An immigration officer’s job is to check visitors’ passports and to verify a person’s identity.

They work in airports, train stations, boat docks, and other places where people can enter the country.

When arriving in a new country, an immigration officer may ask visitors a few questions like:

• How long are you staying?
• Why are you visiting?
• Whom are you visiting?

These questions are asked to be sure visitors plan to return their home countries.

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