Guides
German citizenship test guides
Every guide answers one question people type about the Einbürgerungstest, with the rules taken from BAMF, the Einbürgerungstestverordnung and the Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetz, and the dates of the 2024 and 2025 changes named. No sign-up, no email wall.
The test
The 33 questions, what they cover, the Bundesland three, and Leben in Deutschland
The format fixed by regulation, the public catalogue of 460 questions and the 2024 additions, the ten questions for your Land, and the integration-course test that counts as the same thing.
How many questions are on the German citizenship test, and how many do you need to pass?33 multiple-choice questions, 30 general and 3 on your Bundesland, four options, 60 minutes, pass with 17. Fixed by regulation, explained here.Read the guide →
What is on the German citizenship test?BAMF's catalogue: 300 general questions in three areas plus 10 per Bundesland, 460 in all, all public. The topics, the 2024 additions, the app's chapters.Read the guide →
The Bundesland questions on the German citizenship testTen questions per Land, three in your Testheft, chosen by your Erstwohnsitz: coat of arms, capital, parliament, head of government. All 160 in the app.Read the guide →
Leben in Deutschland and the Einbürgerungstest: one test, two purposesSame 33 questions, same catalogue, 60 minutes. Leben in Deutschland ends the integration course: 15 correct passes it, 17 counts as the Einbürgerungstest.Read the guide →
Who, and the law
Who takes it, every requirement since the 2024 and 2025 changes, and the language
The exemptions from school certificate to age, the checklist from five years' residence to the commitment, dual citizenship, and why the test is German only.
Who needs to take the German citizenship test?Most adult applicants. Exempt: a German school certificate or degree, children under 16, illness, disability or age, and a Leben in Deutschland pass.Read the guide →
German citizenship requirements in 2026, after the 2024 reform and the 2025 correctionFive years' residence, a permanent right to stay, a secure livelihood, no convictions, B1 German, the Einbürgerungstest, a commitment to the Grundgesetz.Read the guide →
Can you take the German citizenship test in English?No. The Einbürgerungstest is German only, and naturalisation needs B1 anyway. How much German the test takes, and how to prepare in your language first.Read the guide →
Preparing
A plan, and the practicalities of the Prüfstelle
A step-by-step plan through the 310 questions in two languages, and how registration, the 25 euro fee, the certificate and a repeat work.
How to prepare for the German citizenship testA plan: work through the 310 questions for your Bundesland in your language and then in German, run 33-question mocks, book your Prüfstelle.Read the guide →
Registering for the Einbürgerungstest: the Prüfstelle, the 25 euro fee and your certificateRegister at a BAMF Prüfstelle, usually a Volkshochschule; the fee is 25 euros by regulation; BAMF sends a certificate; you can repeat the test if you fail.Read the guide →
Einbürgerungstest bestehen is free to start on the App Store: the first 50 questions and a mock a day, with all 460 questions and unlimited mocks in Premium.
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