Every person hired for a job with CBP must submit to the federal employment background check process to make sure you are reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and character, and have complete and unswerving loyalty to the United States. You must receive a favorable suitability determination resulting from a completed background investigation.

Applicants who apply for a law enforcement position with CBP are required to undergo a Tier V background investigation and must submit to a polygraph examination as required by the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010.