Swiss citizenship test Schwyz: free exam preparation

Real exam — How the test works

Open + multiple-choice written exam

Real exam: written at BBZ Pfäffikon/Goldau, open and multiple-choice questions; pass mark is BBZ-internal. The scored catalogue is not public. The commune's oral interview is separate. For now, we prepare you with the basic federal questions (taken from Zürich's Grundkenntnistest) — these are not the real exam questions.

Format

Written

Question language

German

Attempts

not published

Run by

BBZ Pfäffikon / BBZ Goldau im Auftrag des Departements des Innern (Kanton); Kosten trägt die antragstellende Person

Cost

CHF 150 (nur Prüfung) / CHF 420 (Kurs inkl. Prüfung)

The interview

Besides the written test (federal and cantonal) at the BBZ, the commune runs a mandatory ORAL interview assessing integration and COMMUNE knowledge (geography, history, local customs), not standardised and set by each commune. No published catalogue.

What is assessed

knowledge and integration

Published questions

no list is published

Weight

the hearing counts in the decision

Level

the commune

Run by

kommunale Einbürgerungsbehörde/-kommission der Wohnsitzgemeinde bzw. des Bezirks, persönliche Anhörung (Einbürgerungsgespräch)

Legal basis

KBüG SRSZ 110.100; kBüV SRSZ 110.111 §5 (Sprache) / §6 (Grundkenntnisse); eidg. BüG Art. 12; Leitplanke: Bundesgericht 2019 (Arth) — keine Trivia/«Spitzfindigkeiten»

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 %) estimate
30 questions across 5 categories practice
60 minutes practice
Free navigation between questions
Results only at the end

Official material

    
        Official question cataloguewww.bbzp.ch ↗
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        Official question cataloguewww.bbzp.ch ↗
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        Official study materialwww.bbzp.ch ↗
          official partnertextno answersPDF
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        Official coursewww.bbzp.ch ↗
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        Official study materialwww.sz.ch ↗
          provided by the cantontextno answersPDF
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30 communes in the canton

Every commune in the canton

8840Einsiedeln

6442Gersau

8835Feusisberg

8807Freienbach

8832Wollerau

6403Küssnacht (SZ)

8852Altendorf

8854Galgenen

8858Innerthal

8853Lachen

8864Reichenburg

8862Schübelbach

8856Tuggen

8857Vorderthal

8855Wangen (SZ)

8849Alpthal

6415Arth

6434Illgau

6440Ingenbohl

6424Lauerz

6443Morschach

6436Muotathal

8843Oberiberg

6452Riemenstalden

6418Rothenthurm

6417Sattel

6430Schwyz

6422Steinen

6416Steinerberg

8842Unteriberg

Official source

www.bbzp.ch ↗ Departement des Innern, Departementssekretariat (Bürgerrecht)

Questions about the Schwyz naturalisation test

How does the naturalisation test work in Schwyz?

Written. 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?

41 questions (official) · 75 min (official) · 21 correct answers out of 41 to pass (estimate).

Where can I find official information on the Schwyz test?

The official source is www.bbzp.ch, published by Departement des Innern, Departementssekretariat (Bürgerrecht). 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 Schwyz