Annual summary
State of DOHA adjudication, 2024
The decided public record for 2024: hearing-level industrial (ISCR) decisions, counted with sample sizes shown. Descriptive of what was decided, not a prediction. ← 2023 · 2025 →
Decided cases
847
203 granted · 644 denied
Grant rate
24%
-3 points compared with 2023 (27%)
Appeal Board decisions
116
98 affirmed · 18 reversed or remanded
Outcomes by concern
- Financial Considerations (F)19%83 granted353 denied
- Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H)22%59 granted209 denied
- Personal Conduct (E)18%45 granted202 denied
- Criminal Conduct (J)22%28 granted100 denied
- Alcohol Consumption (G)33%23 granted47 denied
- Foreign Influence (B)39%24 granted38 denied
- Sexual Behavior (D)9%3 granted29 denied
- Psychological Conditions (I)33%10 granted20 denied
- Handling Protected Information (K) †44%4 granted5 denied
- Use of Information Technology (M) †33%3 granted6 denied
- Foreign Preference (C) †38%3 granted5 denied
- Outside Activities (L) †100%1 granted0 denied
| Concern | Granted | Denied | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Considerations (F) | 83 | 353 | 19% |
| Drug Involvement & Substance Misuse (H) | 59 | 209 | 22% |
| Personal Conduct (E) | 45 | 202 | 18% |
| Criminal Conduct (J) | 28 | 100 | 22% |
| Alcohol Consumption (G) | 23 | 47 | 33% |
| Foreign Influence (B) | 24 | 38 | 39% |
| Sexual Behavior (D) | 3 | 29 | 9% |
| Psychological Conditions (I) | 10 | 20 | 33% |
| Handling Protected Information (K) | 4 | 5 | 44% † |
| Use of Information Technology (M) | 3 | 6 | 33% † |
| Foreign Preference (C) | 3 | 5 | 38% † |
| Outside Activities (L) | 1 | 0 | 100% † |
† 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 · 521 cases
- On the written record10% granted · 304 cases
Representation
- With an attorney40% granted · 144 cases
- Self-represented20% granted · 700 cases
Population: decided hearing-level STANDARD_ISCR decisions dated 2024; appeals counted separately. Definitions and checks: methodology. The same figures are available interactively on Statistics.