CBP officer

[MrAce]

I saw someone else write it, but who else here is terrified to plan anything far in advance like a vacation because of this hiring process?

[collapse]

Me.

I have 1 week in April and the week of July 4th off, but no plans. It seems like this year all of my friends and family made actual plans and followed through with vacationing. All these invites and I had to turn them down.

[xknuckles]

Same, and holding off on lasik too

[Hal29]

Hope joy. How did you get to 63% so fast?

[Evolution81]

keep going on with your life...smh its not that serious..you'll wind up missing out and being frustrated not doing anything and you'll still be stuck @ 50-63% for a year+

[headphones1225]

Does the 45k overtime cap include premium pay as well or is that 45 strictly on overtime?

Thanks!

[merlin436]

Thanks!

It probably also should be said that reaching cap is far from guaranteed and that, in the majority of ports, either very difficult to impossible to arrange for.

The mean average for overtime earnings across-the-board for CBPOs is around 13K. Those capping out are a distinct minority.

[B_N]

When medical status on the CASS says completed with a green check ✅, does that mean it’s cleared or just completed??

[Hopejoy]

Yes, that should indicate a pass. Also, check with EAS, there it should show the determination as pass as well.

[Srhernza115]

Hopejoy if you don’t mind me asking what’s EAS?

[Hopejoy]

eas.chsmedical.com

[headphones1225]

It probably also should be said that reaching cap is far from guaranteed and that, in the majority of ports, either very difficult to impossible to arrange for.

The mean average for overtime earnings across-the-board for CBPOs is around 13K. Those capping out are a distinct minority.

I applied for JFK. I'm assuming they have plenty of OT.

[merlin436]

JFK is the biggest fish. Expect exceptions to the norm when talking of big fish.

[TESLA3]

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[TESLA3]

Hopejoy I think so too

[xknuckles]

I read into and one requirement is you must relocate to southwest

[N.N.]

I asked my Recruiter about this opportunity awhile back. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, current applicants are not eligible.

[V_AntCBP]

looks like this "fast track " bs gonna slow us down even more.... cause they have to dedicate resources that they are already lacking for this process.... by the way, this fast track is for swb only and current applications are not qualified but talk to your recruiter, they maybe able to do something...never know until asked.

[klocklear86]

I'm going in for Gallbladder removal on the 12th of March. Will this hurt my application for CBP? I'm original a 18-6 DH Gs 5-7 and now I'm a 19-2 GS9 regular announcement. 63% in CASS. Applied April 2018

[N.N.]

If you end up needing to re-certify your medical, you’ll need to mention it. They’ll probably request forms from your Dr. showing there’s no lasting impact on your health.

[V_AntCBP]

oh man, medical reviews always take a long time,...if you don't have to recertify your medical, you are fine, if you do, you have to mention it and most likely they will request more paperwork and additional reviews.... (takes months smh) @blocklear86 sorry to say but if they know about the surgery, it will affect your application.... good luck on your surgery...hope everything works out for you....

[klocklear86]

My medical cleared last year around June. I'm a healthy person just my gallbladder has been giving me problems.

[Benjamin.C]

Good morning ,

One question, what does your announcement code i.e. 19-3 actually mean?

[N.N.]

It’s when you applied, there’s typically a new announcement each month. The first number is the fiscal year, the second number is whatever that announcement is in the year. For example, 19-3 is the third announcement posted for fiscal year 2019.

[Benjamin.C]

Okay, thank you. Although that's strange since I applied in December of 2018.

*Edit: Apparently, I need to read up on my finance; the fiscal year 2019 includes December 2018.

[merlin436]

Fiscal years start on October 01st and run through September 30th. In the case of December 2018, it's actually the third month of fiscal year 2019.

[C-Mo]

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[I’m a ninja]

hal. What’s up bro have you heard anything ???

[Hal29]

Nothing yet. Going on 18 months.

[I’m a ninja]

Yeah 20 months lol. He has had 1 job the last 7 years and lived with his parents ( 1 address his whole life ) and it still took 20 months

[I’m a ninja]

They offered him ariz but he told him he would rather stay in Texas so the only option they have him in Texas was Brownsville so he took it

[Hal29]

So it seems as though Texas ports are filling up fast. When I applied they were offering 5 ports in Texas alone. Now they are only offering only one?

[Evolution81]

drug test tomorrow...Its HAPPENING ...end of the road for me folks ....1.5 year process....it was long at times and arduous...but all worth it at the end...its always good to have options...no such thing as good luck..so i wish the good ones on here much success and positive vibes and some damn PATIENCE in the process

[sixfour]

my background will be a nightmare to clear (nothing criminal)....

[xknuckles]

I’m just gonna go with the fact that this process is time consuming. I got so excited when I started getting schedule for the steps but now gathering everyone’s time frames, no such thing as a fast process

[Hal29]

Congrats. Waiting for my turn.

[Hopejoy]

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[Evolution81]

drug test tomorrow...Its HAPPENING ...end of the road for me folks ....1.5 year process....it was long at times and arduous...but all worth it at the end...its always good to have options...no such thing as good luck..so i wish the good ones on here much success and positive vibes and some damn PATIENCE in the process

no not a short list at all....eqip saves your last time you did a background.(13 year fed).all you have to do is update the list...i travel out the country every year lived in multiple states..etc...my suggestion is make sure you do everything concerning the BI in a timely manner...if they ask for it accommodate them the investigators are there to help you most times and they want to submit your stuff as fast as possible

[Hal29]

Met my investigator September 4th 2018.

[bonds525]

Finally got refered to TSU

[Nousername1]

Awesome congrats. Nice seeing some movement.

[Hopejoy]

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[bonds525]

Hopejoy back in August

[O_rod86]

Nice!! Slowly we all make our way through.

[zachariah]

Hi guys I just finish my si today and was told I passed, Unlike most people my pft-1 got delayed so I'm taking it next week, The recruiter told me to prepare for the long wait for the polygraph, around 4-6 months. How long did it take everyone else on average for the polygraph? Thanks

[Hopejoy]

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[Nousername1]

I took the PFT-1 and medical mid May, SI mid June and Poly mid September 2018.

[V_AntCBP]

everyone timeline is different, it has been about 7 months since my SI and still nada....

[fonzi7979]

zachariah I was wondering which announcement are you from and are you trying to get to JFK. I’m in 19-2 I am waiting to have my SI scheduled and then I guess they schedule you for the poly.

[zachariah]

I'm 19-3 and yes I'm trying to get JFK as well! I had my si scheduled immediately, before my medical and pft as a matter of fact

[standtheman]

zachariah what % are you at right now in your cass. my is stop at 38% for more than 1 month now. and i am 19-3 too.

[rergang3]

19-4 here. So I took the entrance exam on 2-2-19 and passed. Got my NOR on 2-13-19. I have received nothing since. My application status still says referred, but I would imagine I would have been told by now what to do next. How long should I wait before emailing someone about it? I feel like all the other timelines I've seen, people heard back rather quickly about what to do next. Yes, I know I'm in for the long haul, but it would at least be encouraging to get the next steps of what I should do, ya know?

[standtheman]

cbradshaw310 did you get any email from them to moving on to the next step? my medical is still show under reviewing for more than 1 month already.

[cbradshaw310]

standtheman Nope, still waiting since 12/24. Hopefully it will come through soon, I feel like an addict checking my app status all the time. haha

[standtheman]

cbradshaw310 hahaha. i am checking once a day... seem it will take forever for us to complete it. LOL

[rergang3]

cbradshaw310 Yea, I get that. I just feel like it's taking long just to get that selected email. I meet all the criteria, so I'm not sure what delay there would be. Oh well