Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline C · Foreign Preference
Service in a Foreign Military or Government
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 11(b) | 30 | 2 |
| ¶ 11(a) | 15 | 1 |
| ¶ 11(c) | 10 | 3 |
| ¶ 11(d) | 8 | 1 |
| ¶ 11(e) | 7 | 0 |
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).
- willingness to renounce foreign citizenship · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 17-01145 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a naturalized U.S. citizen from Senegal who sought a security clearance from the Department of Defense (DOD). The DOD issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns…
- ISCR 19-00378 granted · 2020The applicant in this case was a retired British Army lieutenant colonel who held dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons …
- ISCR 19-00446 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a dual citizen of the United States and Egypt, who worked for a defense contractor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from May 2014 to November 2016. The Department of De…
- ISCR 18-02542 denied · 2020The applicant in this case was a 39-year-old dual citizen of the United States and Iraq, who sought a security clearance to work as a linguist for a defense contractor. The Department of Defense issue…
Related issues under Guideline C
- Possession or Use of a Foreign Passport · 1,020 cases
- Applying for or Acquiring Foreign Citizenship · 684 cases
- Unwillingness to Renounce/Surrender Foreign Citizenship or Passport · 572 cases
- Unspecified Foreign Preference · 513 cases
- Accepting Foreign Benefits, Education, or Entitlements · 168 cases
- Voting in a Foreign Election · 163 cases
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