This position is located in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Boston Passport Agency (CA/PPT/BN). The Passport Specialist receives, examines and adjudicates applications for the issuance, amendment and replacement of passports forwarded by acceptance agents or presented by applicants or applicant representatives.
Reviews applications for completeness, affirmation of truthfulness, presence of required entries, signatures and photographs, and inclusion of application fees in the appropriate amounts.
See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements. When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements.
Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study). The percentage of specialized work experience (for example, 6 months equals 50%) and the percentage of graduate study (for example, 9 graduate hours for a GS-07 equals 50% where 18 graduate hours constitute a full time year) must total at least 100%.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials, visit: www.naces.org/members.php.
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This position is with Department of State Headquarters, Department of State.
The posted pay range is $84579 – $109959/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-28.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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