Green card holders must pass the US citizenship test, which evaluates English and civics knowledge.

Commentary: More than 90% of those who go through the process of becoming a citizen pass the civics test on the first try. The average American does far worse.

Would you know enough to become a US citizen?

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The test most adult immigrants to the United States take to become naturalized citizens could become much harder under new plans floated by the Trump Administration this week. "This test is just too ...

(NewsNation) — The Trump administration will soon move forward with changes to the U.S. citizenship test, which the new head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has called too easy. Recently ...

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 United States welcomed 878,500 new citizens in fiscal year 2023, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. To become a U.S. citizen, applicants must pass a civics exam that tests the ...

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

The updated test is being administered to those who applied to become a U.S. citizen on or after Oct. 20 Kevin Dietsch/Getty; Getty The U.S. Citizenship test is now more difficult to complete due to ...