Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
Friend in foreign country
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) | 89 | 13 |
| ¶ 8(b) | 55 | 6 |
| ¶ 8(c) | 32 | 7 |
| ¶ 8(e) | 8 | 0 |
| ¶ 8(f) | 5 | 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).
- deep U.S. ties · credited in 31 granted cases
- severed foreign contact · credited in 2 granted cases
- contact disclosed to authorities · credited in 1 granted case
- foreign assets divested · credited in 1 granted case
- voluntary disclosure before confrontation · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-25859.h1 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 52-year-old computer software engineer employed by a defense contractor. Originally from Taiwan, he immigrated to the United States in 1981 and became a U.S. citizen i…
- ISCR 17-03331 granted · 2019The applicant in this case was an 83-year-old linguist employed by a Department of Defense contractor, seeking a security clearance under Guideline B, Foreign Influence. The Statement of Reasons (SOR)…
- ISCR 17-01576 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 58-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) citing concerns under Guide…
- ISCR 17-04100 denied · 2019The applicant in this case was a 56-year-old U.S. citizen and veteran of the U.S. Air Force, who had held a security clearance for over 30 years. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reason…
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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