IMPORTANT Information you should know:

1. All applicants applying under this announcement must take and pass a written test.  In addition, applicants registering under this announcement will only be considered for the locations listed in this announcement.
2. During the registration process, you will be asked a series of questions regarding your education and/or experience for self certification of your eligibility for the grade 5 and/or grade 7 levels.  Based on your responses to the questions, the automated test registration system will determine your grade eligibility.  Your test results (grades for which you were found eligible) will be sent to you.  You cannot be considered and selected for a specific grade unless you have been referred and subsequently selected for the position at that grade level. 
3. If you have been tentatively selected for a CBP Officer position and you reapply under this announcement and subsequently are referred and selected for a position under a different geographic location, your new referral and selection will replace any existing CBP Officer selection for which you are currently in process.

What types of positions are being filled? CBP Officer positions are full-time positions and are being filled under the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP) appointing authority. The FCIP is a program that helps Federal agencies recruit talented individuals for entry-level government positions. FCIP appointments are designed with a 2-year internship, during which time you’ll be learning the job and the organization, attending formal training programs and developing your skills. If your performance and conduct are satisfactory, your appointment will be made permanent at the end of the 2-year internship. The FCIP is an “excepted service” appointing authority.

What types of positions are being filled? CBP Officer positions are full-time positions and are being filled under the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP) appointing authority. The FCIP is a program that helps Federal agencies recruit talented individuals for entry-level government positions. FCIP appointments are designed with a 2-year internship, during which time you’ll be learning the job and the organization, attending formal training programs and developing your skills. If your performance and conduct are satisfactory, your appointment will be made permanent at the end of the 2-year internship. The FCIP is an “excepted service” appointing authority.

Few vacancies – Throughout Alaska, AK; Many vacancies – Texas All Other SW Border, TX; Few vacancies – Throughout Iowa, IA; Few vacancies – Idaho All Other Locations, ID; Few vacancies – Idaho Northern Border, ID; Few vacancies – Throughout Louisiana, LA; Few vacancies – Throughout Massachusetts, MA; Few vacancies – Throughout Missouri, MO; Few vacancies – Throughout Nebraska, NE; Few vacancies – Throughout New Hampshire, NH; Few vacancies – Throughout New York, NY; Few vacancies – New York Buffalo, NY; Few vacancies – New York Queens and JFK Airport, NY; Few vacancies – Throughout Tennessee, TN; Many vacancies – Throughout Texas, TX; Many vacancies – Texas Laredo, TX; Few vacancies – Virginia Northern Locations, VA; Few vacancies – Throughout Vermont, VT; Few vacancies – Throughout Washington State, WA; Few vacancies – Washington Northern Border, WA; Few vacancies – Throughout Wyoming, WY; Few vacancies – Pennsylvania Erie, PA; Few vacancies – Throughout Alabama, AL; Few vacancies – Throughout Colorado, CO; Few vacancies – Throughout Connecticut, CT; Few vacancies – Throughout Georgia, GA; Few vacancies – Guam, GU; Few vacancies – Hawaii, HI; Few vacancies – Throughout Illinois, IL; Few vacancies – Throughout Indiana, IN; Few vacancies – Throughout Kansas, KS; Few vacancies – Throughout Kentucky, KY; Few vacancies – Throughout Maine, ME; Few vacancies – Throughout Michigan, MI; Few vacancies – Throughout Minnesota, MN; Few vacancies – Throughout Minnesota, MN; Few vacancies – Throughout Mississippi, MS; Few vacancies – Throughout Pennsylvania, PA; Few vacancies – Throughout Rhode Island, RI; Few vacancies – Throughout Virginia, VA; Few vacancies – Throughout South Dakota, SD; Few vacancies – Throughout Utah, UT; Few vacancies – Throughout West Virginia, WV; Few vacancies – Throughout New Jersey, NJ; Many vacancies – California LA Long Beach, CA; Many vacancies – Throughout Arizona, AZ; Few vacancies – Throughout Delaware, DE; Few vacancies – Throughout Maryland, MD; Few vacancies – Throughout Montana, MT; Few vacancies – Throughout North Carolina, NC; Many vacancies – CA Calexico and Andrade, CA; Many vacancies – California SW Border Locations, CA; Many vacancies – California San Francisco Oakland , CA; Few vacancies – Virgin Islands St. Croix, VI; Few vacancies – Virgin Islands St. Thomas, VI; Few vacancies – Throughout Wisconsin, WI; Few vacancies – Throughout Florida, FL; Few vacancies – Throughout Florida, FL; Few vacancies – Florida Key West, FL; Few vacancies – Florida Miami, FL; Few vacancies – Throughout Florida, FL; Few vacancies – Throughout North Dakota, ND; Few vacancies – Throughout Ohio, OH; Few vacancies – Throughout Oklahoma, OK; Few vacancies – Throughout Oregon, OR; Few vacancies – Northern Mariana Islands, MP; Many vacancies – Texas West and New Mexico, TX; Few vacancies – Puerto Rico, PR; Few vacancies – Throughout South Carolina, SC