Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline C · Foreign Preference
Voting in a Foreign Election
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.
Decided cases
163
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
48%
79 granted · 84 denied or revoked
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) | 13 | 3 |
| ¶ 11(d) | 11 | 0 |
| ¶ 11(a) | 8 | 1 |
| ¶ 11(e) | 8 | 3 |
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 16-01164 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old linguist employed by Department of Defense contractors in Iraq since April 2015. The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing…
- ISCR 07-00434 denied · 2008The applicant in this case was a 40-year-old individual who held dual citizenship with Belgium and Canada, in addition to being a U.S. citizen. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons …
- ISCR 19-00392 denied · 2020The applicant in this case was a 45-year-old health policy analyst who had applied for a security clearance. The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under G…
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
- Service in a Foreign Military or Government · 142 cases
For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.