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CILS B1 Cittadinanza exam: dates, cost and results

According to the official CILS calendar (checked on 9 October 2026), the next CILS B1 exam is on 3 December 2026: CILS B1 Cittadinanza. There is a dedicated exam, the CILS B1 Cittadinanza, with several sessions a year; the CILS B1 standard is valid too. You register at the exam centre, which tells you the price and the documents.

This site is independent and gives no legal advice. Exam centres confirm dates, prices and deadlines; for your citizenship application, the Prefecture decides which certificate is valid.

Next CILS dates (level B1)

  • CILSDeadline set by the University for Foreigners of Siena: exam centres may close registrations earlier.
CILSCILS B1 Cittadinanza, CILS B1 standardCitizenship exam
Register by 24 October 2026
Source: official CILS calendar · checked on 9 October 2026
CILSCILS B1 CittadinanzaCitizenship exam
Register by 18 January 2027
Source: official CILS calendar · checked on 9 October 2026
CILSCILS B1 CittadinanzaCitizenship exam
Register by 8 March 2027
Source: official CILS calendar · checked on 9 October 2026
CILSCILS B1 Cittadinanza, CILS B1 standardCitizenship exam
Register by 1 May 2027
Source: official CILS calendar · checked on 9 October 2026
CILSCILS B1 CittadinanzaCitizenship exam
Register by 22 June 2027
Source: official CILS calendar · checked on 9 October 2026
CILSCILS B1 CittadinanzaCitizenship exam
Register by 21 September 2027
Source: official CILS calendar · checked on 9 October 2026
CILSCILS B1 Cittadinanza, CILS B1 standardCitizenship exam
Register by 23 October 2027
Source: official CILS calendar · checked on 9 October 2026

CILS B1 in brief

Cost

€100 for the CILS B1 Cittadinanza, the same everywhere. All prices.

How long it lasts

Listening: about 30 min; Reading: 40 min (with grammar); Writing: 40 min; Speaking: about 10 min. In total about 2 h (sum of the parts).

Results

Online, «Il mio risultato» page (University for Foreigners of Siena). You need: candidate number (matricola) and date of birth, no account. When: about 3 months after the exam. Results of all bodies.

To pass, and if you fail

A pass in each skill: listening, reading, writing, speaking. B1 Cittadinanza: you retake the whole exam. B1 standard: within 18 months you retake only the skills you failed.

Free sample paper

The official sample exam is free on the CILS website.

Open the sample paper

375 CILS exam centres in Italy

The full list by region, with addresses, phone numbers and emails, is on our Italian page: sedi CILS in Italia. Contact the centre to register: some centres close registrations before the national deadline.

In italiano: CILS B1 Cittadinanza: date, costo e sedi