Thursday 15 December 2022
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US citizenship · Report
USCIS plans 2023 trial of redesigned citizenship speaking and civics test
USCIS announced a voluntary 2023 trial of a photo-based English speaking test and a multiple-choice civics test, run with about 1,500 adult learners. Real applicants were not affected.
Thursday 24 November 2022
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English for visas · Change
British overseas territories citizens treated as English speakers
Since the Autumn 2022 rule changes, British overseas territories citizens count as majority English speakers for settlement and citizenship, so they need no English test. The Life in the UK test still applies.
Wednesday 19 October 2022
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US citizenship · Change
Shorter Form N-648 for disability test exceptions from November 2022
USCIS released a simpler edition of Form N-648, the doctor's form used to request an exception to the English and civics tests, and accepted only the 08/19/22 edition from 21 November 2022.
Wednesday 1 December 2021
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Life in the UK · Change
Life in the UK test ID list adds EEA and Swiss identity cards
The Home Office updated the Life in the UK test ID rules on 1 December 2021 to include EEA and Swiss national identity cards, which it said had been left out of the list.
Monday 22 February 2021
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US citizenship · Change
USCIS returns to the 2008 civics test from 1 March 2021
USCIS dropped the 2020 civics test introduced in December 2020 and returned to the 2008 version of 10 questions from 100, with a transition for people who had already filed.
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