Statistics

50% granted overall (29 of 58). Yearly rates ranged 50 to 50% where the yearly sample is large enough.

• F · Financial Considerations

  40% granted · 445 granted · 668 denied

  • Financial (unspecified)
    38% granted · 346 granted · 568 denied

  • Medical debt
    46% granted · 144 granted · 172 denied

  • Credit-card debt
    49% granted · 146 granted · 155 denied

  • Unpaid taxes
    37% granted · 85 granted · 142 denied

  • Mortgage / home-loan debt
    52% granted · 113 granted · 104 denied

  • Student-loan debt
    40% granted · 76 granted · 115 denied

  • Auto-loan debt
    34% granted · 57 granted · 111 denied

  • Civil judgment against applicant
    32% granted · 52 granted · 113 denied

  • Utility / phone debt
    37% granted · 54 granted · 92 denied

  • Failure to file taxes
    34% granted · 47 granted · 90 denied

  • Bankruptcy filing
    51% granted · 42 granted · 41 denied

  • Personal-loan debt
    42% granted · 16 granted · 22 denied

  • Child support debt
    34% granted · 12 granted · 23 denied

• E · Personal Conduct

  33% granted · 114 granted · 235 denied

  • Personal conduct (unspecified)
    32% granted · 39 granted · 82 denied

  • Falsified the security form
    13% granted · 15 granted · 100 denied

  • Omission / failure to disclose
    46% granted · 37 granted · 43 denied

  • Questionable judgment
    39% granted · 25 granted · 39 denied

  • Lack of candor in an interview
    18% granted · 8 granted · 37 denied

  • Workplace rules violation
    30% granted · 7 granted · 16 denied

  • Pattern of dishonesty / rule violations
    32% granted · 7 granted · 15 denied

• H · Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

  42% granted · 69 granted · 95 denied

  • Marijuana
    41% granted · 59 granted · 85 denied

  • Drug involvement (unspecified)
    33% granted · 19 granted · 38 denied

  • Drug distribution / dealing
    13% granted † · 2 granted · 13 denied

• B · Foreign Influence

  63% granted · 81 granted · 48 denied

  • Parent in a foreign country
    54% granted · 38 granted · 33 denied

  • Foreign relationship (unspecified)
    67% granted · 45 granted · 22 denied

  • Sibling in a foreign country
    64% granted · 34 granted · 19 denied

  • In law in foreign country
    76% granted · 22 granted · 7 denied

  • Spouse dual / foreign citizen
    55% granted · 11 granted · 9 denied

  • Foreign real estate
    70% granted · 14 granted · 6 denied

  • Extended family in foreign country
    84% granted † · 16 granted · 3 denied

• J · Criminal Conduct

  34% granted · 35 granted · 67 denied

  • Criminal conduct (unspecified)
    30% granted · 14 granted · 32 denied

  • DUI / DWI (criminal)
    44% granted · 17 granted · 22 denied

  • Drug related criminal charge
    43% granted · 9 granted · 12 denied

• G · Alcohol Consumption

  48% granted · 38 granted · 42 denied

  • DUI / DWI (alcohol)
    45% granted · 26 granted · 32 denied

  • Binge / intoxication pattern
    39% granted · 13 granted · 20 denied

  • Alcohol incident (unspecified)
    47% granted · 14 granted · 16 denied

  • Alcohol use disorder diagnosed
    57% granted · 12 granted · 9 denied

  • Continued use after treatment
    47% granted † · 8 granted · 9 denied

• C · Foreign Preference

  50% granted · 29 granted · 29 denied

  • Foreign passport possession / use
    45% granted · 18 granted · 22 denied

  • Foreign preference (unspecified)
    56% granted † · 9 granted · 7 denied

• D · Sexual Behavior

  29% granted † · 4 granted · 10 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• K · Handling Protected Information

  67% granted † · 8 granted · 4 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• I · Psychological Conditions

  33% granted † · 2 granted · 4 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• M · Use of Information Technology

  25% granted † · 1 granted · 3 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• L · Outside Activities

  0% granted † · 0 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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