USCIS Travel to Sea to Welcome New Citizens

On October 9, 2010, the Deputy Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bangkok District Office, Stacy Strong, traveled out to sea on board the USS George Washington Navy aircraft carrier to provide immigration training to the crew and to direct a naturalization ceremony for 22 sailors from nine different countries.

Two days before the actual ceremony, Strong and another USCIS officer boarded the ship in order to interview the citizenship candidates and administer the naturalization test. They also conducted immigration training and outreach to the ship’s legal staff and crew. During the officers’ stay, other sailors aboard the aircraft carrier learned that USCIS expedite naturalization applications for members of the military and they began working with the legal staff to start the naturalization process.

For more information on immigration services and benefits for members of the U.S. armed forces and their families, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/military.

To read the complete article on USCIS’ trip to sea, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4e800d1fd9bab210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

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