Since September 1, 2008 anyone wishing to become a German citizen in the context of the naturalisation procedure must pass a test. Composed of 33 questions, the tests focuses on „cultural, political and historical“ knowledge, knowledge of the legal and social system as well as of the „living conditions in Germany“. To pass the naturalisation test, candidates must answer a minimum of 17 of the 33 questions correctly.
To the additional criteria of the naturalization process belong the proof of "sufficient knowledge of German", a clean criminal record, the "commitment to the liberal democratic order" , and, if possible, renunciation of the previous citizenship.
