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Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions

Form SF 85. This is a document you normally see or sign.

What it is

The short questionnaire for non-sensitive federal positions. It is not a clearance form, and its questions and look-back periods are materially narrower than the SF 86.

What you do

Complete and submit it. Do not assume an SF 86 answer carries over; the windows differ between the forms.

Also called

SF-85, SF85, non-sensitive questionnaire.

Where this comes from

OPM — Federal Investigation Forms Listed by form number and title on OPM’s federal investigation forms page.

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