In October 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made changes to the civics exam.

The new test is longer and includes an updated list of questions.

The US government is making significant changes to the naturalization process, reinstating a harder version of the citizenship test that will pose greater challenges for prospective citizens.

(NEXSTAR) — As part of a “multi-step overhaul” of the naturalization process, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Wednesday that it is expanding and altering its Naturalization ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is increasing the number of civics test questions that prospective American citizens could be asked to be naturalized, the latest move by his government to tighten the ...

(FOX40.COM) — The Trump Administration announced that part of the test to become a United States citizen has been modified and will take effect in October. • Video above: SCOTUS to hear birthright ...