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Ties to France in decided clearance cases

How decided foreign-influence cases involving ties to France 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.

Decided cases
30
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
57%
17 granted · 13 denied or revoked

The ties these cases involved

The relationship kinds identified on France allegations in these cases (a case can involve several).

  • sibling in foreign country · 15 cases
  • parent in foreign country · 14 cases
  • unspecified foreign relationship · 10 cases
  • spouse dual or foreign citizen · 9 cases
  • foreign bank account or investment · 8 cases
  • in law in foreign country · 5 cases
  • foreign real estate · 3 cases

What judges credited in granted cases

Circumstances the judge expressly credited among granted France cases where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).

  • deep U.S. ties · credited in 3 granted cases

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 20-03288 granted · 2022
    the applicant had significant financial ties to France, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under the foreign influence and foreign preference guideline…
  • ISCR 16-03899.h1 granted · 2017
    The judge found that the applicant mitigated the security concerns under Guideline B, foreign influence, and ruled in favor of the applicant on all allegations. The applicant's connections to foreign …
  • ISCR 18-02096 denied · 2020
    Applicant, a 61-year-old employee of a federal contractor, sought a security clearance after submitting a security clearance application in May 2016. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Re…
  • ISCR 07-12163.h1 denied · 2008
    The judge found against the applicant on allegations of foreign influence due to his close family ties and financial interests in France, which raised concerns about potential foreign exploitation. Ho…

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Other countries in the record

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