Frequently asked questions

There is no single test for all of Switzerland. 9 of the 26 cantons use a written test. In the others, the municipality or the canton checks your knowledge in an interview or orally. Two examples:

• Zurich Written test on a tablet: 50 questions in 60 minutes, passed with at least 30 correct answers.
• Lucerne No cantonal test. The municipality checks basic knowledge, in the city of Lucerne during the naturalisation interview.

How your canton tests you is explained on the page for your canton, with source and date checked.

In the official language of your canton. In 25 of the 26 cantons that is German or French, only Ticino tests in Italian. The practice questions on this site are in German and French, the information on the site in six languages.

That depends on the canton: 60 minutes in Zurich, 90 minutes in Bern. Many cantons do not publish a duration, or they test in an interview. The simulation on this site has 48 questions in a row and no timer.

Your knowledge of Switzerland: geography, history, politics and the state, culture and society. Some cantons also ask about the canton and the municipality; the canton’s page says so.

Here you practise with around 500 questions from four areas: Geography 217, Politics and the state 110, History 90, Culture and society 82. Every question has an explanation and a key point. The questions are in German and French.

No. Einbürgerungsquiz is an independent practice platform, not a service of any authority. The questions cover the areas that cantons and municipalities test, but they are not the questions of your test. Some cantons publish their catalogue of questions, for example Zurich, Aargau and Vaud. Use it as well.

You can practise 25 questions for free, without an account. Access costs CHF 14.90 for 7 days or CHF 24.90 for 30 days. You pay once, it is not a subscription. Your access ends automatically. There is nothing to cancel.

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Yes. With access you practise all questions as often as you like and repeat the 48-question simulation as many times as you want. Your progress stays in your account, even after access ends.