U.S. adding more questions to citizenship test

The U.S. government is adding more questions to the civics test that applicants need to pass to become American citizens.
East Bay Express

New citizenship test challenges immigrants preparing for naturalization

On Sept. 17, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a Federal Register notice announcing the implementation of the 2025 naturalization civics test. The new test, made effective ...
The Des Moines Register

Iowa wants students to pass a civics test to graduate. Could you pass? Test yourself here

More than 800,000 people each year take a 10-question civics test to try to become a U.S. citizen. A bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate would require students in grades nine-through-12 to pass a ...
KOAT Albuquerque

Take the practice Naturalization Test for U.S. citizenship

In order to obtain U.S. citizenship through naturalization, applicants must take a Naturalization Test during an interview with a federal employee. Applicants will speak to a U.S. Citizenship and ...
Time

Citizenship Tests Could Be About To Get Much Harder. Here's What You Need to Know

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Politico

Trump administration plans to make citizenship test harder

The Trump administration is planning to make the test applicants take for U.S. citizenship more difficult, with a higher bar for passing and potentially an essay requirement. Speaking at an event ...
Time

How Trump Is Changing the U.S. Citizenship Test

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