USCIS Director Joseph Edlow announces sweeping immigration policy changes, including tougher naturalization tests and stricter oversight of H-1B visa program.

The new version of the U.S. naturalization test applies to applications filed with USCIS on or after October 20, 2025. What rules does the Trump administration’s new naturalization test change ...

An immigrant studies to take a U.S. citizenship exam in Connecticut on March 29, 2025. Credit - John Moore—Getty Images Becoming an American may have just become more difficult. U.S. green card ...

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to make the U.S. citizenship test more challenging, potentially introducing an essay requirement. White House is reportedly planning to introduce an ...

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 ...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced changes to the naturalization process, with a new civics test that will take effect from October 20, 2025. The update comes as part of ...

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The US citizenship test is about to get more challenging. The Department of Homeland Security will bring back the more demanding 2020 civics exam, expanding what applicants must know about American ...

What rules does the Trump administration’s new naturalization test change regarding the questions immigrants must answer? The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an alert on ...

Becoming an American may have just become more difficult. U.S. green card holders applying to be naturalized citizens will now, as of Monday, face a changed civics test that critics say is both more ...