German citizenship is put to test
Across the country, schools and adult education centres have already started offering citizenship classes.
As well as taking the test - introduced on 1 September - migrants must fulfil other conditions such as having sufficient command of the German language, no criminal record and an income independent of social welfare At a school in Berlin's Reinickendorf district, a few immigrants have gathered in a large classroom.
A German flag hangs on the wall, and a teacher has written some of the questions on the blackboard: Who was the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany? What is the German constitution called? What is the emblem of Germany? What kind of a state is Germany? When were the Nazis and Hitler in power? When did the Second World War end? The immigrants - who have come to Germany from Chechnya, Pakistan and Turkey - would all like to get a German passport, but first they have to do their homework and learn as much as they can about German politics, history and culture.