2023-07-03 07:00:00
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming more than 5,500 new United States citizens in more than 180 naturalization ceremonies between June 30 and July 7. These ceremonies demonstrate our commitment to welcoming immigrants and promoting the benefits of US citizenship to all who are eligible. In fiscal year 2022, USCIS welcomed 974,000 new US citizens. So far in fiscal year 2023, USCIS has welcomed 588,900 new U.S. citizens as of June 7 and has made significant progress in reducing our backlog of naturalization cases.
“Promoting citizenship and making the naturalization process accessible to all who are eligible are a beautiful extension of many ideals that gave birth to our nation 247 years ago,” said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou. “These holidays are always a special opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the USCIS mission and to welcome new American citizens as they begin their journey in the United States.”
Every July 4th, we celebrate the day the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in 1776, declaring that the 13 American colonies considered themselves one new nation, the United States of America, and were no longer part of the Empire. British. USCIS commemorates this momentous occasion by hosting special Independence Day-themed naturalization ceremonies across the country. Throughout these ceremonies, USCIS will honor and recognize the commitment and contributions of our new American citizens.
This summer, USCIS is highlighting the importance of civics and citizenship with a series of events. Civics Season kicked off with a special ceremony on World Refugee Day and will end with the announcement of the FY2023 Citizenship and Integration Scholarships.
This year’s Independence Day activities will include special naturalization ceremonies across the country, including near our nation’s capital at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Virginia. . For additional venues, below is the list of the most prominent Independence Day 2023 themed ceremonies.
July 03: Boston, MA Merchants Row Faneuil Hall July 03: Kansas City, MO Children’s Mercy Park July 03: Southport, NC Fort Johnston Garrison Lawn July 04: Annapolis, MD William Paca House and Garden July 04: Rochester, NY Federal Building July 04: Mumford, NY Genesee Country Village and Museum July 04: Raleigh, NC County Courthouse July 04: Charlotte, NC Charlotte Museum of History July 04: Des Moines, IL Main Ball Park July 04: Sturbridge, MA Sturbridge Village Museum July 04: Portsmouth, NH Strawberry Bank Museum July 04: Camden, NJ Battleship New Jersey July 04: Richmond, VA Virginia Museum of History and Culture July 04: Kinston, NC County Courthouse July 04: Raleigh, NC NC 4th of July Celebration July 04: Mesa , AZ Arizona Celebration of Freedom July 04: Seattle, WA Seattle Center Armory July 04: Mount Vernon, VA George Washington’s Mount Vernon July 04: Charlottesville, VA Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello July 04: Phoenix, AZ South Mountain Community College July 04: Tucson, VA AZ Saguaro National Park July 06: Atlanta, GA Atlanta Field Office July 07: New Orleans, LA National World War II Museum July 07: Carterville, IL John A Logan College July 07: Bangor, ME Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building
USCIS reaffirms its commitment to making the naturalization process accessible to all who are eligible. Since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration, USCIS has taken a number of actions to support the implementation of Executive Order 14012: Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans .
We encourage new US citizens to share their naturalization stories and photos on social media using the hashtag #NewUScitizen after each naturalization ceremony.
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