County Clerk Kendall to Administer Oath of Allegiance at Naturalization Ceremony in the City of Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie, New York: Dutchess County Clerk Bradford H. Kendall will host a Naturalization Ceremony and administer the Oath of Allegiance to approximately seventy individuals. The event will be held on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 2 in the afternoon at the Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, New York. The Honorable James V. Brands, New York State Supreme Court Justice, will preside over the ceremony. Kimberley Williams of Williams Lumber and Home Centers will deliver the keynote address. Musical accompaniment will be provided by Jessica Rae Feather.

Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The bureau of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes all naturalization applications and provides the clerk’s office with a list of the candidates selected to be naturalized. All petitioners must then participate in a Naturalization Ceremony and swear to the Oath of Allegiance in a formal court proceeding. At that time, they can change their names legally to have their new names appear on the Certificate of Naturalization.

The Dutchess County Clerk’s Office is honored to take part in the final step of the naturalization process. In Dutchess County, naturalization ceremonies are held bi-monthly to induct new citizens of the United States of America.

The ceremony is open to the public and all are invited to attend.