Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline B · Foreign Influence
Sibling (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) | 571 | 33 |
| ¶ 8(b) | 366 | 14 |
| ¶ 8(c) | 129 | 13 |
| ¶ 8(e) | 32 | 3 |
| ¶ 8(f) | 27 | 3 |
| ¶ 8(d) | 17 | 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 290 granted cases
- severed foreign contact · credited in 11 granted cases
- foreign assets divested · credited in 4 granted cases
- U.S. military service · credited in 2 granted cases
- contact disclosed to authorities · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-25705.h1 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 54-year-old Senior Software Engineer for a defense contractor, seeking a security clearance. The adjudicative guideline at issue was Guideline B, concerning foreign in…
- 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 06-25743.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 06-25891 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…
Related issues under Guideline B
- Parent (citizen/resident of foreign country) · 2,267 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
- Financial Support to Foreign Relative · 408 cases
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