Immigration Services Officer

Citizenship and Immigration Services•Portland, ME

1d•Remote

About The Position

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As an Immigration Services Officer, you will adjudicate complex cases, provide oversight to lower-level Officers, and perform analytical and evaluative work supporting USCIS program activities.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
Successfully pass a Background Investigation including financial disclosure
Must pass a drug screening
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with the Selective Service
Residency Requirement: For three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position, candidates must have (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S. Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
May be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.
Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on 10/15/2026.
GS-13: Possess one (1) year of specialized experience, which is equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal government, that equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Experience performing the majority of the following duties: Making final determinations on complex and fraud-prone immigration cases; Conducting reviews and assessing junior staff casework for adherence to applicable immigration laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Providing training, coaching, or mentoring to ensure quality and consistency in the immigration adjudications process.
Must upload resume under the "Resume" category.
Resume must highlight most relevant, significant experience related to the requirements.
Resume limited to no more than two pages.
Resume must include: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job), Duties (be specific), Employer's name and address, Supervisor name and phone number, Start and end dates (month, day, year), Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if federal position, Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week), Salary.
Federal Experience: Must list grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

Political appointees may require OPM approval before on-boarding.

Responsibilities

Adjudicating complex cases
Conducting security checks
Identifying fraud
Interviewing applicants and petitioners
Ensuring program quality assurance
Conducting training
Liaising and communicating decisions
Analyzing the effectiveness of existing and proposed standards, regulations and policies
Assuming authority on the adjudication of cases involving national security and egregious public safety concerns
Independently conducting legal research and preparing briefs, position papers, legal decisions and opinions, notices of intent, notices to appear in removal proceedings and motions/responses to the court
Developing standard operating policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent benefit fraud and monitor progress to determine if objectives are being met