No, not for most people. The naturalization interview and the civics test are in English, and you also have to read and write one simple sentence in English. There are three exceptions, and all three depend on your age and on how long you have held your green card.
The Three Exemptions
USCIS looks at both numbers on the day you file Form N-400 — not on the day of your interview.
You are 50 or older and have held a green card for 20 years. No English test. You still take the civics test, but in your own language.
You are 55 or older and have held a green card for 15 years. Same rule: no English test, civics test in your own language.
You are 65 or older and have held a green card for 20 years. No English test, and USCIS also gives you special consideration on the civics test.
If none of those three lines describes you, there is no age exemption for you. Having arrived recently, being nervous about English, or speaking very little of it does not qualify anyone.
Not sure how many years of permanent residence you have? Our free eligibility calculator counts them for you in about ten seconds.
“In My Own Language” Means You Bring the Interpreter
USCIS does not provide one. If you are exempt from English, you are the one who brings an interpreter to the interview, and that person has to be fluent in both English and your language. If the interpreter does not show up, the interview does not happen.
The Medical Exception, Form N-648
Age is not the only door. A physical or developmental disability, or a mental impairment, can exempt someone from the English requirement and from the civics test as well. It is requested with Form N-648, and only a licensed medical doctor, a licensed doctor of osteopathy or a licensed clinical psychologist may complete it. You cannot fill it out yourself, and no one should charge you to sign a blank one.
If You Do Not Qualify — Which Is Most People
Then the test is in English, and that is the real work ahead. The reassuring part is that nothing about it is secret: USCIS publishes every civics question in advance, the answers do not change from one interview to the next, and no officer is trying to trick you.
What actually stops people is not the history. It is hearing the question in English and having to answer out loud, once, with an officer waiting.
That is the exact gap this app was built for: you learn what each question means in your own language, and you practice answering in the English you will have to use at the window. See how it works.
Quick Answers
Can I take the US citizenship test in my first language?
Only if you qualify for the 50/20, 55/15 or 65/20 exemption. If you do, you take the civics test in the language you choose and you bring your own interpreter.
Does USCIS provide the interpreter?
No. Bringing an interpreter who is fluent in both English and your language is your responsibility.
Do the exemptions cancel the civics test too?
No. The 50/20 and 55/15 exemptions remove the English requirement only. The civics test still happens, in the language you choose.
When are my age and my years counted?
On the day you file Form N-400, not on the day of the interview.
Sources
Everything above is drawn from official U.S. government publications, which are the authority if anything here differs: