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| All Citizenship Applicants to take the New Test Beginning Oct 1 |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding the
public that beginning Oct. 1, all citizenship applicants must take the
new naturalization test, regardless of when they filed their Application
for Naturalization (Form N-400).
"Becoming a United States citizen carries with it extraordinary rights
and responsibilities," said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas. "Our new
test captures the meaning of citizenship and is consistent with our
values and history as a nation."
The revised naturalization test will help strengthen integration efforts
by emphasizing fundamental concepts of American democracy, basic U.S.
history, and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
USCIS began administering the new naturalization test Oct. 1, 2008, with
two basic objectives - to ensure a uniform test administration
nationwide and to develop a civics test that can effectively assess an
applicant's knowledge of U.S. history and government. Up until Oct. 1,
2009, applicants who had filed for naturalization before Oct. 1, 2008,
had a choice of taking the old test or the new test. Currently, the
overall pass rate for the new test is 91 percent.
To learn more about U.S. citizenship and the naturalization test, logon
to www.uscis.gov/citizenship. For more information on USCIS and its
programs, visit www.uscis.gov.
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