250-Person U.S. Naturalization Ceremony at Saturday's Lights FC Match
Published on August 9, 2023 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Las Vegas Lights FC News Release
Las Vegas, NV - In conjunction with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Las Vegas Lights FC professional soccer club will feature an incredibly unique on-field ceremony at halftime of its home match on Saturday (August 12th vs. Loudoun County FC; kick-off 7:30pm).
Specifically, approximately 250 citizenship candidates will become new U.S. citizens at a special naturalization ceremony. U.S. Federal Judge Andrew Gordon will administer the Oath of Allegiance and other officials are scheduled to attend & participate in the swearing-in ceremony.
The citizenship candidates originate from 53 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom Uruguay, Vanuatu and Vietnam. The candidates live in Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Pahrump.
Media are invited to attend the event by contacting Communications@LasVegasLightsFC.com. Pre-event interview requests may also be submitted to this email address, too.
Individual tickets for the match are available for purchase at LightsFC.com/tickets.
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