing the request, select the box indicating that you used a preparer.
You must sign and date your request and provide your daytime telephone number, mobile telephone number (if any), and email address (if any).
A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable.[2]
You used an interpreter
If you used anyone as an interpreter to read the Instructions and questions on this request to you in a language in which you are fluent, the interpreter must fill out this section.
The interpreter must sign and date the request.[2]
The person preparing this request is not the naturalization applicant
This section must contain the signature of the person who completed your request, if other than you, the naturalization applicant.
Anyone who helped you complete this request MUST sign and date the request.[2]
You do not timely file your request for a hearing
Generally, USCIS will reject a request that is not timely filed.
However, if you do not timely file your request for a hearing, but it meets the requirements for a motion to reopen or motion to reconsider, USCIS will reopen or reconsider your case and send you a decision.[2]
Common questions about Form N-336
Can you file n 336 online?
You may file your Form N-336 online or by mail (paper).[3]
Who signs it?
Every request MUST contain the signature of the naturalization applicant (or legal guardian, surrogate, or designated representative, if applicable).[2]
Is there a deadline?
You should file your Form N-336 within 30 calendar days of receiving the decision denying your Form N-400 (or within 33 calendar days if the decision was mailed to you).[3]
Are there fees?
See Form G-1055, available at www.uscis.gov/forms, for specific information about the fees applicable to this form. USCIS will reject any Form N-336 that is not signed or accompanied by the correct fee, except those accompanied by a fee waiver request (Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver).[2]
Is there a penalty?
If you knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact or submit a false document with your Form N-336, you will face severe penalties provided by law and may be subject to criminal prosecution.[2]
What am I certifying when I sign?
By signing you certify, under penalty of perjury, that you provided or authorized all of the information in your request, you understand all of the information contained in, and submitted with, your request, and that all of this information is complete, true, and correct.
Sources
[1] Form N-336 (Edition 04/01/24), Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings Under Section 336, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the Official source link on this page).
[3] uscis.gov, submission_method (uscis.gov). Accessed October 31, 2026.