In October 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made changes to the civics exam.

The new test is longer and includes an updated list of questions.

Starting next month, green card holders seeking to become U.S. citizens will be taking a new and longer version of the naturalization test. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

What rules does the Trump administration’s new naturalization test change regarding the questions immigrants must answer? The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an alert on ...

Naturalization applicants now must memorize 128 questions and hope to get 12 out of 20 correct under a new U.S. citizenship test that will replace one that required they score of six out of 10 ...

The Trump administration said the more complex test is the “first of many” changes to acquiring U.S. citizenship. By Jenny Gross The U.S. government will reinstate a harder citizenship test that ...

The Trump administration is making it harder to pass the oral exam required for immigrants seeking naturalization as U.S. citizens. The new test is also longer. Green card holders who file for ...

Immigrants take part in a naturalization ceremony in the United States, where they receive citizenship after passing the civics and history exam required by USCIS. Pedro Portal Miami Herald File, 2023 ...

The Department of Homeland Security recently published a notice in the Federal Register officially implementing a new naturalization civics test, namely the 2025 Naturalization Civics Test. This new ...