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.