Security clearance...help!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that you're asking this question honestly scares me.

Why is that?

You don't have a basic understanding of protocols for dealing with foreign nationals. Your naïveté will risk safety of nation. Are you working on AWS DOD Cloud?

Probably not if OP doesn't have a clearance yet. Your failure in reading comprehension makes me think you don't know what the hell you are talking about.

Actually, working for AWS is a valid question. Its a world onto its own.

OP, list everyone if you've had more than a brief conversation who is not a US citizen. I can come back and cause you a lot of issues. Depending on the agency, just be aware you may be told you will not be allowed to have contact with these relatives. This poster has a valid question.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, clearances are a privilege and should be for Americans without foreign relations

Wrong. Clearances are for those that can be trusted with national secrets. Having foreign relations doesn't preclude someone from being trustworthy.

OP, the "close and continuing" is for friends and people who are not related to you. All family need to be disclosed to the best of your ability.

no. It makes no sense to hire a foreigner with extended family in another country, especially India, to do work with national secrets. There are plenty of US citizens with excellent skills.

this person should go get a job for the Indian government.

How on earth do you get off knowing the OP is a foreigner?

You have to be a US citizen to get a clearance.

[Anonymous]

Sorry to highjack this thread, but does anyone know of an attorney who handles security clearance matters in the DC metro area? This thread reminded me that my cousin who is paranoid that her security clearance won't go through because of an in-law. She's a total goody two shoes, but trying to help her out since there seems to be a snag in the process.

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Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

India is considered a high risk country for what?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

India is considered a high risk country for what?

Islamic terrorists

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

India is considered a high risk country for what?

Islamic terrorists

Which has... essentially nothing to do with the security clearance. The purpose of the clearance is to assess you susceptibility to coercion and confirm your loyalty lies with the United States. This is why they ask questions about your gambling habits, whether you are in debt etc. This makes you more susceptible to accepting $$$ for a foreign government to leak documents etc. Same with relationships. Someone's Israeli boy friend or Russian girlfriend will be scrutinized because people are tricked into faux relationships. They want to make sure your family and friends are in fact legit family and friends, and not operatives from another government seeking to coerce you. Despite what you see on Homeland (which seems to be your only experience with this), the security clearance process has almost nothing to do with Islamist terror.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to highjack this thread, but does anyone know of an attorney who handles security clearance matters in the DC metro area? This thread reminded me that my cousin who is paranoid that her security clearance won't go through because of an in-law. She's a total goody two shoes, but trying to help her out since there seems to be a snag in the process.

FFS what is she going to do, sue the government because she didn't get a clearance? This is not a thing. There are no lawyers who do "security clearance matters" like this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

India is considered a high risk country for what?

Islamic terrorists

Which has... essentially nothing to do with the security clearance. The purpose of the clearance is to assess you susceptibility to coercion and confirm your loyalty lies with the United States. This is why they ask questions about your gambling habits, whether you are in debt etc. This makes you more susceptible to accepting $$$ for a foreign government to leak documents etc. Same with relationships. Someone's Israeli boy friend or Russian girlfriend will be scrutinized because people are tricked into faux relationships. They want to make sure your family and friends are in fact legit family and friends, and not operatives from another government seeking to coerce you. Despite what you see on Homeland (which seems to be your only experience with this), the security clearance process has almost nothing to do with Islamist terror.

If you have ties to countries with a population that subscribes to anti-america and terrorism it is an issue

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

India is considered a high risk country for what?

Islamic terrorists

Which has... essentially nothing to do with the security clearance. The purpose of the clearance is to assess you susceptibility to coercion and confirm your loyalty lies with the United States. This is why they ask questions about your gambling habits, whether you are in debt etc. This makes you more susceptible to accepting $$$ for a foreign government to leak documents etc. Same with relationships. Someone's Israeli boy friend or Russian girlfriend will be scrutinized because people are tricked into faux relationships. They want to make sure your family and friends are in fact legit family and friends, and not operatives from another government seeking to coerce you. Despite what you see on Homeland (which seems to be your only experience with this), the security clearance process has almost nothing to do with Islamist terror.

If you have ties to countries with a population that subscribes to anti-america and terrorism it is an issue

...Which India does not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

India is considered a high risk country for what?

Islamic terrorists

Which has... essentially nothing to do with the security clearance. The purpose of the clearance is to assess you susceptibility to coercion and confirm your loyalty lies with the United States. This is why they ask questions about your gambling habits, whether you are in debt etc. This makes you more susceptible to accepting $$$ for a foreign government to leak documents etc. Same with relationships. Someone's Israeli boy friend or Russian girlfriend will be scrutinized because people are tricked into faux relationships. They want to make sure your family and friends are in fact legit family and friends, and not operatives from another government seeking to coerce you. Despite what you see on Homeland (which seems to be your only experience with this), the security clearance process has almost nothing to do with Islamist terror.

If you have ties to countries with a population that subscribes to anti-america and terrorism it is an issue

India is not the source of anti-US terrorism. There some issues with India, but they do not support terrorism. This is like saying that, since some americans were terrorists (e.g., Timothy McVeigh; Ted Kadinsiky), the US supports terrorism.

No.

Now, if you were a member of Hamas, or had strong ties to Iran, that would be a state sponsor of terror.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:India is considered a heightened-risk country. Depending on the strength of your ties there, your case may require further adjudication. It's not a joke and you should take the process seriously.

+1 see the amount almost at 14%

India is considered a high risk country for what?

Islamic terrorists

Which has... essentially nothing to do with the security clearance. The purpose of the clearance is to assess you susceptibility to coercion and confirm your loyalty lies with the United States. This is why they ask questions about your gambling habits, whether you are in debt etc. This makes you more susceptible to accepting $$$ for a foreign government to leak documents etc. Same with relationships. Someone's Israeli boy friend or Russian girlfriend will be scrutinized because people are tricked into faux relationships. They want to make sure your family and friends are in fact legit family and friends, and not operatives from another government seeking to coerce you. Despite what you see on Homeland (which seems to be your only experience with this), the security clearance process has almost nothing to do with Islamist terror.

If you have ties to countries with a population that subscribes to anti-america and terrorism it is an issue

So much ignorance and racism on this thread. Very disappointed DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, clearances are a privilege and should be for Americans without foreign relations

you mean like snowden? or manning?

[Anonymous]

OP, it'll be fine. My husband has a TS clearance, despite the fact that we have relationships with his friends from grad school who are Iranian and Chinese nationals. Just put down the information and answer honestly and they will investigate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it'll be fine. My husband has a TS clearance, despite the fact that we have relationships with his friends from grad school who are Iranian and Chinese nationals. Just put down the information and answer honestly and they will investigate it.

For me the assertion that hey have extended family they see every 5 years by traveling halfway around the globe, and don't consider that close and continuing, you will not be mindful of other relationships that are threats.