USL Las Vegas Lights FC

700-Person U.S. Naturalization Ceremony at August 20th Lights FC Match

Published on August 10, 2022 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 announced its next home match on Saturday, August 20th (vs. Sacramento; kick-off 7:30pm) will feature an incredibly unique on-field ceremony at halftime.

Specifically, approximately 700 candidates will participate in an official naturalization ceremony to be sworn-in as new U.S. citizens. This will be one of the largest ceremonies held in Clark County in recent memory and will be led by U.S. Federal Judge Andew Gordon. In addition, multiple elected officials are scheduled to attend & participate in the swearing-in ceremony.

The citizenship candidates originate from 84 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Kinshasa), Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, South Korea, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zambia.

The citizen candidates live in Boulder City, Dyer, Henderson, Las Vegas, Laughlin, North Las Vegas, Overton and Pahrump.

Individual tickets for the match are available for purchase at LightsFC.com/tickets. Following the match a special Red Apple Fireworks show will be held for all fans in attendance as part of the celebration.

Check out the Las Vegas Lights FC Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



United Soccer League Championship Stories from August 10, 2022


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central