Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
In-law (citizen/resident of 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) | 280 | 22 |
| ¶ 8(b) | 195 | 13 |
| ¶ 8(c) | 71 | 12 |
| ¶ 8(e) | 18 | 3 |
| ¶ 8(f) | 16 | 2 |
| ¶ 8(d) | 9 | 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 147 granted cases
- severed foreign contact · credited in 5 granted cases
- U.S. military service · credited in 3 granted cases
- foreign assets divested · credited in 2 granted cases
- voluntary disclosure before confrontation · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-25573 granted · 2008The applicant in this case was a 40-year-old project manager employed by a defense contractor, who sought reinstatement of his security clearance after it was revoked. The Defense Office of Hearings a…
- ISCR 07-00219 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 47-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, originally from Lebanon, who sought a security clearance for his position as an Electrical Engineer with a defense contractor. Th…
- 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…
- ISCR 06-26020 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 48-year-old engineer employed by a defense contractor, seeking to retain a Secret-level security clearance. The Department of Defense's Statement of Reasons (SOR) rais…
Related issues under Guideline B
- Parent (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 2,267 cases
- Sibling (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 1,743 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
- Financial Support to Foreign Relative · 408 cases
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