Question 39: What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Official answers (any one counts)
USCIS accepts any of these answers. If the question asks for more than one, give as many as it asks.
- JD Vance
- Vance
This answer changes when the officeholder changes. It's current as of October 6, 2026. At the interview, give the name of whoever holds the office that day; USCIS posts it at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates ↗.
Grandpa explains
Today it is JD Vance, kiddo. This name can change: check uscis.gov before your test.
On the 2008 test this is question 29
If you filed your N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the 2008 version. Which one is mine?
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
- JD Vance
- Vance
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Official sources:
- USCIS · 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778 (09/25) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
The plain explanation is ours; the official answers are USCIS's, word for word.