Citizenship test and interview guides
Plain-English guides to the naturalization interview and the civics and English tests, written from the official USCIS materials.
- 2025 vs 2008 Civics Test: Which One Do You Take?Which test you take, and how the 128-question and 100-question tests differ.
- What Happens at the Naturalization InterviewThe interview step by step, and 27 N-400 questions with sample answers you can hear.
- 65/20, 50/20 and 55/15: Citizenship Test Exemptions by AgeWho can skip the English test, take civics in their own language, or study only 20 questions.
- Citizenship Reading and Writing Test: Vocabulary and Practice SentencesHow the English tests work, the official vocabulary lists and practice sentences with audio.
- N-400 Vocabulary: Words to Know for Your Citizenship InterviewThe N-400 words the officer may use, in plain English, with audio.
- What to Bring to Your Citizenship InterviewA checklist of the documents to bring to your interview.
- How Many Questions Are on the Citizenship Test?How many questions you study, and how many the officer asks.
- Citizenship Test Passing Score: How Many Do You Need Right?How many correct answers you need, and when the officer stops asking.
- What Happens If You Fail the Citizenship Test?Your second chance, and what you're retested on.
- How to Study for the Citizenship Test in 2 WeeksA daily plan for the last two weeks before your interview.
- 65/20 Civics Questions: The 20 Questions for SeniorsThe 20 marked questions for the 65/20 special consideration, for both tests.
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