Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline C · Foreign Preference
Possession or Use of a Foreign Passport
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 11(e) | 139 | 42 |
| ¶ 11(a) | 137 | 24 |
| ¶ 11(b) | 129 | 18 |
| ¶ 11(d) | 128 | 24 |
| ¶ 11(c) | 30 | 6 |
| ¶ 11(g) | 14 | 1 |
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).
- surrender of foreign passport · credited in 11 granted cases
- willingness to renounce foreign citizenship · credited in 8 granted cases
- willingness to renounce dual citizenship · credited in 3 granted cases
- passport surrendered · credited in 2 granted cases
- passport has been destroyed or surrendered · credited in 2 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 23-01331 granted · 2023The applicant in this case was a 28-year-old systems analyst employed by a defense contractor since August 2022. She was born in Colombia, became a U.S. citizen in March 2018, and had family members r…
- ISCR 06-25928 granted · 2008The applicant in this case was a 43-year-old employee of a U.S. defense contractor, residing in Colombia, with a background in Ecuador. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a State…
- ISCR 06-25891 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a dual citizen of Lebanon and the United States, having acquired U.S. citizenship in August 2003. The Department of Defense's Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOH…
- ISCR 06-25912.h1 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 55-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who immigrated from Iran in 1977 on a student visa. He completed his education in the U.S. and became a naturalized citizen in 199…
Related issues under Guideline C
- Applying for or Acquiring Foreign Citizenship · 681 cases
- Unwillingness to Renounce/Surrender Foreign Citizenship or Passport · 570 cases
- Unspecified Foreign Preference · 501 cases
- Accepting Foreign Benefits, Education, or Entitlements · 167 cases
- Voting in a Foreign Election · 163 cases
- Service in a Foreign Military or Government · 141 cases
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