Wednesday, October 7, 2009

All Citizenship Applicants to take the New Test Beginning Oct. 1

Beginning Oct. 1, 2009,
all citizenship applicants
must take the new naturalization test,
regardless of when they filed
their Application for Naturalization
(Form N-400).

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /uscis.gov/ -- 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).

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 http://www.uscis.gov/.

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