U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will commemorate America’s 233rd birthday by naturalizing more than 6,000 citizenship candidates in approximately 50 special ceremonies held across the United States and overseas. Five of these ceremonies are for members of the U.S. Armed Forces. “There is no more important role we have as an agency than to [...] Read more »
USCIS Naturalizes 40 Military and Family Onboard USS Essex in Japan
The hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex is normally where sailors and Marines perform maintenance and prepare aircraft and other equipment for amphibious operations. On June 5, it was the site of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony for 40 members of the military community. The 34 Sailors, [...] Read more »
USCIS Officers Travel to Afghanistan to Naturalize Military
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials traveled to Afghanistan this week to process applications and interview 125 members of the military who have applied to become U.S. citizens. These USCIS officials are on site to ensure that every eligible servicemember can participate in a special Memorial Day naturalization ceremony at Bagram Air Base in [...] Read more »
USCIS Announces $1.2 Million Citizenship Grant Program
Up to 12 Grants Offered to Community-Based Organizations Serving Immigrant Population U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that a competitive grant program is being offered through Grants.gov for a $1.2 million grant program to support citizenship preparation programs for legal permanent residents. USCIS, through the competitive grant program, will provide funding to community-based organizations [...] Read more »
