United States | USCIS announces changes to naturalization civics test

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the implementation of changes to the 2025 naturalization civics test, posted in the Federal Register Notice (FRN) to be published on Sept. 18, 2025.

According to USCIS, the updated test is designed to better assess applicants’ understanding of U.S. history and government in alignment with statutory requirements.

The FRN “does not change the English language part of the naturalization test (reading, writing, speaking and understanding).”

USCIS said it will “announce other initiatives to further enhance the integrity of the naturalization process” in the coming weeks and months, which BAL will continue to monitor and update.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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