Immigration Services Officer

Citizenship and Immigration Services; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizenship and Immigration Services seeks an Immigration Services Officer for the Field Operations Directorate. The role includes conducting in-person interviews to adjudicate immigration benefits applications and coordinating with other agencies to identify threats to national security and public safety.

The position requires evaluating documents, applying immigration laws, and making determinations in line with policies. Candidates must meet the stated qualifications by 10/26/2026.

Qualifications

• 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 required or educated substitutes.
• Experience examining, evaluating evidence, and analyzing immigration benefits documents.
• Ability to research, analyze and apply immigration laws and procedures.
• Make determinations for immigration benefits in coordination with policies.

Responsibilities

• Examine and evaluate evidence for authenticity of immigration benefits documents.
• Research and apply immigration laws, policies, and procedures.
• Make determinations on immigration benefits following policy guidance.

Education

Master's degree/2 years grad education/J.D.

Analytical thinking

Research skills

Attention to detail

Interviewing skills

Job description

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As an Immigration Services Officer with the Field Operations Directorate, you may conduct in-person interviews to adjudicate applications for immigration benefits and assist other federal agencies in identifying those who pose a threat to national security and public safety.

The Long Island field is currently located at 30 Barretts Ave Holtsville, NY 11742. Please note that the office will be moving to a new location at 1600 Stewart Ave Westbury, NY 11590. The new office is currently projected for a date to be determined.

The physical duty station for the Queens field office is the Falchi building at 31-00 47th Avenue 5th floor room 5001 Long Island City, NY 11101. The physical duty station for the New York City field office is the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278.

The qualifications for this position must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 10/26/2026. Time in Grade does not apply to Delegated Examining Announcements; any reference to Time in Grade in the questionnaire will not apply to the rating and ranking of applicants.

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

• Examining, evaluating evidence, and analyzing immigration benefits documents received for authenticity.
• Researching, analyzing and applying appropriate immigration laws, policies and procedures.
• Making determinations for 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.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional