USCIS Celebrates 

Citizenship Day 2022 

Fact Sheet andUpdates

September 2022
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Fact Sheet and Updates 1

President Biden issued Executive Order 14012, Restoring Faith inOur Legal Immigration Systems and 

Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts forNew Americans, on February 2, 2021.USCIS has taken a wide 

range of actions since then to help prospective applicants overcome barriers to citizenship and to promote 

naturalization, and has documented progress in reports, fact sheets, and accomplishment highlights on its 

promoting naturalization webpage.

As we mark and celebrate Citizenship Day and ConstitutionWeek 2022, September 17-23,USCIS is pleased to 

share updates and accomplishments since ourlast public reporting in July 2022.

NATURALIZATIONS AND CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES

• New U.S. Citizens – USCIS will welcome more than 19,000 new citizens in more than 235 

naturalization ceremonies across the country between September 17-23.

• Special Citizenship Ceremonies – This year’s special Citizenship Day-themed naturalization 

ceremonies include:

 National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri on September 7

 Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland on September 10

 Atlanta City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia on September 13

 National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. on September 14

 TumacacoriNationalHistorical Park in Arizona on September 16

 World Food & Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa on September 16

 The Pacific Battleship Center – National Museum ofthe SurfaceNavy at BattleshipUSS 

IOWA with Secretary Mayorkas in Los Angeles, California on September 17

 Ellis Island in New York Harbor with Director Jaddou on September 17

 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas on September 19

 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, D.C. on September 20

 Homestead National Park in Beatrice,Nebraska on September 22

 George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia on September 23

For additional venues, please see full list of highlighted 2022 Constitution Week and Citizenship 

Day-themed ceremonies.

PUBLIC INFORMATION DATA RELEASES AND NEW MATERIALS

• The “Eligible toNaturalize” Data Dashboard – USCIS is releasing a public version ofthis 

Dashboard, which provides statistics on those eligible to apply for naturalization by birth 

country and geographic location. USCIS will hold a public engagement on the Dashboard 

in early autumn 2022.
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• Additional “Eligible to Naturalize Data” Fact Sheets – These fact sheets provide detailed 

information on and for lawful permanent resident (LPR) populations in specific communities 

coinciding with federal interagency partner outreach efforts.USCIS releases fact sheets and LPR 

data from specific areas on a rolling basis.

• Updated Naturalization Statistics Webpage – This updated website provides data on those

who naturalized in FY 2021. Demographic characteristics include country of birth, state, city, corebased statistical area, age, and gender. This new update also includes data on fee waivers and

those who utilized an attorney or accredited representative.

• Naturalization Test Performance – This webpage provides data on the pass rate forthe

English language test (including speaking, understanding, writing and reading) and the civics 

test.

• Family Learning Civics Together(2Generation Toolkit) – A collection ofresources and activities 

for parents to use with their children to explore learning civics and citizenship together, the

toolkit promotes a two-generation approach to civic engagement and contains resources for both 

educators and families.

• Expansion of 10 Steps to Naturalization Brochure – This popular outreach tool has been 

translated into the following languages: Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Korean, 

Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. The brochures are available on theUSCIS Citizenship

Resource Center website.

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS AND NEW INITIATIVES

• USCIS Citizenship Ambassadors Initiative – USCIS launched this new initiative in mid-July 2022 

and is holding events with selected ambassadors across the country in celebration of Citizenship 

Day. Under the initiative, local community leaders volunteer to help promote citizenship by 

sharing their own experiences andUSCIS tools and resources. Learn more aboutthe initiative and 

ambassadors on our website.

• FY22 Citizenship and Integration Grants Program – With an increased congressional 

appropriation, this year USCIS will award $20 million in grants to organizations across the country 

for citizenship preparation and educational support programs.USCIS accepted applications under 

fourNotices of FundingOpportunities,two of which were new initiatives that called forinnovations 

in citizenship education and for national and/or regional collaborative approaches. See the 

Citizenship Grantee Program webpage for more information.

• Adult Citizenship Education Seminars and Citizenship Education Network Building – USCIS 

regularly conducts on-site citizenship training seminars for adult educators across the country. 

In early 2022,USCIS began pairing these trainings with stakeholder outreach meetings to build a

Citizenship Education Network (CEN). This year,USCIS is holding seminars and corresponding CEN 

meetings in celebration of Citizenship Day in Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri (September 7-9) and 

in Northwest Arkansas (September 14-16).
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• Naturalization Engagement for T-U-VAWA-SIJ Beneficiary Stakeholders – USCIS is 

participating in a webinar with Department of Justice partner the National Immigrant Women’s 

Advocacy Project(NIWAP) on September 23 to address the naturalization questions and concerns 

of stakeholders working with recipients of the following immigration benefits: Violence Against 

Women Act(VAWA) self-petitioners, Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJs), and U and T visa recipient 

survivors. Click here to register for the event.

• Encouraging Law School Naturalization-Focused Days of Service – On August 10, USCIS held 

a national engagementwith law schools around the country to encourage naturalization-focused 

days of service and to facilitate sharing of ideas and engagement plans. Over 50 law schools 

participated, with many committing to pro bono naturalization support initiatives in September 

2022 and beyond. USCIS will continue exploring ways to partner with this growing network.

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