Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2018

The decided public record for 2018: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2017 · 2019 →

Decided cases

1,607

560 granted · 1,047 denied

Grant rate

35%

-2 points compared with 2017 (37%)

Appeal Board decisions

267

237 affirmed · 30 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)31%
337 granted747 denied
Personal Conduct (E)23%
102 granted342 denied
Foreign Influence (B)64%
143 granted79 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)26%
41 granted117 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)27%
36 granted98 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)32%
33 granted69 denied
Foreign Preference (C)67%
35 granted17 denied
Sexual Behavior (D)23%
6 granted20 denied
Handling Protected Information (K)27%
6 granted16 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †24%
4 granted13 denied
Psychological Conditions (I) †0%
0 granted4 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	337	747	31%
Personal Conduct (E)	102	342	23%
Foreign Influence (B)	143	79	64%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	41	117	26%
Criminal Conduct (J)	36	98	27%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	33	69	32%
Foreign Preference (C)	35	17	67%
Sexual Behavior (D)	6	20	23%
Handling Protected Information (K)	6	16	27%
Use of Information Technology (M)	4	13	24% †
Psychological Conditions (I)	0	4	0% †

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

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing45% granted · 1,017 cases
On the written record17% granted · 582 cases

Representation

With an attorney52% granted · 294 cases
Self-represented31% granted · 1,304 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2018; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.