USCIS to open new office in RPB Thursday

Royal Palm Beach - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is marking the official grand opening of its new office, 9300 Belvedere Road, with a ribbon cutting ceremony, naturalization ceremony, and tours of the facility at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13.

Congressman Ron Klein will provide remarks, and USCIS Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes will also deliver congratulatory remarks.

A naturalization ceremony will be held to administer the Oath of Allegiance to 25 candidates who will become citizens. THe candidates originate from 12 countries: Brazil, Croatia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Haiti, Italy, Jamaica, Peru, St. Kitts-Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago.

The new office will provide naturalization interviews, lawful permanent resident processing, finger printing and photographic services and replaces temporary modules that were located on Banyan Boulevard. The 38,000 square-foot office is expected to process about 57,000 customers a year.

The new building is being dedicated to Henry Lewis Hulbert who was born in Yorkshire, England in 1867. He was a highly decorated U.S. Marine, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the 1889 Philippine Insurrection. He was killed in action in France during World War I, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and promoted to the rank of captain.

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Although not a native Floridian, Wellington/Royal Palm Beach Forum reporter Nadia Sorocka has called Florida her home for most of her life. She went to school in Palm Beach County graduating from John I. Leonard High School and Palm Beach State College. After receiving her Associate of Art degree she attended the University of North Florida in Jacksonville and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Communications in 2004.

Nadia was able to combine her two passions - education and journalism - when she became a staff writer for Forum Publishing Group. Her column, Class Notes, allowed her to voice concerns with the education system as well as highlight positive aspects.

In February 2011 she became the reporter for the Wellington and Royal Palm Forums. She enjoys getting to know the people who call the western communities their home.

She may reached at nxsorocka@tribune.com or 561-351-6112.