Filing-Date Rule
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Definition
Your N-400 filing date - not your interview date - determines which test you take. Filed on/after October 20, 2025 -> 2025 test (128 pool, 20 asked, 12 to pass). Filed before -> 2008 test (100 pool, 10 asked, 6 to pass).
Filing-Date Rule in plain English
This rule decides WHICH version of the civics test you'll take, based on the day you mailed in your N-400 citizenship application, not the day you show up for the interview. If you filed on or after October 20, 2025, you take the newer 2025 test: they can ask 20 questions from a pool of 128, and you need 12 right to pass. If you filed before that date, you take the older 2008 test: 10 questions from a pool of 100, and you need 6 right. It's like which edition of a textbook your class uses being locked in on the day you enrolled, so study the version that matches your filing date.
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