Swap to Finance & accounting or Sales & marketing or go back to all job sectors
Assistant immigration officers check that people have the right to visit or stay in the UK.
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on shifts
There will be
0.2% fewer Assistant immigration officer jobs in 2027.
In your local area
In this role you could:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work at a border post, at an airport, in an office, at a port or at an outreach centre.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course which would teach you some of the skills needed in this role. After you finish your course, you could apply for a trainee assistant immigration officer post.
Relevant courses include:
You'll usually need:
You could do a public service operational delivery officer advanced apprenticeship with the Civil Service.
This typically takes 12 to 18 months to complete as a mix of workplace learning and off-the-job study.
You'll usually need:
You could apply to join the Civil Service as an assistant immigration officer. You'll usually need at least 5 GCSEs, including English and maths.
When you apply, you'll:
You'll need to:
Experience of working with the public will be helpful. You may also find it useful to speak a second language, although this is not essential.
You can find out more about how to become an assistant immigration officer from Civil Service Careers and Border Force.
You could become an immigration officer or move to other posts in the Civil Service.