Swiss citizenship test Schaffhausen: free exam preparation

Real exam — How the test works

Oral council interview, ordinary path

In the ordinary procedure Schaffhausen assesses orally (a presentation interview); a written test exists only in the simplified procedure, whose format is not published. There is no official catalogue. For now, we prepare you with the basic federal questions (taken from Zürich's Grundkenntnistest) — these are not the real exam questions.

Format

Oral

Question language

German

Attempts

varies by commune

Run by

Gemeinde / Stadt Schaffhausen (Stadtrat) via Vorstellungsgespräch (Einbürgerungsgespräch), Gemeindeebene

Cost

CHF 2'000 (850 Kanton + 1'150 Stadt) im ordentlichen Verfahren; CHF 1'000 im vereinfachten Verfahren

The interview

What is assessed

knowledge and integration

Published questions

no list is published

Weight

the hearing counts in the decision

Level

the commune

Run by

Stadt Schaffhausen — Vorstellungsgespräch (Einbürgerungsgespräch): geleitet von einem Stadtratsmitglied + Fachperson Stadtkanzlei + 2 Delegierten des Grossen Stadtrats

Legal basis

Stadt Schaffhausen «Reglement über die ordentliche Einbürgerung» (125.1, 29.10.2024, in Kraft 1.1.2025) Art. 5–7; Kantonales Bürgerrechtsgesetz SHR 141.100 (Art. 6 lit. d, Art. 7); Verordnung SHR 141.111; eidg. BüG

Who is exempt

8 Jahre obligatorische Schulpflicht in der Schweiz (dann vereinfachtes Verfahren mit schriftlichem statt mündlichem Test)

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

    
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26 communes in the canton

Every commune in the canton

8214Gächlingen

8224Löhningen

8213Neunkirch

8236Büttenhardt

8239Dörflingen

8235Lohn (SH)

8234Stetten (SH)

8240Thayngen

8233Bargen (SH)

8222Beringen

8454Buchberg

8232Merishausen

8212Neuhausen am Rheinfall

8455Rüdlingen

8200Schaffhausen

8228Beggingen

8226Schleitheim

8225Siblingen

8263Buch (SH)

8261Hemishofen

8262Ramsen

8260Stein am Rhein

8215Hallau

8216Oberhallau

8219Trasadingen

8217Wilchingen

Official source

www.stadt-schaffhausen.ch ↗ Amt für Justiz und Gemeinden, Volkswirtschaftsdepartement

Questions about the Schaffhausen naturalisation test

How does the naturalisation test work in Schaffhausen?

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 Schaffhausen test?

The official source is www.stadt-schaffhausen.ch, published by Amt für Justiz und Gemeinden, Volkswirtschaftsdepartement. 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.

The test in every other canton

Each canton sets its own exam. These pages say what each one asks, from the canton's own published material.

Naturalisation test in the canton of Schaffhausen