Armenia’s citizenship Constitution test is 33 multiple-choice questions with three options each, and you pass with 17 correct answers inside a one-hour limit. It is sat on a computer, in Armenian, and no official English or Russian version exists.
A pass counts twice. Under Government Decree 97-N, in force since 27 January 2026, passing the test is itself treated as proof that you can communicate in Armenian, so the separate language condition for naturalisation is cleared in the same sitting.
The test at a glance
| الأسئلة المتكررة | 33, three options each, one correct |
| علامة النجاح | 17 من 33 |
| المهلة | ساعة واحدة |
| اللغة | Armenian only |
| محاولات | Three in total |
| في | Migration and Citizenship Service in Armenia, or an Armenian embassy or consulate for ethnic Armenians filing from abroad |
| معفى | Ethnic Armenians and legally incapacitated persons |
| Citizenship state duty | AMD 50,000, about USD 137 at the Central Bank of Armenia official rate, about 364 drams to the dollar on 31 August 2026. Non-refundable. |
| القواعد الحاكمة | Law on Citizenship (HO-16) and Government Decree 97-N |
Practising for the test
The 33 questions reproduced further down this page, in English translation and in the original Armenian, come from a test paper that circulated before the January 2026 reform, rechecked in August 2026 against the Constitution as currently in force. The current official bank is unpublished, larger than 33 questions and redrawn for each applicant, so use them to gauge readiness rather than as a preview. The set you are given will differ.
مفتاح الإجابة
Answers follow the numbering of the 33 questions reproduced further down this page, in English translation and in the original Armenian.
| رقم | الموضوع | اجابة صحيحة |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where power belongs | الناس |
| 2 | Type of state | ديمقراطي |
| 3 | السلطة التشريعية | الجمعية الوطنية |
| 4 | State language | الأرمينية |
| 5 | Flag colours | Red, blue and orange |
| 6 | العاصمة | يريفان |
| 7 | Who appoints ministers | رئيس الجمهورية |
| 8 | المساواة | Everyone is equal before the law |
| 9 | Right not to testify | About themselves, their spouse or close relatives |
| 10 | Eligibility for President | Aged 40 or over, an Armenian citizen only for the last six years, resident in Armenia for the last six years, with voting rights and command of Armenian |
| 11 | Eligibility for deputy | Aged 25 or over, an Armenian citizen only for the last four years, resident for the last four years, with voting rights and command of Armenian |
| 12 | Term of the National Assembly | خمس سنوات |
| 13 | Administrative-territorial units | Provinces and communities |
| 14 | Who conducts domestic policy | الحكومة |
| 15 | الحرب والسلام | The National Assembly, on the Government’s proposal |
| 16 | Personal liberty | كل واحد |
| 17 | Privacy of correspondence | كل واحد |
| 18 | قطاع التعليم | كل واحد |
| 19 | Leaving Armenia | كل واحد |
| 20 | مساعدة قانونية | كل واحد |
| 21 | Voting in elections and referendums | Armenian citizens who have turned 18 by the day of the vote |
| 22 | Private and family life | كل واحد |
| 23 | Inviolability of the home | كل واحد |
| 24 | حرية الفكر | كل واحد |
| 25 | الملكية الفكرية | يحميها القانون |
| 26 | Duty to take part in defence | المواطنون الأرمن |
| 27 | Composition of the Government | The Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Ministers and the ministers |
| 28 | How ethnic Armenians acquire citizenship | Through the simplified procedure |
| 29 | Who chairs Government sittings | رئيس الوزراء |
| 30 | How the Constitution is adopted | By referendum |
| 31 | Who elects the President | الجمعية الوطنية |
| 32 | Who nominates a presidential candidate | At least one quarter of the total number of deputies |
| 33 | Who elects the Prime Minister | الجمعية الوطنية |
Who has to take the test
Applicants naturalising on the ordinary three-year residence route sit the test. So do spouses, children and parents of Armenian citizens applying through the simplified family routes, even though those applicants are released from the general Armenian language condition.
Refugees and stateless persons are released from both the residence and the language conditions, and they still sit the Constitution test. Being legally language-exempt does not make the process language-free.
Adult children of Armenian citizens are the most common point of confusion, and the answer turns on the route chosen. An adult child who qualifies as an ethnic Armenian is exempt. The same person applying as the child of a citizen takes the test.
من هو المعفى؟
Two categories skip the test entirely. الأرمن العرقيون acquire citizenship through the simplified procedure and are not tested. Legally incapacitated persons are exempt, and that category means a person formally declared incapable who has an Armenian citizen as guardian. A disability on its own does not exempt anyone.
Children under 18 do not sit the adult Constitution test. Their acquisition of citizenship runs through separate provisions that can require an application and parental consent, so no test still leaves paperwork to file.
When and where you sit it
The test is administered on the same day as your in-person appointment to verify original documents, after the electronic application clears preliminary review and the state duty is paid. Applications go through mcs-citizenship.am, the unified portal that took over the process on 27 January 2026. You sit the test in person and under supervision, at a computer terminal in the mcs-citizenship.am system rather than on paper.
Inside Armenia the venue is the Migration and Citizenship Service. Ethnic Armenians filing from abroad take it at an Armenian embassy or consulate, though they are exempt in any event.
The citizenship state duty is AMD 50,000, about USD 137 at the Central Bank of Armenia official rate, about 364 drams to the dollar on 31 August 2026. There is no separate charge for the test. The duty is non-refundable except where it was overpaid, so an application closed after three failed attempts does not generate a refund, and a fresh application means paying it again.
Language and interpreters
The questions are presented in Armenian, with no official English or Russian translation. Our language and Constitution exam guide sets out how the language condition works across the different routes.
Our understanding of current practice is that a licensed interpreter is admitted for applicants on the simplified family routes, who carry no language condition, and refused for applicants on the three-year residence route, whose eligibility depends on knowing Armenian. That rule rests on the Service’s correspondence with the firm rather than on a published provision, and no public source states a test-specific interpreter rule either way.
The question bank
Your 33 questions are drawn at random from a larger official bank, and the head of the Migration and Citizenship Service updates that bank every six months. The questions used to run in a fixed order that could be memorised. The current system draws a different set for each applicant, which is why rote learning of one circulated question list stopped working.
Our file puts the bank at 100 questions and records it as unpublished, on the basis of agency correspondence. The bank size and its publication status cannot be confirmed from any public source. No official study guide, sample test or question list has been published, and no pass-rate statistics have been identified from the Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs or any official statistical release.
Preparation therefore means learning the Constitution across the areas the questions cover, which are the structure of the state, the powers of the President, the National Assembly and the Government, fundamental rights, and the acquisition of citizenship. Anyone promising you the official question list is selling something they do not have.
What happens if you fail
You have three attempts in total. Failing all three means the application is not admitted to proceedings, which is a different legal outcome from a refusal on the merits and carries a lighter consequence: you may file a new electronic application immediately, with no waiting period.
A substantive rejection is the heavier outcome. It carries a one-year bar before you can reapply, and it can be challenged in the Administrative Court under the Administrative Procedure Code. The appeal deadline runs from the type of act being challenged, so check it against the wording of the decision you received. A flat two-month window does not apply in every case.
Public material from the Service has described three additional opportunities after a failure. The decree provides for three attempts in total. Plan on three.
A circulated pre-2026 test paper
The test paper below circulated before the January 2026 reform. It is reproduced in full, first in English translation and then in the original Armenian, with the correct answer underlined in each case. Its answers were rechecked in August 2026 against the Constitution as currently in force.
Treat it as practice material, not as a preview. It is a paper-era form, which is why it ends with signature lines for the applicant and the invigilator, and the test has been sat at a computer since January 2026. The current official question bank has not been published, is larger than 33 questions, is redrawn for each applicant and is updated every six months.
In English translation
T E S T
OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Question 1. In the Republic of Armenia, power belongs to:
1) the political parties
2) the people
3) the Government of the RA
Question 2. What kind of state is the Republic of Armenia:
1) democratic
2) ruled by a group
3) a monarchy
Question 3. Which body is considered the legislature in the Republic of Armenia:
1) the courts
2) the National Assembly of the RA
3) the political parties
Question 4. The state language of the Republic of Armenia is:
1) الإنجليزية
2) Armenian
3) الروسية
Question 5. The flag of the Republic of Armenia is a tricolour, in:
1) red, blue and white
2) red, green and white
3) red, blue and orange
السؤال 6. عاصمة جمهورية أرمينيا هي:
1) Gyumri
2) Yerevan
3) Erebuni
Question 7. Who appoints a minister:
1) the political parties
2) the President of the Republic
3) the Minister of Justice of the RA
Question 8. Everyone is equal:
1) before one another
2) before the law
3) only before the court
Question 9. A person is not obliged to give testimony:
1) against a person who has committed a crime
2) against their friends
3) concerning themselves, their spouse or close relatives
Question 10. Which of the following may be elected President of the Republic:
1) anyone who has attained the age of forty, has been a citizen of only the Republic of Armenia for the last six years, has permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for the last six years, has the right to vote and has a command of Armenian
2) anyone who has attained the age of twenty-five, permanently resides in the Republic of Armenia, has the right to vote and has a command of Armenian, regardless of citizenship
3) anyone who has attained the age of forty, has been a citizen of only the Republic of Armenia for the last four years, has permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for the last four years, has the right to vote and has a command of Armenian
Question 11. Which of the following may be elected a deputy:
1) anyone who has attained the age of twenty-five, permanently resides in the Republic of Armenia, has the right to vote and has a command of Armenian, regardless of citizenship
2) anyone who has attained the age of twenty-five, has been a citizen of only the Republic of Armenia for the last four years, has permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for the last four years, has the right to vote and has a command of Armenian
3) anyone who has attained the age of twenty-five, has been a citizen of only the Republic of Armenia for the last two years, has permanently resided in the Republic of Armenia for the last two years, has the right to vote and has a command of Armenian
Question 12. For how many years is the National Assembly of the RA elected:
1) for five years
2) for life
3) for eight years
Question 13. Which of the following are the administrative-territorial units of the Republic of Armenia:
1) districts and provinces
2) districts
3) marzes and communities
Question 14. Who conducts domestic policy in the Republic of Armenia:
1) the Government of the RA
2) the people
3) the court
Question 15. Who takes the decision to declare war and to establish peace:
1) the National Assembly of the RA, on the proposal of the deputies
2) the Prime Minister of the RA, on the proposal of the National Assembly of the RA
3) the National Assembly of the RA, on the proposal of the Government of the RA
Question 16. Which of the following has the right to personal liberty:
1) only a citizen of the RA
2) everyone
3) no one
Question 17. Which of the following has the right to privacy of correspondence:
1) only a citizen of the RA
2) everyone
3) no one
Question 18. Which of the following has the right to education:
1) everyone
2) only a citizen of the RA
3) only a good student
Question 19. Which of the following has the right to leave the Republic of Armenia:
1) everyone
2) only a citizen of the RA
3) no one
Question 20. Which of the following has the right to receive legal assistance:
1) only a citizen of the RA
2) everyone
3) no one
Question 21. The right to take part in elections to the National Assembly of the RA and in a referendum belongs to:
1) everyone
2) foreign nationals who have attained the age of eighteen on the day of the election or referendum
3) citizens of the RA who have attained the age of eighteen on the day of the election or referendum
Question 22. Which of the following has the right to inviolability of private and family life:
1) only a citizen of the RA
2) everyone
3) no one
Question 23. Which of the following has the right to inviolability of the home:
1) only a citizen of the RA
2) everyone
3) no one
Question 24. Which of the following has the right to freedom of thought:
1) only a citizen of the RA
2) everyone
3) no one
Question 25. Intellectual property is protected:
1) by a decision of the national security body
2) by law
3) by decisions of the political parties
Question 26. Which of the following is obliged to take part in the defence of the RA in the manner prescribed by law:
1) a citizen of the RA
2) everyone
3) no one
Question 27. The Government of the RA consists of:
1) the Prime Minister of the RA, the Deputy Prime Ministers of the RA and the Ministers of the RA
2) the Prime Minister of the RA and the Ministers of the RA
3) the Prime Minister of the RA and the marzpets of the RA
Question 28. By what procedure do ethnic Armenians acquire citizenship of the Republic of Armenia:
1) simplified
2) general
3) without any procedure
Question 29. Who convenes and chairs the sittings of the Government of the RA:
1) the President of the National Assembly of the RA
2) the President of the Court of Cassation of the RA
3) the Prime Minister of the RA
Question 30. The Constitution of the Republic of Armenia is adopted:
1) by the Government of the RA
2) by the Constitutional Court of the RA
3) by referendum
Question 31. By whom is the President of the Republic elected:
1) the people
2) the National Assembly of the RA
3) the Government of the RA
Question 32. Who has the right to nominate a candidate for President of the Republic:
1) at least one quarter of the total number of deputies
2) the Prime Minister of the RA
3) the President of the National Assembly of the RA
Question 33. Who elects the Prime Minister:
1) the people
2) the marzpets and the ministers of the RA
3) the National Assembly of the RA
Test submitted by ______________________ (signature) ______________________ (name, surname)
Test received by ______________________ (signature) ______________________ (name, surname) ______________ (position)
__________ ______________ 20____
In the original Armenian
نعم
الحصول على التمويل المطلوب
النقطة 1. الحصول على قرض عقاري
1) التمويل
2) إخلاء المسؤولية
3) الحصول على المال
النقطة 2. إنشاء موقع ويب جديد.'
1) التمويل
2) الإئتمان
3) إخلاء المسئولية
Հարց 3. Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում ո՞րն է համարվում օրենսդիր մարմին`
1) النشاط
2) الحصول على التمويل
3) الاعتماد
النقطة 4. تحديد موقع الويب الخاص بك`
1) كل شيء
2) كل شيء
3) كل شيء
النقطة 5. قم بإنشاء موقع ويب جديد
1) الأرض والأرض والأرض
2) الأرض والأرض والأرض
3) الإنشاءات والتصنيع والتصنيع
النقطة 6. إخلاء المسؤولية"
1) Գീตര഼്പ് ১
2) а
3) е
النقطة 7. أفضل ما في الأمر`
1) الاعتماد
2) حيازة الأراضي
3) الحصول على التمويل
النقطة 8. انقر على زر ""
1) كل شيء
2) كل شيء
3) الحصول على قرض عقاري
النقطة 9. قم بالتسجيل في موقع الويب الخاص بك
1) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
2) القرض العقاري
3) الحصول على قرض عقاري
النقطة 10. الحصول على قرض عقاري جديد
1) քառասուն տարին լրացած, վերջին վեց տարում միայն Հայաստանի Հանրապետության քաղաքացի հանդիսացող, վերջին վեց տարում Հայաստանի Հանրապետությունում մշտապես բնակվող, ընտրական իրավունք ունեցող և հայերենին տիրապետող յուրաքանչյուր ոք
2) ք ք տարին լրա ، հայա հայա հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում բնակվող ، ընտրական իրավունք ունե և և յուրաքանչյուր ոք ՝ անկախ անկախ քաղաքա քաղաքա քաղաքա քաղաքա քաղաքա
3) քառա տարին տարին լրա ، վերջին չոր տարում միայն հայա հանրապետության քաղաքա քաղաքա հանդի հանդի հանդի վերջին վերջին տարում տարում հանրապետությունում մշտապե բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող մշտապե հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում մշտապե բնակվող իրավունք տիրապետող տիրապետող տիրապետող հայերենին հայերենին տիրապետող իրավունք իրավունք տիրապետող
الجزء 11. قم بتمديد وقت العمل الخاص بك`
1) ք ք տարին լրա ، հայա հայա հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում բնակվող ، ընտրական իրավունք ունե և և յուրաքանչյուր ոք ՝ անկախ անկախ քաղաքա քաղաքա քաղաքա քաղաքա քաղաքա
2) ք տարին տարին լրա ، վերջին չոր տարում միայն հայա հանրապետության հանրապետության քաղաքա հանդի հանդի հանդի հանդի վերջին չոր տարում հանրապետությունում մշտապե բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող բնակվող մշտապե հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում բնակվող բնակվող յուրաքանչյուր
3) ք տարին տարին լրա ، վերջին երկու տարում միայն հայա հանրապետության քաղաքա քաղաքա քաղաքա հանդի հանդի հանդի վերջին երկու տարում հանրապետությունում հանրապետությունում բնակվող ، ընտրական ընտրական իրավունք ունե և տիրապետող յուրաքանչյուր ոք հանրապետությունում մշտապե բնակվող
النقطة 12. يجب أن تكون قادرًا على تحقيق النجاح في المستقبل.
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) جيد
3) القرض العقاري
النقطة 13. الحصول على قرض عقاري قرض عقاري`
1) الإنشاء والتعمير
2) إخلاء المسئولية
3) الإنشاء والتعمير
النقطة 14. الحصول على التمويل العقاري إخلاء المسؤولية'
1) القرض العقاري
2) إخلاء المسئولية
3) إخلاء المسؤولية
15. هذا هو ما تحتاجه الآن موقع الويب الخاص بك`
1) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
2) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
3) الحصول على قرض عقاري
النقطة 16. الحصول على قرض عقاري جيد
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) التدبير المنزلي
3) جيد
النقطة 17. الحصول على قرض عقاري جيد
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) التدبير المنزلي
3) جيد
النقطة 18. إنشاء قاعدة بيانات جديدة
1) التدبير المنزلي
2) الحصول على التمويل
3) الحصول على قرض عقاري
النقطة 19. الحصول على قرض عقاري مدينة نيويورك
1) التدبير المنزلي
2) الحصول على التمويل
3) جيد
النقطة 20. الحصول على التمويل العقاري "
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) التدبير المنزلي
3) جيد
الجزء 21. هذا هو الوقت المناسب للمضي قدماً شكرا جزيلا
1) التدبير المنزلي
2) الحصول على تمويل شخصي و
3) إنشاء مركز تجاري جديد في المنزل و
الجزء 22. الحصول على المال والشراء القرض العقاري
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) التدبير المنزلي
3) جيد
النقطة 23. قم بتمديد وقت العمل الخاص بك
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) التدبير المنزلي
3) جيد
الجزء 24. قم بتمديد وقت العمل الخاص بك
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) التدبير المنزلي
3) جيد
النقطة 25. انقر على زر """"""""""
1) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
2) جيد
3) إخلاء المسؤولية
الجزء 26. هذا هو ما يجب أن تعرفه هذا المنتج هو
1) كل شيء
2) التدبير المنزلي
3) جيد
النقطة 27. هذا هو السبب في ذلك.
1) في نهاية المطاف، يجب أن يكون لديك الوقت والجهد.
2) كل شيء, كل شيء
3) الحصول على المال والشراء
النقطة 28. قم بتمديد وقت العمل الخاص بك إخلاء المسؤولية'
1) إخلاء المسئولية
2) التدبير
3) الحصول على التمويل
الجزء 29. هذا هو السبب وراء بقاء الطفل في المنزل.'
1) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
2) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
3) كل شيء
الجزء 30. قم بتوسيع نطاق تواجدك في المنزل.
1) الحصول على التمويل
2) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
3) الاعتماد على الذات
الجزء 31. قم بتمديد فترة الحضانة
1) كل شيء
2) الحصول على التمويل
3) التدبير المنزلي
النقطة 32. الحصول على قرض عقاري مدينة
1) الحصول على قرض عقاري
2) كل شيء
3) الحصول على التمويل العقاري
النقطة 33. العودة إلى الحياة
1) إخلاء المسئولية
2) الحصول على المال والشراء
3) الحصول على التمويل
| Թեստը հանձնեց | _____________________ (نباتي) |
_______________________ (باللغة الإنجليزية، بالإنجليزية) |
| Թեստը ընդունեց | __________________ (نباتي) |
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| ___________ (نباتي) |
_________ ______________ 20____ Р. |
الأسئلة المتكررة
How many questions are on the Armenian citizenship test?
What is the pass mark, and how long do I get?
Can I bring a translator?
What happens if I fail?
من هو المعفى من اختبار الدستور؟
Is the test only in Armenian?
القراءة ذات الصلة: الجنسية الأرمنية, الجنسية عن طريق الزواج, تصاريح الإقامة. Last updated 1 September 2026.
