US EditionCan You Answer These New US Citizenship Questions?
- On September 17, 2025, the agency responsible for overseeing naturalization announced the return of the 2020 civics test format, which includes 128 questions and requires applicants to answer 20 questions during their interview.
- The reinstatement follows President Trump's 2020 update that increased questions from 100 to 128 and raised the test's difficulty to better assess applicants.
- The number of questions asked during the interview has increased from 10 to 20, and applicants are now required to correctly respond to at least 12 of them, compared to the previous standard of 6 correct answers out of 10. Additionally, some questions have been revised to demand more detailed and specific responses.
- USCIS spokesperson Matthew Tragesser highlighted that the recent updates mark the beginning of several forthcoming adjustments, underscoring the requirement for applicants to demonstrate English proficiency and lawful U.S. residency spanning three to five years.
- The changes aim to restore integrity to naturalization by enforcing robust vetting, stricter disability waiver reviews, and confirming applicants embrace U.S. values and principles.
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Can you answer these new US Citizenship questions?
(NEXSTAR) — As part of a “multi-step overhaul” of the naturalization process, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Wednesday that it is expanding and altering its Naturalization Civics Test. Applicants have had to take a naturalization test in some form for at least a century, according to USCIS. For the last few years, the…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will reinstate the civics test for naturalization, which the Trump administration established during its first term.
By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will bring back the civics test for naturalization that the Donald Trump administration established during its first term, making the process of obtaining US citizenship more demanding.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (Uscis) announced new rules in the process to become a U.S. citizen. The agency made an update that would make the process more difficult, by modifying the civic education exam for this 2025.Why will it be more difficult to obtain citizenship in the U.S.?To make the update official, the agency published a notice in the Federal Registry announcing the implementation of the civic education exam for natu…
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