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Naturalisation test in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden

OralFederal base

«Handreichung» Einbürgerung (Appenzell Innerrhoden) — the official study booklet; the exam is oral

Federal base

Basic preparation: the official federal questions borrowed from another canton — not this canton’s real questions.

The real exam is oral. These values are for practice only and do not reproduce the official exam.

Real exam — How the test works

Oral hearing, official «Handreichung»

Appenzell Innerrhoden assesses only orally, in a non-standardised hearing, with no published question set; the canton publishes an official «Handreichung» (Switzerland, canton, commune, customs) as a study document. The expected dialect comprehension cannot be tested with multiple choice. For now, we prepare you with the basic federal questions (taken from Zürich's Grundkenntnistest) — these are not the real hearing questions.

Format

Oral

Question language

German

Attempts

not published

Run by

Kommission für Recht und Sicherheit des Grossen Rates via Anhörung (innerer Landesteil) / Bezirksrat Oberegg (Exklave); Entscheid Grosser Rat unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit

Cost

CHF 1'000 Landrecht (ausländische Erwachsene ≥20, VLG Art. 11) + bis CHF 2'000 Gemeindebürgerrecht

The interview

What is assessed

knowledge and integration

Weight

the hearing counts in the decision

Level

the canton

Run by

Kommission für Recht und Sicherheit des Grossen Rates (innerer Landesteil) bzw. Delegation des Bezirksrates Oberegg im Beisein einer Kommissionsdelegation; Entscheid durch den Grossen Rat

Legal basis

VLG (clex 141.010) Art. 4a/6/17

Who is exempt

Schweizerbürger (nur Gemeindebürgerrecht) — die Anhörung entfällt (VLG Art. 4a Abs. 3)

What the test covers

Democracy & FederalismSocial welfare & Civil societyHistoryGeographyCulture & Everyday life

What the app holds for this canton

Simulated written exam

Pass threshold: 21/30 (≈ 70 %) practice
30 questions across 5 categories practice
60 minutes practice
Free navigation between questions
Results only at the end

Simulated oral exam Oral · true to the interview

15 questions · self-assessment, no pass mark

Listen — The real oral
Read — Oral, in text

Official material

Official study materialwww.ai.ch ↗ provided by the cantontextno answersPDF → Legal textai.clex.ch ↗ provided by the cantontextno answers →

5 communes in the canton

Every commune in the canton

9050Appenzell

9108Gonten

9054Schlatt-Haslen

9413Oberegg

9057Schwende-Rüte

Official source

www.ai.ch ↗ Zivilstandsamt Appenzell Innerrhoden

Questions about the Appenzell Innerrhoden naturalisation test

How does the naturalisation test work in Appenzell Innerrhoden?

Oral. Basic preparation: the official federal questions borrowed from another canton — not this canton’s real questions.

How many questions, how long, and what score to pass?

20 questions (practice) · 60 min (practice) · 14 correct answers out of 20 to pass (practice).

Where can I find official information on the Appenzell Innerrhoden test?

The official source is www.ai.ch, published by Zivilstandsamt Appenzell Innerrhoden. The app prepares you for it free of charge — Federal base. ↗

Can I practise for free?

Yes. The app is free, with no ads and no sign-up required, on iOS and Android.