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Ocupacions

Passport officer

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Border control officer Her majesty's passport officer Passport examining officer Passport issuing administrator Passport office worker Passport officer

Passport officers provide passports and other travel documents such as certificates of identity and refugee travel documents. They also keep record of all provided passports.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Advising individuals on government laws and regulations concerning the type of licence required and the conditions attached to such licences, and on the public's rights and obligations;
(b) Examining applications and relevant documents and determining whether a licence can be granted and the conditions which should be attached;
(c) Examining applications and approving the issue of passports;
(d) Performing related administrative tasks to process applications, document activities, evaluations and determinations, and to prepare correspondence to inform applicants of licensing decisions;
(e) Administering and scoring tests required to license applicants.

Knowledge

  • Protection of persons and property

Digital competencies

  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Verifying identities and documentation
  • Developing solutions
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Maintaining operational records

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity
  • Working with computers

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Dealing with problems
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Legal professionals

Legal professionals not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Legal professionals not elsewhere classified

1

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

14,29%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

,00% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

100,00%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

,00%

Part-time contracts

1,00% Turnover index

5

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

20%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Legal, social and cultural professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Legal professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Legal professionals not elsewhere classified

No experience
4%
Less than 1 year
38%
Between 1 and 2 years
18%
Between 2 and 4 years
12%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
23%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
25%
Financial and insurance activities
23%
Administrative and support service activities
19%
Information and communication
11%
Other service activities
7%
Others
15%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.