Good moral character” is one of the qualities required to become a US citizen and has been since the 1790 Naturalization Act.

The government rolled out a longer, harder exam this month for aspiring Americans. More than 350,000 Washington Post readers ...

USCIS has announced new citizenship test regulations effective October 20, 2025, increasing civics questions and passing ...

The new civics test increased the number of potential civics test questions from 100 to 128. The number of test questions on ...

The U.S. Citizenship test is now more difficult to complete due to changes made by President Donald Trump's administration.

U.S. green card holders applying to be naturalized citizens will now, as of Monday, face a changed civics test that criti ...

Starting October 20, applicants for U.S. citizenship will be required to take the updated 2025 Naturalization Civics Test.

Citizenship test takers must get 12 of the now 20 questions correct in addition to applicants needing to demonstrate “good moral character." ...

Federal officials say overhauling the process is necessary to ensure that only fully qualified immigrants become citizens.

A new citizenship test that was rolled out this week by the Trump administration is being criticized as too difficult and ...

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