The new office in the federal building in downtown Anchorage will better serve Alaska, its director said.
Naturalization ceremony helps open new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in Anchorage
Ten people took an oath of allegiance and became citizens of the U.S. in a ceremony at the James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Anchorage on Thursday. The naturalization was part of a grand opening celebration of a new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office there.
The ceremony also recognized Bear Dolbeare, who was sworn in as the new director of the field office. Dolbeare said the office’s new home in the federal building is better designed and streamlined for both the staff and the people they serve. On average, the office receives 40 green card and naturalization applications a day, he said.
Ten people take an oath of allegiance to became citizens of the U.S. in a ceremony at the James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Anchorage on Thursday.
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