- Position Title
- OVERSEAS ADJUDICATION OFFICER
- Agency
- Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Announcement Number
- CIS-10021107-OVS Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, June 21, 2017 to Friday, June 30, 2017
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a 30% or greater disabled veteran who wish to be considered non-competitively? (Proof is required in the combined forms of disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and DD-214. (copy indicating character of service))
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
- Are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy.
- Your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy.
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
- You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy.
- Your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy.
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
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Are you a National Security Education Program participant who currently is non-competitively eligible? (Proof is required as stated in the announcement)
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Are you applying under a Program that affords you noncompetitive eligibility? (Proof is required, as stated in the announcement.) (i.e. Peace Corps, Vista, Certain Military Spouses, etc)
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Are you eligible for noncompetitive consideration since you have held, or currently hold, a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with equal or higher promotion potential as this position OR you are in an excepted service position under an Interchange Agreement where using Representative Rate your pay is at or above the Full Performance level of the position advertised? If so, please submit:
- a copy of your SF 50, Notification of Personnel Action or equivalent, as stated in the announcement.
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Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments? (Proof of disability with appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist or from a U.S. territory agency that provides disability benefits, as stated in the announcement.)
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Are you a current U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employee with competitive status OR a USCIS employee currently serving on a VRA or Schedule A appointment? (Proof is required: a copy of your SF 50, Notification of Personnel Action or equivalent, as stated in the announcement.)
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Are you eligible as a USCIS employee only for noncompetitive consideration since you have held, or currently hold, a permanent competitive service position in the federal government with equal or higher promotion potential as this position? If so, please submit: A copy of your SF 50, Notification of Personnel Action or equivalent, as stated in the announcement.
Preferences
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Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
Assessment 1
Failure to select a response to any of the following questions will default in a negative response which will disqualify you for this position. Your responses to the on-line questionnaire must be supported by your resume.
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There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position(s); (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. Do you meet one of these requirements?
A person who has previously served in a USCIS international position and has returned to a USCIS domestic position is not eligible to apply for this international rotational assignment unless he or she has been in a position in the U.S. for a minimum of the past 3 years by the closing date of this announcement, or this international rotational assignment is a promotion over his or her prior international position. A domestic position is a USCIS position located in one of the 48 contiguous states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the territories and positions of the United States (and excludes the former Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands). The following constitute promotions: 1) Overseas Adjudication Officer or Overseas Fraud Detection and National Security Officer (Immigration Officer) to Field Office Director, Deputy District Director, or District Director; 2) Field Office Director to Deputy District Director or District Director; 3) Deputy District Director to District Director; 4) Mission Support Specialist to any other International Rotational Assignment position.
If, at the time of selection for this position, you are a USCIS employee encumbering a reserved position, at the end of your international rotational assignment, you have the right to return to the same reserved position held before your deployment. This right does not preclude you from competing for other positions and returning to a different position for which you have applied and been selected. However, if you choose not to apply for a different position, or you are not selected for a different position, you must return to your pre-deployment, reserved position at the end of the international rotational assignment.
If, at the time of selection for this position, you are a non-SES USCIS employee who is not encumbering a reserved position, you have the right to return to the same non-reserved position or a comparable position. It will be management’s discretion whether to place you in your prior non-reserved position, if vacant, or in a comparable position. This right does not preclude you from competing for other positions and returning to a different position for which you have applied and been selected.
Reserved Position: Reserved domestic positions are those that are not identified as Non-Reserved positions.
Non-Reserved Position: Non-reserved domestic positions include senior executive service, non-bargaining unit GS-15, and field office directors. In addition, an individual who is selected from outside USCIS will be treated as having occupied a non-reserved position.
Impact on Grade and Salary:
Temporary Promotion: If you are selected for this international rotational assignment at a higher grade level than the position currently held, you will be given a temporary promotion. A temporary promotion may be terminated early or extended based on management’s needs. A temporary promotion for an international rotational assignment generally will not exceed four years per rotational assignment, excluding time spent on home leave. It is within management’s discretion to extend the temporary promotion up to a total of five years for management need, for example, to ensure coverage of the office. At the conclusion of the rotational assignment, you will return to the grade held in your domestic assignment prior to the international assignment.
Lateral: If you are selected for this international rotational assignment at the same grade level as the position currently held, you will maintain the same grade both during your international rotational Assignment, and when you return to your domestic position, unless you apply and are selected for a domestic position in a higher grade.
Lower-Graded Position: If you are an SES employee who accepts this international rotational assignment, you voluntarily leave the SES and enter competitive status. If you are a non-SES employee who voluntarily accepts this international rotational assignment at a lower-graded position, you will be reinstated to the grade held prior to this international rotational assignment upon return to a domestic assignment position. Pay will be set to the salary of the domestic position held prior to deployment to the international rotational assignment, unless a higher rate is warranted by reason of step increases that would have been earned in the lower graded position during the period of international duty.
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Failure to read and agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.
The following questions will only be used to determine whether you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. You may wish to consult the vacancy announcement for a description of those requirements. Your resume must support all responses to the minimum qualifications questions.
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Which of the following statements best describes your experience?
4.
You must provide the position title(s) and dates of employment referenced in your resume that demonstrates the experience related to your response
5.
There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for promotion into this position. Have you completed one year in a position at or above the GS-13 grade level?
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
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Communicate in writing in a work-related environment.
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Provide employee training and/or identify training needs.
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Provide written information clearly and concisely in a work related environment.
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Communicate with all levels of employees and the public and resolve conflicts as needed.
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Develop and maintain relationships (liaison) with individuals internal and external to your work group, office, and organization.
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Deal with individuals from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, or cultures.
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Represent management at internal and external meetings, conferences, and seminars.
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Use of automated systems and databases (for example, CLAIMS, TECS, CIS, CAMINO, IDENT, CCD) to perform your work activities.
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Prepare notices of denial for immigration benefits.
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Conduct non-adversarial interviews for immigration benefits.
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Relate to Immigration and Nationality Law, including related rules, regulations, court decisions, and pertinent foreign laws, customs, and tribal traditions.
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Relate to current policies, regulations, and procedures related to the adjudication of applications and petitions for immigration and naturalization benefits.
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Develop, evaluate, and provide recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of adjudication operations, practices and procedures.
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Relate to fraud, false claims, and willful misrepresentation related to the adjudication of petitions and applications for immigration and naturalization benefits.
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Set and adjust short and long term priorities to accomplish established goals by designated programs.
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Independently conduct interviews and/or documentary analysis to determine eligibility for immigration and naturalization benefits under the laws, regulations, and policies derived from the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
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Plan, organize, and adjust work based on priorities and program needs to meet suspense dates.
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Read, interpret, and act upon written information while on the job.
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If you are a Federal employee, is your most recent performance rating equivalent to a "pass," "satisfactory," or better?
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As previously explained, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your ratings. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency.
It is your responsibility to provide the responses, information, and documentation regarding your work history for us to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position.
Please take this opportunity to review your documentation and ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability, and 4) that you have provided all of the information and documentation needed for us to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position.
Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.
It is your responsibility to provide the responses, information, and documentation regarding your work history for us to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position.
Please take this opportunity to review your documentation and ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability, and 4) that you have provided all of the information and documentation needed for us to determine your eligibility and qualifications for this position.
Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.