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IMMIGRATION SERVICES OFFICER
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Officer
Department of Homeland Security

Overview

NSEP Exclusive

Open & Closing Dates
10/16/2024 to 10/16/2025

Salary
66670 - 125685

Pay Scale & Grade
GS9 per year

Work Schedule
Full-Time

Promotion Potential
GS12

Appointment Type
Permanent

Location

City
Centennial

State
CO

Duties

Summary
This position is located in the Field Operations Directorate.

As an Immigration Services Officer, you will adjudicate complex applications and petitions for immigration benefits and provide assistance to other federal agencies in identifying those who pose a national security and public safety threat.

Responsibilities
The responsibilities described are for the full performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope performed with less independence, and limited complexity.

Grant or deny complex and highly sensitive applications and petitions for immigration benefits based on electronic or paper applications/petitions.

Research, interpret and apply appropriate statutes, regulations, and precedent decisions to make adjudicative decisions.

Interview applicants and petitioners to elicit statements, assess credibility, and analyze information to identify facts that form the basis for a decision concerning eligibility for immigration benefits.

Conduct security checks and provide assistance to federal law enforcement agencies to identify individuals who are ineligible for immigration benefits due to national security, public safety, or other legal grounds.

Use electronic systems to provide verification of any number of established data points to make adjudicative decisions, determine appropriate level of adjudicative review, and update databases with appropriate information and decisions.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
You qualify at the GS-09 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties:

-Examining, evaluating evidence, and analyzing immigration benefits documents received for authenticity;

-Researching, analyzing and applying appropriate immigration laws, policies and procedures; and

-Adjudicating immigration benefits based on reviews of applications in coordination with policies. OR

-You may substitute a Master's degree or two (2) full years of graduate education leading to such a degree in any field, or a J.D. or L.L.B. degree for experience required at the GS-09 grade level. Such education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise two years of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 36 semester or 54 quarter hours.

Security Clearance

Not Required

Required Application Materials

Resume, Academic Transcripts, DD-214 (veterans or active duty military only), SF-50 (current or former federal employees only), NSEP Letter of Certification

Application Instructions

Your application is due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the application close date indicated above. Failure to follow the application instructions may result in rejection of your application.

Cover letters should be tailored to the position and generically addressed to the division mentioned above.

Resume and Supporting Materials

You will need to submit your application through the vacancy posting on the NSEPnet Job Board. Please upload each of the required documents in the appropriate location. Files should be in Word, Excel, PDF, Text or Html formats only. When naming each file, please follow the following naming convention:

Document Type_Last Name, First Name

For example, the applicant John Smith would submit a resume named “Resume_Smith, John”.

To access the NSEPnet Job Board, you will need to login to https://www.nsepnet.org. The link to NSEPnet Job Board is at the top of the page under the “Job Search” tab. Please select the position you are interested in, read over the application instructions carefully, and upload all required documents.

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SF-50 and DD-214

If you are a current or former federal employee, you will need to include your SF-50 (or similar document proving federal employment) in your application. If you are a veteran or active duty member of the U.S. military, you will need to include a DD-214 in your application.

Letter of Certification

You will need to request a Letter of Certification for this exclusive position. To request a Letter of Certification from the NSEPnet home page, hover over the blue “Request a Letter” option at the top of the page and click on “Certification Letter” from the drop-down options. Requests for Letters of Certification are generally processed within 1-2 business days.

HIRING AUTHORITY

The Department of Homeland Security will utilize the Schedule A (r) and/or NDAA’13 hiring authorities afforded to all NSEP award recipients with outstanding service requirements to make appointments to this position in the excepted service. NSEP award recipients who have already completed their service requirement to NSEP in full are not eligible to apply.

Additional Notes

This opportunity is only open to NSEP award recipients who have not yet fulfilled their service requirement to NSEP in full. If you have completed work which may fulfill part or all of your service under the terms of your Service Agreement with NSEP, please submit a Service Agreement Report (SAR) requesting service credit for that work as soon as possible. Feel free to reach out to the NSEP Service Team at nsep@nsep.gov if you have any questions or concerns.

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