immigration officer
Passport checkpoint authority
An immigration officer is a government official who enforces immigration laws at borders, airports, and other ports of entry.
They examine passports, visas, and travel documents, deciding who may enter a country: The immigration officer stamped my passport and waved me through.
Immigration officers also investigate visa violations and may detain or deport those lacking proper authorization.
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- passport controlBorder document verification point
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- work visaAuthorization for foreign employment
passport · entry stamp · detention center · work permits · interview techniques · customs clearance · law enforcement · residency permits · travel ban · student visas · illegal entry · foreign national · cultural sensitivity · stamp · security protocols · landing card · badge · uniform
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- airport arrivalspassport control, customs, baggage claim, arrivals hall, luggage carousel
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- gatekeepersbouncer, doorman, security guard, guard, sentry
- government jobscivil servant, civil servants, federal jobs, public servant, government jobs
- officerscolonel, general, major, captain, lieutenant
immigration officercoyote
Wild North American canid
people smuggler · travel agent · immigration lawyer · tour operator
immigration officerundocumented immigrant
Foreigner without legal residency
illegal immigrant · deportee · overstayer · asylum seeker · refugee