How to become an Immigration Officer

Immigration officers are entitled to check the eligibility of all individuals entering the country through sea- and airports. They enforce the immigration control in line with the law and have the legal powers to detain or remove illegal entrants. Immigration officers are the ones who provide a student Visa, employment Visa etc. which could be temporary or permanent, Visa extension and permanent citizenship. The immigration officer is often the first point of contact when a non citizen enters the country wherein he asks the basic question of what kind of visa he/she has been permitted and the duration of stay in that particular country.

To observe passengers passing through passport control areas
To examine passports and visas
To conduct interviews
To work on surveillance operations
To organise the transport for people being sent back to other countries if not eligible for entrance
To collect statistics
To write reports

Key skills for immigration officer are confidence, assertiveness, resilience, excellent communication, language proficiency, interpersonal skills, team-working skills, organizational skills.