Language Specialist

Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud.

As a Language Specialist
, you will provide interpretation and translation services during immigration benefit interviews with USCIS, translate public information materials related to immigration benefits, and other language services in support of the Department Homeland Security (DHS) mission.

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  This positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, within the External Affairs Directorate and are assigned based on the need of the agency.
• The responsibilities described are for the full performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope performed with less independence, and limited complexity.
• Performs consecutive interpreting for Department Homeland Security (DHS) component employees, immigration officers, attorneys, aliens, and other parties during all types of immigration proceedings.
• Subject matter of interpretation, translation, and transcription includes, but is not limited to legal; communication; correspondence; documentation.
• Researches, analyzes, and critiques foreign language documents based on Department Homeland Security (DHS) investigation requirements.
• Performs advanced research incident to translating and/or interpreting.
• Reviews foreign media in the Foreign Language, and, as needed, provides translations into English or English language summaries.

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