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Competences — immigration officer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6296faea-1909-4943-b0e0-662b43ad855d).

Essential

  • apply immigration law (skill/competence)
  • check official documents (skill/competence)
  • check travel documentation (skill/competence)
  • conduct research interview (skill/competence)
  • ensure law application (skill/competence)
  • handle surveillance equipment (skill/competence)
  • identify security threats (skill/competence)
  • immigration law (knowledge)
  • provide immigration advice (skill/competence)
  • respond to enquiries (skill/competence)

Optional

  • apply information security policies (skill/competence)
  • apply knowledge of human behaviour (skill/competence)
  • conduct frisk (skill/competence)
  • detain offenders (skill/competence)
  • guide people to holding areas (skill/competence)
  • illegal substances (knowledge)
  • instruct public (skill/competence)
  • investigation research methods (knowledge)
  • maintain operational communications (skill/competence)
  • present evidence (skill/competence)
  • undertake inspections (skill/competence)
  • use different communication channels (skill/competence)
  • write work-related reports (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 36 ads, as of 2026-07-14)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • fraud detection — 58 %
  • law enforcement — 56 %
  • border security — 53 %
  • immigration enforcement — 50 %
  • customs enforcement — 50 %
  • inspections — 44 %
  • smuggling prevention — 39 %

Responsibilities

  • preventing illegal entry — 53 %
  • conducting inspections — 53 %
  • determining admissibility — 53 %
  • enforcing laws and regulations — 53 %
  • facilitating trade and travel — 53 %