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Ties to Ukraine in decided clearance cases

How decided foreign-influence cases involving ties to Ukraine resolved, from the public record. Ties to any country are not themselves disqualifying; every case turns on its own facts. This is decided history, not a prediction, and it says nothing about any nationality or community.

Decided cases
59
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
56%
33 granted · 26 denied or revoked
Ties living in the U.S.
at least 10
cases where the decision states a relative or contact lives in the United States. Counted only when the decision says so expressly, so this is a minimum.

The ties these cases involved

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

  • parent in foreign country · 28 cases
  • spouse dual or foreign citizen · 17 cases
  • unspecified foreign relationship · 15 cases
  • friend in foreign country · 11 cases
  • in law in foreign country · 10 cases
  • sibling in foreign country · 10 cases
  • extended family in foreign country · 9 cases

Circumstances credited in granted cases

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

  • deep U.S. ties · credited in 13 granted cases

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 17-00504 granted · 2018
    The applicant in this case was a 49-year-old employee of a defense contractor who had been employed since 2010. He was originally from Ukraine and became a U.S. citizen in 1991. The Statement of Reaso…
  • ISCR 17-04254 granted · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 37-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…
  • ISCR 18-02194 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 55-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen and linguist, who sought a security clearance sponsored by a Department of Defense (DOD) contractor. The Department of Defense Con…
  • ISCR 19-01094 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 35-year-old single man who immigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union in 2000 and became a naturalized citizen in 2016. He was employed by a trucking compan…

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Other countries in the record

For how the process treats foreign family and contacts: the assistant searches the record, the Guideline B reference explains the official conditions, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.