Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
Failure to Disclose Foreign Association
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions in play
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 cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 8(a) | 16 | 0 |
| ¶ 8(b) | 10 | 0 |
| ¶ 8(c) | 8 | 1 |
| ¶ 8(e) | 5 | 0 |
What judges 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 9 granted cases
- foreign passport surrendered · credited in 3 granted cases
- contact disclosed to authorities · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 19-03931 granted · 2021The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old defense contractor seeking to reacquire national security eligibility and a security clearance after previously holding a clearance without incident. The D…
- ISCR 07-00455 granted · 2008Applicant was an Iranian-born, naturalized U.S. citizen who had lived in the United States since 1981. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing secu…
- ISCR 20-02763 denied · 2021The applicant in this case was a 25-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who immigrated from China in 2001. He applied for a security clearance in January 2019, but the Defense Counterintelligence and Se…
- ISCR 06-26489 denied · 2009The applicant in this case was a 39-year-old Ph.D. electrical engineer employed as a principal investigator and program manager by a government contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (…
Related issues under Guideline B
- Parent (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 2,267 cases
- Sibling (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 1,743 cases
- In-law (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 1,017 cases
- Spouse (foreign citizen or dual citizen) · 792 cases
- Extended Family (uncle/aunt/cousin) in foreign country · 675 cases
- Foreign Real Estate Holding · 496 cases
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