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What is a typical day in Immigration Customs
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Gary’s Answer
Hello, I saw your unanswered question and thought I would answer. I have not worked in customs or immigration but I have a lot of friends that do. I can tell you this for sure, there is not typical day if you are at a border checkpoint and not working in an administrative type of office job. Their days are spent on the their feet, working with 100s or even 1000s of people crossing the borders. They do searches of people, packages, and vehicles. They spend a of lot of time asking questions, doing interviews and processing paperwork. If you watch a TV show called Border Wars, this is a very accurate portrayal of what they do.
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Brett’s Answer
There really isn't a typical day more like typical duties. The duty location is more likely to decide what the typical duties of the position. Given that you are from El Paso you probably have seen agents at checkpoints, sitting in vehicles, patrolling and working the border depending on what job they are in. Each of these positions has different duties and even a checkpoint in the El Paso area will differ from one in the Laredo area. If you go to any site about jobs they will list the duties for the different immigration or customs focused jobs. There you can learn the typical duties. Other than that watching Border Wars will at least give you some idea of what a day, even though it is edited for TV, might look like.
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Shekar’s Answer
Hi Roberto,
Immigration Inspectors go through this
*Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.
*Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.
*Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers.
*Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions.
*Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods.
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Immigration Inspectors go through this
*Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.
*Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.
*Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers.
*Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions.
*Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods.
:)