Statistics

50% granted overall (59 of 119). Yearly rates ranged 50 to 50% where the yearly sample is large enough.

• E · Personal Conduct

  25% granted · 140 granted · 418 denied

  • Falsified the security form
    9% granted · 20 granted · 213 denied

  • Omission / failure to disclose
    33% granted · 69 granted · 142 denied

  • Personal conduct (unspecified)
    31% granted · 51 granted · 112 denied

  • Lack of candor in an interview
    13% granted · 15 granted · 104 denied

  • Questionable judgment
    20% granted · 10 granted · 41 denied

  • Pattern of dishonesty / rule violations
    12% granted · 5 granted · 36 denied

  • Workplace rules violation
    18% granted · 7 granted · 32 denied

• F · Financial Considerations

  30% granted · 127 granted · 291 denied

  • Financial (unspecified)
    29% granted · 108 granted · 269 denied

  • Credit-card debt
    33% granted · 52 granted · 107 denied

  • Medical debt
    31% granted · 26 granted · 59 denied

  • Auto-loan debt
    32% granted · 25 granted · 52 denied

  • Unpaid taxes
    28% granted · 20 granted · 51 denied

  • Civil judgment against applicant
    23% granted · 16 granted · 54 denied

  • Utility / phone debt
    48% granted · 31 granted · 34 denied

  • Bankruptcy filing
    27% granted · 12 granted · 33 denied

• B · Foreign Influence

  56% granted · 197 granted · 157 denied

  • Foreign relationship (unspecified)
    53% granted · 144 granted · 128 denied

  • Parent in a foreign country
    50% granted · 113 granted · 112 denied

  • Sibling in a foreign country
    55% granted · 96 granted · 79 denied

  • In law in foreign country
    55% granted · 49 granted · 40 denied

  • Spouse dual / foreign citizen
    43% granted · 33 granted · 43 denied

  • Extended family in foreign country
    49% granted · 34 granted · 35 denied

  • Financial support to foreign relative
    49% granted · 28 granted · 29 denied

• J · Criminal Conduct

  25% granted · 83 granted · 255 denied

  • Criminal conduct (unspecified)
    27% granted · 56 granted · 149 denied

  • DUI / DWI (criminal)
    27% granted · 26 granted · 71 denied

  • Fraud / deception criminal
    14% granted · 9 granted · 55 denied

  • Drug related criminal charge
    19% granted · 12 granted · 52 denied

  • Assault / battery
    20% granted · 10 granted · 40 denied

  • Theft / larceny
    27% granted · 11 granted · 30 denied

• G · Alcohol Consumption

  33% granted · 51 granted · 105 denied

  • DUI / DWI (alcohol)
    32% granted · 39 granted · 82 denied

  • Binge / intoxication pattern
    28% granted · 30 granted · 77 denied

  • Alcohol incident (unspecified)
    36% granted · 33 granted · 58 denied

  • Alcohol use disorder diagnosed
    31% granted · 22 granted · 48 denied

  • Continued use after treatment
    24% granted · 16 granted · 50 denied

  • Treatment non compliance
    23% granted · 15 granted · 51 denied

• H · Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

  26% granted · 37 granted · 106 denied

  • Marijuana
    25% granted · 31 granted · 92 denied

  • Drug involvement (unspecified)
    27% granted · 26 granted · 71 denied

• C · Foreign Preference

  50% granted · 59 granted · 60 denied

  • Foreign passport possession / use
    49% granted · 43 granted · 44 denied

  • Failure to renounce / surrender foreign status
    49% granted · 32 granted · 33 denied

  • Foreign citizenship acquisition / application
    43% granted · 23 granted · 31 denied

  • Foreign preference (unspecified)
    59% granted · 24 granted · 17 denied

• D · Sexual Behavior

  28% granted · 11 granted · 29 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• M · Use of Information Technology

  31% granted † · 4 granted · 9 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• K · Handling Protected Information

  67% granted † · 6 granted · 3 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• L · Outside Activities

  50% granted † · 3 granted · 3 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• I · Psychological Conditions

  50% granted † · 1 granted · 1 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

† marks fewer than 20 cases, too few to be reliable. A case can raise several concerns, so the rows overlap.

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