an oral exam where a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services officer asks an applicant 10 civics questions out of 100 they are required to know. To pass the test, they must answer 6 ...

We’re pretty sure that a lot of you at least once in your lifetime have thought: “What if I lived in the US?” Well, here's the secret: to become a US citizen, you actually have to pass a civics test.

and the rights and responsibilities that come with citizenship. During an oral exam, applicants are asked 10 civics questions, selected from a list of 100, and must answer six correctly to pass.

The most common path to becoming a U.S. citizen through naturalization takes at least five years, with some individuals averaging more than a decade to complete the process.