Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2008

The decided public record for 2008: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2007 · 2009 →

Decided cases

907

328 granted · 579 denied

Grant rate

36%

-3 points compared with 2007 (39%)

Appeal Board decisions

236

191 affirmed · 45 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)33%
150 granted298 denied
Personal Conduct (E)28%
100 granted256 denied
Foreign Influence (B)54%
98 granted83 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)26%
44 granted128 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)23%
26 granted86 denied
Foreign Preference (C)45%
47 granted58 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)21%
15 granted56 denied
Sexual Behavior (D) †14%
2 granted12 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †11%
1 granted8 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †57%
4 granted3 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †33%
1 granted2 denied
Outside Activities (L) †33%
1 granted2 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	150	298	33%
Personal Conduct (E)	100	256	28%
Foreign Influence (B)	98	83	54%
Criminal Conduct (J)	44	128	26%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	26	86	23%
Foreign Preference (C)	47	58	45%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	15	56	21%
Sexual Behavior (D)	2	12	14% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	1	8	11% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	4	3	57% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	1	2	33% †
Outside Activities (L)	1	2	33% †

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

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing44% granted · 675 cases
On the written record12% granted · 225 cases

Representation

With an attorney58% granted · 153 cases
Self-represented31% granted · 741 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2008; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.