Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2016

The decided public record for 2016: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2015 · 2017 →

Decided cases

1,653

682 granted · 971 denied

Grant rate

41%

-2 points compared with 2015 (43%)

Appeal Board decisions

228

206 affirmed · 22 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)40%
490 granted744 denied
Personal Conduct (E)28%
104 granted264 denied
Foreign Influence (B)58%
103 granted74 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)32%
45 granted97 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)31%
30 granted68 denied
Foreign Preference (C)60%
50 granted33 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)30%
20 granted47 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †44%
7 granted9 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †60%
9 granted6 denied
Sexual Behavior (D) †33%
4 granted8 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †0%
0 granted4 denied
Outside Activities (L) †0%
0 granted1 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	490	744	40%
Personal Conduct (E)	104	264	28%
Foreign Influence (B)	103	74	58%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	45	97	32%
Criminal Conduct (J)	30	68	31%
Foreign Preference (C)	50	33	60%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	20	47	30%
Handling Protected Information (K)	7	9	44% †
Use of Information Technology (M)	9	6	60% †
Sexual Behavior (D)	4	8	33% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	0	4	0% †
Outside Activities (L)	0	1	0% †

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

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing51% granted · 981 cases
On the written record26% granted · 669 cases

Representation

With an attorney60% granted · 295 cases
Self-represented37% granted · 1,345 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2016; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.