India, Sept. 27 -- Starting October 20, green card holders applying for US citizenship will face stricter requirements under a new (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) USCIS policy. The changes include a more demanding civics test and a closer review of applicants' personal conduct.

"We will administer the 2025 naturalization civics test to aliens who file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization on or after Oct. 20, 2025. The 2025 naturalization civics test is an oral test consisting of 20 questions from the list of 128 civics test questions. You must answer 12 questions correctly to pass the 2025 test. You will fail the test if you answer 9 of the 20 questions incorrectly. Officers will stop asking questions when an alien answer...