Einbürgerungstest Informationserteilung

If you apply for German citizenship, you must prove that you have knowledge of the legal and social order and living conditions in Germany.

As a rule, this is done by successfully passing a naturalization test.

You can also prove your civic knowledge by successfully completing an integration course. The prerequisite for this is that you have passed the "Living in Germany" test and received an official certificate confirming your civic knowledge.

If you have graduated from a German secondary school or have obtained a comparable or higher qualification from a German general school, you do not have to take a naturalization test. The same applies if you have completed a degree in a subject that imparts civic knowledge (e.g. law, political science).

The national naturalization test is carried out using questionnaires in which you have to choose the correct answer from four possible answers.

There are 30 questions from the subject areas

• "Life in a democracy",
• "History and responsibility"
• "People and society".

Three further test questions are asked specifically about the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate if you are registered here as your primary residence.

a valid identity document

Advice from your naturalization authority is free of charge.

• At the start of the exam, you will receive an officially approved questionnaire with 33 questions.
• You have 60 minutes to answer the questions.
• The test questionnaires will be evaluated centrally after you have completed the exam.
• You will then receive a certificate from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees confirming your personal test result.
• If you have answered at least 17 questions correctly, you have passed the test.
• You can use the certificate to prove your civic knowledge to the citizenship authority.
• If you have answered fewer than 17 questions correctly, you have failed the test but have the opportunity to repeat it at a later date.

If you apply for German citizenship, you must demonstrate knowledge of the legal and social order and living conditions in Germany by successfully passing a naturalization test.

To clarify whether you have to take a naturalization test, please contact the local naturalization authority (district administration or city administration of an independent city)