USCIS
WICHITA. – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Court of Kansas will welcome 100 new U.S. citizens Friday at Wichita State University. Magistrate Judge Gwynne Birzer will preside, and a clerk of the court will administer the Oath of Allegiance.
The citizenship candidates, taking the Oath just in time to observe their first Thanksgiving as new U.S. citizens, originate from 33 countries: Australia, Barbados, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Congo (Kinshasa), Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestine, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Ukraine and Vietnam.
The citizenship candidates live in Andover, Colwich, Derby, Dodge City, Fowler, Garden City, Hays, Hugoton, Hutchinson, Liberal, Lyons, McPherson, Newton, Parsons, Rose Hill, Salina, Sublette, Tribune, Valley Center and Wichita.
North High School color guard will open the ceremony.
USCIS encourages new U.S. citizens and their families and friends to share their naturalization photos on social media using the hashtag #NewUSCitizen.
More than seven million people have applied online for immigration benefits. To file online, individuals must first create a USCIS online account.