Citizenship & naturalizationPOLICY UPDATE
Venues for Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the types of venues USCIS may use for administrative naturalization ceremonies and the considerations for accepting offers to donate use of facilities.
Effective date and application
This update, contained in Volume 12 of the Policy Manual, is effective immediately
Key changes
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the types of venues USCIS may use for administrative naturalization ceremonies and the considerations for accepting offers to donate use of facilities.
- Clarifies the types of venues where USCIS may hold ceremonies by providing a non- exhaustive list of commonly used locations and the considerations for accepting the donation of the facilities.
- Clarifies the process for potential donors of facilities to submit an offer to donate use of facilities.
- Eliminates the requirement for a donor to complete and submit an Offer of Gift from Non- Governmental Sources (Form G-1194).
- Explains the internal USCIS process for review and approval of multi-date offers to donate use of facilities.
