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Ties to Thailand in decided clearance cases

How decided foreign-influence cases involving ties to Thailand 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
39
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
46%
18 granted · 21 denied or revoked

The ties these cases involved

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

  • spouse dual or foreign citizen · 17 cases
  • parent in foreign country · 16 cases
  • unspecified foreign relationship · 14 cases
  • in law in foreign country · 10 cases
  • extended family in foreign country · 7 cases
  • sibling in foreign country · 6 cases
  • foreign bank account or investment · 5 cases

What judges credited in granted cases

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

  • deep U.S. ties · credited in 5 granted cases
  • foreign assets divested · credited in 1 granted case
  • voluntary disclosure before confrontation · credited in 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 19-01972 granted · 2021
    The applicant in this case was a 42-year-old U.S. citizen originally from Thailand, seeking a security clearance for employment with a State Department contractor. The Department of Defense issued a S
  • ISCR 19-03812 granted · 2021
    The applicant in this case was a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Albania, who sought a security clearance for a position with a federal contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals
  • ISCR 06-26020 denied · 2007
    The applicant in this case was a 48-year-old engineer employed by a defense contractor, seeking to retain a Secret-level security clearance. The Department of Defense's Statement of Reasons (SOR) rais
  • ISCR 17-03090 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old U.S. citizen who had served in the U.S. Marines and had been living in Thailand since 2004. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) c

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Other countries in the record

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