Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2022

The decided public record for 2022: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted transparently. Descriptive of what was decided, never a prediction. ← 2021 · 2023 →

Decided cases

1,008

247 granted · 761 denied

Grant rate

25%

0 points vs 2021 (25%)

Appeal Board decisions

167

148 affirmed · 19 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)24%
161 granted508 denied
Personal Conduct (E)22%
61 granted217 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)19%
32 granted139 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)23%
26 granted85 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)25%
24 granted72 denied
Foreign Influence (B)34%
24 granted47 denied
Psychological Conditions (I)30%
10 granted23 denied
Sexual Behavior (D)19%
5 granted22 denied
Use of Information Technology (M) †27%
3 granted8 denied
Handling Protected Information (K) †30%
3 granted7 denied
Foreign Preference (C) †29%
2 granted5 denied
Outside Activities (L) †50%
1 granted1 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	161	508	24%
Personal Conduct (E)	61	217	22%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	32	139	19%
Criminal Conduct (J)	26	85	23%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	24	72	25%
Foreign Influence (B)	24	47	34%
Psychological Conditions (I)	10	23	30%
Sexual Behavior (D)	5	22	19%
Use of Information Technology (M)	3	8	27% †
Handling Protected Information (K)	3	7	30% †
Foreign Preference (C)	2	5	29% †
Outside Activities (L)	1	1	50% †

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

Hearing vs written record

In-person hearing33% granted · 543 cases
On the written record16% granted · 481 cases

Representation

With an attorney44% granted · 185 cases
Self-represented20% granted · 822 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2022; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. Explore the same numbers interactively on Insights.