Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
Foreign Real Estate Holding
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(b) | 92 | 3 |
| ¶ 8(a) | 91 | 4 |
| ¶ 8(f) | 48 | 2 |
| ¶ 8(e) | 29 | 2 |
| ¶ 8(c) | 27 | 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 50 granted cases
- foreign assets divested · credited in 7 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 17-01979 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 49-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Egypt, who applied for a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing …
- ISCR 17-02888 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was seeking a public trust position and faced trustworthiness concerns under Guideline B, related to foreign influence. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reaso…
- ISCR 06-25743.h1 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Taiwan, who sought a security clearance to work on classified projects as a principal software engineer for a defense contract…
- ISCR 06-25959 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 45-year-old information technology architect who immigrated from Lebanon to the United States in 1983 and became a U.S. citizen in 2002. The Defense Office of Hearings…
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
- Financial Support to Foreign Relative · 408 cases
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