Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
Business or Professional Associate in foreign country
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions cited
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 8(a) | 16 | 1 |
| ¶ 8(b) | 12 | 1 |
| ¶ 8(c) | 7 | 0 |
| ¶ 8(f) | 3 | 2 |
Circumstances credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- deep U.S. ties · credited in 5 granted cases
- severed foreign contact · credited in 1 granted case
- U.S. military service · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 07-01191 granted · 2009The applicant in this case was a 30-year-old systems engineer for a defense contractor seeking a security clearance. The allegations against him, outlined under Guideline B, included having an uncle w…
- ISCR 18-00791 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 50-year-old U.S. citizen and retired technical sergeant from the Air Force, who served as the owner and CEO of a defense contractor. The Department of Defense (DOD) ra…
- ISCR 19-00217 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 49-year-old U.S. citizen and CEO of a U.S.-based IT company, which also owned a subsidiary in India. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citi…
- ISCR 19-02177 denied · 2020The applicant in this case was a 60-year-old individual who sought a security clearance and faced allegations under Guideline B, Foreign Influence. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reas…
Related issues under Guideline B
- Parent (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 2,274 cases
- Sibling (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 1,746 cases
- In-law (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 1,017 cases
- Spouse (foreign citizen or dual citizen) · 793 cases
- Extended Family (uncle/aunt/cousin) in foreign country · 677 cases
- Foreign Real Estate Holding · 496 cases
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