This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh, Fredrikson Immigration Department Chair, is a member.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has reverted to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test beginning March 1, 2021. USCIS said it determined that the "development process, content, testing procedures, and implementation schedule" for the Trump-era revision implemented on December 1, 2020, "may inadvertently create potential barriers to the naturalization process."
Those who filed naturalization applications on or after December 1, 2020, and before March 1, 2021, "likely have been studying for the 2020 test," USCIS noted. The agency will offer such applicants the option to take either the 2020 or the 2008 civics test. There will be a transition period where both tests are offered. The 2020 test will be phased out on April 19, 2021, for initial test-takers. Applicants filing on or after March 1, 2021, will take the 2008 civics test, USCIS said.
