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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Queens, NY
Salary: $54,035.00 - $101,866.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (802)660-1146

JOB SUMMARY:

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Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyber space and ensure resilience to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services secures America's promise as a nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers, granting immigration and citizenship benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship, and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system. Visit us at http://www.uscis.gov/.

This is a Recent Graduate position in the Pathways Program.  Selected individuals are placed in a dynamic one year developmental program in the excepted service designed to lead to a civil service career in the Federal government.  At the successful conclusion of this program, the agency may non-competitively convert individuals to a term or permanent position in the competitive service.  Conversion to a Federal competitive service position will be at the discretion of the agency and is neither guaranteed nor implied. 

 

Every day our Asylum Officers adjudicate asylum applications, conduct credible/reasonable fear screenings, and adjudicate other benefit applications managed by the asylum program, including motions to reopen and reconsider.

 

Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Refugee, Asylum & International Operations, Asylum Division, New York Asylum Office, Queens, NY within the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

This position of ASYLUM OFFICER (RECENT GRADUATE) starts at a salary of $54,035.00(GS-09 step 1), with promotion potential to $101,866.00 (GS-12 step 10).  For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here.

 

USCIS will not pay relocation expenses.

This position is in the bargaining unit.

This position is not considered "essential" for purposes of reporting to work when the facility might otherwise be closed.

USCIS may fill one or more positions using this vacancy.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• 25% or Greater
• Frequent travel is required for this position. Asylum Officers are required to travel to circuit-ride locations (locations established to serve applicants in distant locations from the home asylum office, generally at other USCIS District Offices and detention facilities) to conduct interviews. As immigration emergencies arise, selectee may be required to travel to other locations as well, sometimes for extended periods, to conduct interviews

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position
• Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure
• You must pass a drug screening
• Meet relevant experience and/or education requirements
• You must submit resume and supporting documentation
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service