How many questions are in the Einbürgerungstest and what is the pass mark?

The test has 33 questions (30 from the general catalogue plus 3 from the questions for your Land) and you have 60 minutes. You pass with at least 17 of the 33 questions answered correctly.

What is the difference between the Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland?

Both tests use the same catalogue and the same 33-question, 60-minute format. Leben in Deutschland is the final test of the integration course's orientation course and is passed at 15 of 33 correct. The same sitting also proves the civic knowledge required for naturalization when at least 17 of 33 are correct.

How many questions do you need to study?

310 questions: the 300 general questions in the official BAMF catalogue plus the 10 questions for the Land where you live. The full catalogue has 460 questions (300 general plus 10 for each of the 16 Länder), but only your own Land's 10 apply to you.

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Einbürgerungstest & Leben in Deutschland: Format, Pass Marks & Preparation

Q: How much does the Einbürgerungstest cost and where do you take it?

The fee is 25 Euro per sitting. The test is taken in person at a BAMF-approved test centre (Prüfstelle), usually a Volkshochschule; it is never taken online.

Last updated October 20265 min read

Two German tests draw on one official question catalogue published by the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF). The Einbürgerungstestis the naturalization test: passing it proves the knowledge of Germany's legal and social order that a citizenship application requires. Leben in Deutschland is the final test of the Orientierungskurs (orientation course) inside the federal integration course, and the knowledge it proves is also what an application for a Niederlassungserlaubnis (settlement permit) requires. Both tests have the same format and the same questions; only the pass threshold differs.

The sitting: 33 questions, 60 minutes

Fact	Value
Questions	33: 30 from the general catalogue plus 3 from your Land's questions
Answers per question	4, choose the one correct answer
Time	60 minutes, under supervision
Einbürgerungstest pass mark	17 of 33 correct
Leben in Deutschland pass mark	15 of 33 correct
Fee	25 Euro per sitting

The two thresholds apply to the same sitting. A Leben in Deutschland result of 15 or 16 correct passes the integration course test, but does not yet prove the knowledge naturalization requires; at 17 or more correct, the same sitting does both.

The catalogue: your 310 questions

Every question in the sitting comes from the BAMF's official Gesamtfragenkatalog (catalogue Stand 07.05.2025). The catalogue holds 460 questions in total: 300 general questions (Allgemeine Fragen) plus 10 questions for each of the 16 Länder (federal states). Your preparation set is the 310 questions made up of the 300 general questions plus the 10 for the Land where you live, so choosing your Land is the first step of preparation. The BAMF notes that the wording of individual questions and answers in the catalogue may deviate slightly from the questions used in the live test papers: the catalogue is the official study catalogue, and it is the complete set the test is drawn from.

Booking, the test centre, and the certificate

The test is sat in person at a BAMF-approved test centre (Prüfstelle), usually a Volkshochschule (VHS); it is never taken online. The fee is a flat 25 Euro per participant. Bring photo ID so the centre can verify who you are. After a passed sitting you receive a certificate on a uniform form, and it stays valid if you move to another Land within Germany. If you do not pass, the test can be retaken.

How to prepare with this section

Start on the citizenship hub by picking your Land. Its page gives you three ways in: the catalogue trainer, which runs all 310 of your questions as one practice set; separate practice for the 300 general questions and for your Land's 10; and two timed mocks that reproduce the real sitting (33 questions drawn 30 plus 3, 60 minutes), one scored against the Einbürgerungstest pass mark of 17 and one against the Leben in Deutschland mark of 15. You can also browse the full catalogue for your Land on one page, with the correct answer for each question, which is the fastest way to review a topic area. Explanations in practice and review are part of Solvi Pro, like the rest of the site.

Practise your Land's 310 questions

The catalogue trainer, both timed mocks, and the full browsable catalogue, for each of the 16 Länder.

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Sources and attribution

The questions in this section come from the official BAMF Gesamtfragenkatalog zum Test "Leben in Deutschland" und zum "Einbürgerungstest" (Stand 07.05.2025), published by the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge as the official study catalogue. The format, timing, pass rule, and fee facts on this page come from the Einbürgerungstestverordnung (EinbTestV) and the BAMF's own test pages, including its Online-Testcenter, which reveals the correct answer for each of the 310 questions of a candidate's set. Solvi is not affiliated with the BAMF.