The Biden administration’s citizenship services agency is looking to test a new version of the U.S. citizenship test that will include a multiple-choice section.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is planning to conduct a nationwide trial next year to debut a new version of its naturalization test. Typically, the test requires applicants to answer six of 10 questions correctly, and they are asked verbally.
The trial test will consist of questions on a tablet. Applicants will answer 10 civic questions and select an answer from a multiple-choice list, according to a notice posted in the Federal Register.
The reading and writing portions will remain standard, but the civics and English-speaking portions are changing based on feedback the organization has received from stakeholder groups, per the notice.
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“The naturalization test is a key step in becoming a U.S. citizen,” USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou said in a statement. “We welcome input from — and the participation of — stakeholders who are familiar with this important process, as we continue to improve and update our naturalization test, ensuring that it is consistent with industry testing standards.”
The test will also cover new material in addition to what is currently asked on the test, but no specifics were given.
“Much of the trial civics content will be familiar to adult citizenship students and will be similar to the current civics test content,” the notice said. “The trial test will also contain new test items based on a design framework that includes an external review by subject matter experts in the field of test development.”
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The trial is expected to run for five months in 2023, with changes implemented in late 2024.
The Trump administration had wanted to make changes to the test, increasing the number of questions applicants must have to answer from six out of 10 to 12 out of 20, but the Biden administration did not implement them, per Fox News.
