The Department of Homeland Security is set to overhaul the naturalization civics requirement. Prepare yourself for new test dynamics and crucial deadlines.

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 ...

USCIS implements 2025 Naturalization Civics Test for N-400 filings on Oct. 20, 2025. Test expands question bank to 128 and raises pass mark to 12 correct answers. Applicants filing before Oct. 20 keep ...

On Oct. 1, USCIS began using digital tablets to administer the English reading and writing tests during naturalization interviews as part of the agency’s ongoing business modernization efforts.

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The US citizenship test is about to get tougher. The Department of Homeland Security will bring back the more demanding 2020 civics exam, expanding what applicants must know about American history and ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer Michael Hixenbaugh instructs an immigrant from the Philippines ahead of her naturalization exam on August 9, 2023 in Utqiagvik, Alaska. U.S.

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The U.S. government is adding more questions to the civics test that applicants need to pass to become American citizens, the latest step by the Trump administration to tighten the legal immigration ...

The Trump administration has been targeting legal pathways to citizenship, including giving officials broader discretion to deny naturalization on vague grounds such as “anti-American” views and ...

For green-card holders ready to pledge their allegiance to the U.S., the citizenship process has long been a nerve-wracking ...

Experts have warned that green card holders now face a tougher path to United States citizenship, as a new civics test demanding higher scores came into effect Monday. "The changes to the ...