Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2003

The decided public record for 2003: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2002 · 2004 →

Decided cases

663

252 granted · 411 denied

Grant rate

38%

+8 points compared with 2002 (30%)

Appeal Board decisions

none published this year

Outcomes by concern

Personal Conduct (E)23%
64 granted217 denied
Foreign Influence (B)60%
128 granted84 denied
Financial Considerations (F)31%
58 granted131 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)16%
30 granted157 denied
Foreign Preference (C)56%
66 granted52 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)26%
21 granted60 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)21%
15 granted58 denied
Sexual Behavior (D)29%
6 granted15 denied
Outside Activities (L) †33%
2 granted4 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †40%
2 granted3 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †40%
2 granted3 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †0%
0 granted3 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Personal Conduct (E)	64	217	23%
Foreign Influence (B)	128	84	60%
Financial Considerations (F)	58	131	31%
Criminal Conduct (J)	30	157	16%
Foreign Preference (C)	66	52	56%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	21	60	26%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	15	58	21%
Sexual Behavior (D)	6	15	29%
Outside Activities (L)	2	4	33% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	2	3	40% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	2	3	40% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	0	3	0% †

† fewer than 20 decided cases, too few to generalize. Cases often raise several concerns, so rows overlap.

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing46% granted · 477 cases
On the written record18% granted · 146 cases

Representation

With an attorney50% granted · 175 cases
Self-represented34% granted · 488 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2003; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.