Decisions by country · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
Ties to Egypt in decided clearance cases
How decided foreign-influence cases involving ties to Egypt resolved, from the public record. Ties to any country are not themselves disqualifying; every case turns on its own facts. This is decided history, never a prediction, and it says nothing about any nationality or community.
The ties these cases involved
The relationship kinds identified on Egypt allegations in these cases (a case can involve several).
- sibling in foreign country · 37 cases
- parent in foreign country · 36 cases
- unspecified foreign relationship · 26 cases
- foreign real estate · 17 cases
- in law in foreign country · 16 cases
- extended family in foreign country · 13 cases
- spouse dual or foreign citizen · 12 cases
What judges credited in granted cases
Circumstances the judge expressly credited among granted Egypt cases where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- deep U.S. ties · credited in 12 granted cases
- foreign passport surrendered · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 17-00832 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old individual who had familial connections to Saudi Arabia, which raised security concerns under Guideline B (foreign influence). The Statement of Reasons (SO…
- ISCR 17-01979 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 49-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Egypt, who applied for a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing …
- ISCR 07-00737 denied · 2008The applicant in this case sought a security clearance for employment with a defense contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing security c…
- ISCR 16-03269 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 52-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Egypt, seeking eligibility for a public trust position. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons ci…
Other countries in the record
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