Changes to US 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.

US will ‘overhaul’ the citizenship test: Here’s what’s new

The new test is longer and includes an updated list of questions.
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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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The evolution of the U.S. citizenship test

The U.S. citizenship test has been a staple of the naturalization process, but are there changes to come? Here's everything you need to know: What is the citizenship test? The U.S. citizenship test is ...