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The 65/20 exemption · 20 questions

If you are 65 or older and have been a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more, USCIS lets you study a shorter list — only these 20 questions — and you may take the civics test in your own language.

What the exemption changes

You still take the civics test, but only from these 20 questions, and you may answer in Marshallese — you may bring an interpreter. You are also exempt from the English reading, writing and speaking tests.

You must meet both conditions on the day you file Form N-400: 65 or older, and 20 years as a permanent resident. This is often written “65/20”. A separate rule (“50/20” and “55/15”) exempts you from the English test only — you would still study all 128 civics questions.

Bring evidence of your permanent-resident date. The officer confirms eligibility from your record; you do not apply for the exemption separately.

The 20 questions, marked with ★ in the official USCIS list:

Ta kien eḷaptata ilo aelōñ in?
Kien ko an Kien
Uwaak · Answer
The Constitution
Constitution eo
Jete ukoot (amendments) an Constitution?
Kien ko an Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Twenty-seven (27)
Roñoul jiljilimjuon (27)
Ta wāween jerbal in ṃani (economic system) an Amedka?
Kien ko an Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Capitalism
Capitalism
Kwaḷọk juon kajoor an Congress.
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Writes laws
Ej je kien ko
Wōn Speaker in House of Representatives kiiō?
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
Jete iiō rej kālet President ñane?
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Four (4) years
Emān (4) iiō
Wōn President in Amedka kiiō?
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Wōn Vice President in Amedka kiiō?
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
JD Vance
JD Vance
Wōn ej veto (jumae) pill ko?
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
The President
President eo
Ta ekajet eḷaptata ilo Amedka?
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Wōn governor in sṭeit eo aṃ kiiō?
Wāween Kien
Uwaak · Answer
Your state's governor
Ñan wōn jej kwaḷọk tiljek ñe jej ba Pledge of Allegiance?
Maroñ ko im Eddo ko
Uwaak · Answer
The United States (and the flag)
Ñan Amedka (im bōḷāāk eo)
Wōn raar jokwe ilo Amedka ṃokta jān an itok ri-Europe?
Iien Kolonial im Anemkwoj
Uwaak · Answer
Native Americans
Ri-Amedka ro ijorigin (Native Americans)
Wōn ear je Declaration of Independence?
Iien Kolonial im Anemkwoj
Uwaak · Answer
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington ebuñbuñ kōn elōñ men. Kwaḷọk juon.
Iien Kolonial im Anemkwoj
Uwaak · Answer
First president of the United States
President eo ṃoktata an Amedka
Abraham Lincoln ebuñbuñ kōn elōñ men. Kwaḷọk juon.
Iiō ko 1800
Uwaak · Answer
Freed the slaves
Ear kōtḷọk ri-kaṃakoko ro
Martin Luther King, Jr. ebuñbuñ kōn elōñ men. Kwaḷọk juon.
Bwebwenato in Raan Kein
Uwaak · Answer
Fought for civil rights
Ear tariṇae ñan jiṃwe ko an armej (civil rights)
Ta men eo eḷap ear waḷọk ilo September 11, 2001 ilo Amedka?
Bwebwenato in Raan Kein
Uwaak · Answer
Terrorists attacked the United States
Ri-kalōḷñọñ (terrorists) raar jumae Amedka
Etke bōḷāāk ewor 13 stripe?
Kakōlle ko
Uwaak · Answer
Because there were 13 original colonies
Kōnke ewor 13 colony ko ṃokta
Kwaḷọk jilu raan in kwōjkwōj (holidays) an Amedka.
Raan in Kakkije
Uwaak · Answer
Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day
Kūrijmōj, Thanksgiving, Independence Day

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