Changes to U.S. citizenship test raise questions about difficulty of naturalization process

In October 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made changes to the civics exam.
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US will ‘overhaul’ the citizenship test: Here’s what’s new

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US citizenship test to get longer and more difficult under Trump administration

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 ...
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How much more difficult is the new US citizenship test? What you need to know

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 ...