CBP officer

[Kattle]

Got my TSL on Saturday (8/2). Didn't give me my actual duty location, just Central East Coast so far. Guess that will be determined at a later date.

Once you got through the whole process and they give you a call to offer you the job, that is when they give you specific locations.

[MIRACLE]

catanz22 are you from AZ? If so which city?

I have until tomorrow morning to choose if I'm going to go cbpo or BPA. I was offered
ARIZONA
Ajo
Douglas
Naco
Nogales
3 points
TEXAS
Alpine
Paura?
Van horn
Racketville
Carco springs?
Delrio
Pepperville
Laredo north south and west
Lagrebas?

Sorry if the names are a little messed up I really couldn't hear well and she didn't like to spell it out

And for CBPO I was offered
I was offered
MAINE
Calais
Colburn Gore
Holton
Hackman
Van buren

VERMONT
Norton
Derby line

[joshk24]

Just faxed all the documents that were requested regarding my medical. Hopefully it won't take another 4 1/2 months, but now I can go back to impatiently waiting for my green check mark next to my medical test.

[isnabero]

Just faxed all the documents that were requested regarding my medical. Hopefully it won't take another 4 1/2 months, but now I can go back to impatiently waiting for my green check mark next to my medical test.

Im waiting on the same thing. They requested additional information and until now, I havent heard from them.

[cur679]

Man I hate to be negative here but damn those are some crap locations. If you want BP and you want experience go Arizona but stay clear of Ajo. As for Maine I would only take Calais. Not sure of the VT ports. I am BP in Van Buren ME if you want some insight feel free to txt or call 207-498-9090. I'll warn you though it won't be much good insight lol.

Yeah, I just googled pics of the locations in Maine, and bleh. I'm really hoping more locations open up by the time I get the call.

How long did it for everyone here to get their poly date? It's been two weeks already since I submitted my equip. I think Jade said it took her 6 weeks.

[Jade78]

I think Jade said it took her 6 weeks.

Yes. I took 6 weeks for the examiner to call me, but exactly 8 weeks to do the interview coz he set it up 2 weeks later.

[Nicole_DeForest]

Hi, I applied to the CBPO 14-2 that closed on 7/30. I was wondering how long it usually takes for the first contact via email or phone. It stated that scheduling begins on 8/28 for testing, and I figured I wouldn't hear anything until then. But I saw some previous posts about people who applied to the opening that was posted before the 14-2 one that I applied to, and that they received some sort of notification. Also, what do they check for when they check your credit report? I have bad credit still, and was wondering if that can disqualify me.
From the previous posts I have read, seems like this hiring process is long and slow going. Has it been like this for everyone if its their first time applying?
Thanks for any information!

[joshk24]

Hi, I applied to the CBPO 14-2 that closed on 7/30. I was wondering how long it usually takes for the first contact via email or phone. It stated that scheduling begins on 8/28 for testing, and I figured I wouldn't hear anything until then. But I saw some previous posts about people who applied to the opening that was posted before the 14-2 one that I applied to, and that they received some sort of notification. Also, what do they check for when they check your credit report? I have bad credit still, and was wondering if that can disqualify me.
From the previous posts I have read, seems like this hiring process is long and slow going. Has it been like this for everyone if its their first time applying?
Thanks for any information!

They don't check your credit history until they start your background investigation, and yes it can disqualify you if you have bad credit I believe. The process is very long and frustrating. Good luck

[Ocsk8er03]

They don't check your credit history until they start your background investigation, and yes it can disqualify you if you have bad credit I believe. The process is very long and frustrating. Good luck

Keyword here being, CAN, but just because you have bad credit does not mean they will automatically disqualify you. You will havea chance to explain your situation to the background investigator. If you have any outstanding collections I would pay those off ASAP. Late payments and what not can usually be explained if you play your cards right. But again if you have anything that needs to be paid or anything that is in bad standing and still open then start taking care of those first.

[Nicole_DeForest]

Thanks Josh and Ocsk8er!

[TracyE]

Hi, I applied to the CBPO 14-2 that closed on 7/30. I was wondering how long it usually takes for the first contact via email or phone. It stated that scheduling begins on 8/28 for testing, and I figured I wouldn't hear anything until then. But I saw some previous posts about people who applied to the opening that was posted before the 14-2 one that I applied to, and that they received some sort of notification. Also, what do they check for when they check your credit report? I have bad credit still, and was wondering if that can disqualify me.
From the previous posts I have read, seems like this hiring process is long and slow going. Has it been like this for everyone if its their first time applying?
Thanks for any information!

Nicole,
While bad credit can be a disqualifier due to the potential of blackmail or coercion, keep in mind that during your background investigation they are looking at the "whole person," meaning they take everything into account (personal conduct in social & work environment, financial, criminal, etc.). But it sounds like you have some time before you get to that point. What I recommend is getting a plan (e.g. payment plan) together to start fixing any financial issues you have. Take a course on managing debt or credit counseling. This shows that you are taking a proactive and responsible approach to correcting the issue. It is important that you can prove mitigating factors (e.g. an isolated incident or the behavior was not recent) and what you've done/doing to make it better.
If you want details on adjudicative guidelines this website is usefull (http://www.dss.mil/psmo-i/indus_psmo-i_interim.html ). The government uses them for granting security clearances but the guidelines are pretty much the same.

I hope I was able to help a bit.

[Catanz22]

No I'm from boston

[Aguadillano]

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[Aguadillano]

Anybody from puerto rico????

Desde Aguadilla, Puerto Rico ;-)

[Kris86]

Desde Aguadilla, Puerto Rico ;-)

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