Annual summary

State of DOHA adjudication, 2022

The decided public record for 2022: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2021 · 2023 →

Decided cases

995

244 granted · 751 denied

Grant rate

25%

0 points compared with 2021 (25%)

Appeal Board decisions

167

148 affirmed · 19 reversed or remanded

Outcomes by concern

Financial Considerations (F)24%
158 granted505 denied
Personal Conduct (E)22%
59 granted214 denied
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)19%
32 granted136 denied
Criminal Conduct (J)22%
24 granted85 denied
Alcohol Consumption (G)24%
22 granted71 denied
Foreign Influence (B)34%
24 granted46 denied
Psychological Conditions (I)31%
10 granted22 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) †33%
2 granted4 denied
Outside Activities (L) †50%
1 granted1 denied

Concern	Granted	Denied	Grant rate
Financial Considerations (F)	158	505	24%
Personal Conduct (E)	59	214	22%
Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)	32	136	19%
Criminal Conduct (J)	24	85	22%
Alcohol Consumption (G)	22	71	24%
Foreign Influence (B)	24	46	34%
Psychological Conditions (I)	10	22	31%
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	4	33% †
Outside Activities (L)	1	1	50% †

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

Hearing and written record

In-person hearing32% granted · 595 cases
On the written record13% granted · 372 cases

Representation

With an attorney44% granted · 180 cases
Self-represented20% granted · 810 cases

Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2022; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.