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Ties to Philippines in decided clearance cases

How decided foreign-influence cases involving ties to Philippines 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
59
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
49%
29 granted · 30 denied or revoked

The ties these cases involved

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

  • parent in foreign country · 23 cases
  • spouse dual or foreign citizen · 20 cases
  • unspecified foreign relationship · 13 cases
  • sibling in foreign country · 13 cases
  • extended family in foreign country · 12 cases
  • foreign real estate · 11 cases
  • in law in foreign country · 10 cases

What judges credited in granted cases

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

  • deep U.S. ties · credited in 6 granted cases

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 15-01624 granted · 2019
    Applicant, a 56-year-old single man and former U.S. Air Force member, sought a security clearance after the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Guidel…
  • ISCR 17-04141 granted · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 42-year-old architect employed by a defense contractor for approximately two years. He was issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) by the Department of Defense on January …
  • ISCR 17-00473 denied · 2019
    the individual's control; and (c) the individual has taken significant steps to address the financial issues. In this case, the applicant admitted to the allegations regarding his financial diffic…
  • ISCR 17-01576 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 58-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Guide…

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Other countries in the record

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