Statistics

51% granted overall (2,591 of 5,091). Yearly rates ranged 32 to 66% where the yearly sample is large enough.

• E · Personal Conduct

  36% granted · 741 granted · 1,296 denied

  • Personal conduct (unspecified)
    41% granted · 321 granted · 457 denied

  • Falsified the security form
    17% granted · 108 granted · 532 denied

  • Omission / failure to disclose
    40% granted · 206 granted · 315 denied

  • Questionable judgment
    37% granted · 157 granted · 264 denied

  • Lack of candor in an interview
    17% granted · 66 granted · 319 denied

  • Workplace rules violation
    30% granted · 71 granted · 169 denied

  • Pattern of dishonesty / rule violations
    21% granted · 34 granted · 131 denied

• F · Financial Considerations

  51% granted · 892 granted · 864 denied

  • Financial (unspecified)
    50% granted · 649 granted · 662 denied

  • Credit-card debt
    51% granted · 265 granted · 257 denied

  • Unpaid taxes
    42% granted · 185 granted · 258 denied

  • Medical debt
    54% granted · 192 granted · 166 denied

  • Failure to file taxes
    38% granted · 118 granted · 195 denied

  • Mortgage / home-loan debt
    60% granted · 178 granted · 119 denied

  • Auto-loan debt
    52% granted · 121 granted · 113 denied

  • Civil judgment against applicant
    46% granted · 101 granted · 118 denied

  • Utility / phone debt
    55% granted · 116 granted · 95 denied

  • Student-loan debt
    48% granted · 94 granted · 102 denied

  • Bankruptcy filing
    55% granted · 105 granted · 86 denied

• B · Foreign Influence

  67% granted · 839 granted · 409 denied

  • Foreign relationship (unspecified)
    66% granted · 512 granted · 261 denied

  • Parent in a foreign country
    67% granted · 470 granted · 234 denied

  • Sibling in a foreign country
    70% granted · 387 granted · 165 denied

  • In law in foreign country
    65% granted · 216 granted · 117 denied

  • Spouse dual / foreign citizen
    60% granted · 128 granted · 86 denied

  • Extended family in foreign country
    68% granted · 145 granted · 67 denied

  • Foreign real estate
    71% granted · 117 granted · 47 denied

• J · Criminal Conduct

  33% granted · 318 granted · 643 denied

  • Criminal conduct (unspecified)
    32% granted · 157 granted · 333 denied

  • DUI / DWI (criminal)
    39% granted · 101 granted · 160 denied

  • Drug related criminal charge
    28% granted · 53 granted · 136 denied

• H · Drug Involvement and Substance Misuse

  40% granted · 346 granted · 509 denied

  • Marijuana
    41% granted · 305 granted · 434 denied

  • Drug involvement (unspecified)
    39% granted · 140 granted · 221 denied

  • Cocaine
    35% granted · 61 granted · 113 denied

• G · Alcohol Consumption

  42% granted · 244 granted · 338 denied

  • DUI / DWI (alcohol)
    43% granted · 185 granted · 241 denied

  • Binge / intoxication pattern
    38% granted · 108 granted · 176 denied

  • Alcohol incident (unspecified)
    43% granted · 115 granted · 151 denied

  • Alcohol use disorder diagnosed
    40% granted · 91 granted · 139 denied

  • Treatment non compliance
    32% granted · 54 granted · 117 denied

  • Continued use after treatment
    31% granted · 52 granted · 116 denied

• C · Foreign Preference

  68% granted · 293 granted · 141 denied

  • Foreign passport possession / use
    67% granted · 197 granted · 97 denied

  • Foreign citizenship acquisition / application
    63% granted · 117 granted · 68 denied

  • Foreign preference (unspecified)
    71% granted · 120 granted · 48 denied

• D · Sexual Behavior

  25% granted · 60 granted · 178 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• K · Handling Protected Information

  51% granted · 73 granted · 70 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• M · Use of Information Technology

  35% granted · 48 granted · 90 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• I · Psychological Conditions

  41% granted · 47 granted · 67 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• L · Outside Activities

  50% granted · 11 granted · 11 denied

  Too few cases to break this concern into specific issues.

• A · Allegiance to the United States

  33% granted † · 1 granted · 2 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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