Visa Clerk

**Overview**:Hiring Path:- Open to the publicWho May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:Open to All Interested Applicants / All SourcesFor USEFM - FP is 08. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.Security Clearance Required:Public Trust - Background InvestigationAppointment TypePermanentAppointment Type Details:Marketing Statement:We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.Summary:The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 of hours per week)Supervisory Position:NoRelocation Expenses Reimbursed:NoTravel Required:Not Required**Duties**:The jobholder is a member of the NIV Unit, comprised of 19 LE Staff and 12 American officers. S/he reports to the senior LES, an FSN-9, and is reviewed by the Deputy NIV chief. S/he provides a range of NIV services, including screening incoming documentation, capturing applicant photos and fingerprints, verifying passport and applicant data in the NIV system, printing visas, providing quality assurance of laser visas and Lincoln foils, maintaining accurate files, and responding to visa-related public inquiries. Procedures are standard and policies are clearly defined.**Qualifications and Evaluations**:- Requirements:- Education Requirements:Completion of high school or equivalent.- Evaluations:**LANGUAGE**:Good Working Knowledge English and Spanish is required. (This may be tested)**To meet the English and Spanish language requirement for this position**:Alternatively, if you already happen to have them**, you may submit English and Spanish test results that are less than 5 years old.- For (Good working knowledge) English you may submit test results from TOEIC Listening & Reading (Min. score is 780), TOEFL ITP (Min. score is 540), TOEFL IBT (Min. score is 72), IELTS (Min. score is 6.5), Cambridge (Min. score is B2), Duolingo (Min. score is 90), or FSI/ILR (Min. score is 2). The test's fee is the applicant's responsibility.- For (Good working knowledge) Spanish you may submit test results from FSI/ILR (Min score is 2).**EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)**: The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.- Qualifications:All applicants under consideration will be required to pass medical and security certifications.**Benefits and Other Info**:- Benefits:- Agency Benefits:Locally Employed Staff, including Members of Household (MOHs), and Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), working at the U.S. Mission inMexico may receive a compensation package that includes:- Private Medical and Life insurance;- U.S. and Mexican holidays (20 per year aprox.);- 12 days of vacation per year starting out. Increases progressively- Affiliation to IMSS, AFORE and INFONAVIT;- Opportunities to travel abroad for training, and more.For EFMs, benefits should be discussed with the Human Resources Office.The pay plan is assigned at the time of the conditional offer letter by the HR Office.- Other Information:HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER:- AEFM / USEFM who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*- AEFM / USEFM- FS on LWOP and CS with reemployment rights**- IMPORTANT: Applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”), equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.**This level of preference applies to all Foreign Service employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.For more information (i.e., what is an EFM, USEFM, AEFM, MOH, etc.?) and for additional employment considerations, please visit the following link.FURTHER, THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO LOCALLY EMPLOYED STAFF ONLY:1. Current employees serving a probationary period are not eligible to apply.2. Current employees with an Overall Summary Rating of Needs Improvement or Unsatisfactory or an MBC score of less than 100 points on their most recent Employee Performance Report (EPR) are not eligible to apply.3. Current employees who have less than 1 year in their current position are not eligible to apply.FURTHER, THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO EFMs, USEFMs, and AEFMs ONLY:**About**:-