Immigration Officer

Average salary a year 21 500 starter.

Immigration officer. Immigration services officers are agents of the uscis. They work at entry points into a country. An immigration officer is a law enforcement official whose job is to ensure that immigration legislation is enforced.

Apply to program officer locator appointment generator and more. Immigration officers work for the office of fraud detection and national security fdns which is a department of the united states citizenship and immigration services uscis. Interviewing petitioners and applicants to assess credibility.

As specialized law enforcement agents immigration officers are required to have both basic police skills and specific knowledge of international trade and immigration issues. As an immigration officer you would check the landing cards of non citizen passengers and find out why they are visiting and how long they intend to stay. And denying or granting petitions and applications.

Job duties include researching and analyzing applications petitions and supporting documentation. An immigration officer is a government employee who enforces laws relating to immigration borders and customs. Typical hours a week 41 to 43 a week.

Immigration officers check and monitor people who are arriving and leaving the country.