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that are neutral and appropriate. USCIS may not use: • Religious facilities (for example, space in or connected to a place of worship); • Facilities of an organization that practices immigration law; • Facilities of an organization that is active in immigration legislation or political advocacy; • Facilities of an organization that represents petitioners and applicants before DHS; • Facilities where USCIS personnel cannot protect secure documents; or • Facilities that may compromise the importance, dignity, and solemnity of the occasion. USCIS employees must not solicit a gift(including use of facilities to hold an administrative naturalization ceremony)from any non-federal entity. However, USCIS may accept an unsolicited gift with the concurrence of the USCIS Field Operations Associate Director, the USCIS Office of Chief Counsel's Ethics Division, and approval of the USCIS Director. In addition, USCIS must not use a donated facility from a prohibited source to include: • Persons or organizations seeking official action by USCIS; f351 • Persons or organizations doing business or seeking to do business with USCIS; • Persons or organizations regulated by USCIS or DHS; or • Persons or organizations with interests that may substantially affect the performance or nonperformance of the official duties of USCIS or USCIS employees. 1.Submission of Offer The donor must submit all required documents to the Field Operations Directorate at least 4 weeks in advance of the ceremony date to guarantee timely processing. The donor must include the following documents in the gift offer request: • An invitation letter(preferably on the organization's letterhead); • A completed Offer of Gift from Non-Governmental Sources (Form G-1194). In addition to the donor's submission, an officer must submit the following documents for approval: • Gift offer memorandum (memo to the USCIS Director from the Field Operations Associate Director, and including the requesting USCIS Region, District, and Field Office); and • DHS, Gift Donation Form (Form 112-02-001).