{"id":911,"date":"2025-12-24T05:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/puede-un-artista-viajar-con-visas-b1-b2-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T06:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T06:22:06","slug":"cambios-al-examen-de-naturalizacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/en\/cambios-al-examen-de-naturalizacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to the Naturalization Test: What You Need to Know About the New Current Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"911\" class=\"elementor elementor-911\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fde6f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fde6f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517b13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"517b13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Changes to the Naturalization Test: What You Need to Know About the New Current Version<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3823c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a3823c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd0001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fd0001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8095-1024x662.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-917\" alt=\"Examen de naturalizaci\u00f3n estadounidense con nuevos requisitos c\u00edvicos vigentes en 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8095-1024x662.webp 1024w, https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8095-300x194.webp 300w, https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8095-768x496.webp 768w, https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8095-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8095.webp 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d177594 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d177594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48ce5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f48ce5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652fd42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"652fd42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Becoming a United States citizen is the dream of many people. However, the naturalization exam officially changed in 2025, and it is important to understand which rules currently apply and how applications submitted before and after this change are evaluated.<\/p><p>In September 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced modifications to the naturalization civics test, which went into effect on October 20, 2025. As of that date, the new version of the test is the one currently in effect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb491fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb491fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9231b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9231b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did the exam work before October 20, 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb2e78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cb2e78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc877e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdc877e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Naturalization applications submitted before October 20, 2025 were evaluated under the 2008 version of the civics test.<\/p><p>This version required the applicant to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebaa9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cebaa9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Study 100 questions.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Answer up to 10 questions during the interview.<\/p><\/li><li>Correctly answer at least 6 questions to pass.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f111a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f111a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship-resource-center\/naturalization-test-and-study-resources\/2025-civics-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Does the Naturalization Exam Work Now?<sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a115b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25a115b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b1c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b1c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As of October 20, 2025, naturalization applications are evaluated under the new 2025 version of the civics test, which is more extensive and demanding.<\/p><p>The current version of the exam requires the applicant to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3437e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3437e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Study 128 questions.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Answer up to 20 questions during the interview.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Correctly answer at least 12 questions to pass.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f80d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0f80d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship\/exceptions-and-accommodations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Exceptions and Accommodations for the Civics Test<\/u><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02db1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02db1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the exam has changed, the age- and permanent resident\u2013based exceptions remain in effect and apply to both the previous and the current versions of the exam.<\/p><p>These exceptions include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0d398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d0d398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Individuals aged 50 or older with 20 or more years as permanent residents:<br \/>\u00a0They may take the exam in their native language, with the assistance of an interpreter.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Individuals aged 55 or older with 15 or more years as permanent residents:<br \/>\u00a0They may take the exam in their native language, with the assistance of an interpreter.<\/p><\/li><li>Individuals aged 65 or older with 20 or more years as permanent residents:<br \/>They may be eligible for a simplified version of the exam, in their native language.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3435c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c3435c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does This Change Mean Today?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f65f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0f65f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, any naturalization application submitted after October 20, 2025 is subject to the 2025 version of the civics test. Therefore, it is essential that applicants:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9150b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9150b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Know which version of the exam applies to them.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Prepare based on the current version of the exam.<\/p><\/li><li>Verify whether they qualify for any exception.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139bf24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"139bf24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5390541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5390541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The change to the naturalization exam is already in effect and has altered the level of preparation required to obtain U.S. citizenship. Understanding these rules is essential to avoid errors, delays, or unexpected outcomes during the process.<\/p><p>In <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/kbnova-immigration.com\/en\/\"><u>KB <\/u><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Nova<\/em> Imm<\/span><u>igration Law<\/u><\/a><\/span>,We understand that changes in immigration laws and policies can create questions and uncertainty. Our team is committed to providing clear, strategic, and personalized guidance throughout each stage of the naturalization process. If you are considering applying for U.S. citizenship or would like to confirm how the current exam and applicable exceptions may affect your case, we are here to help.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #15389e;\"><i><u>Contact us for a consultation. <\/u><\/i><\/span>and allow us to accompany you through this important step toward your future in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd25d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd25d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By: Valentina Ochoa; Karitzamar B\u00e1ez<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viajar a Estados Unidos puede representar una oportunidad enorme para cualquier artista, pero elegir la visa equivocada\u00a0podr\u00eda cerrar m\u00e1s puertas que abrirlas. 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