Security Clearance/SF86 question

[Anonymous]

I applied for a job that requires a TS/poly clearance. Filling out the form SF86, they required my family info, i.e. my parents and siblings, and their document numbers which I believe is their passport/citizenship certificate numbers.

Now, the problem is, my siblings aren't cooperating with me in providing this kind of information. We are not at bad terms with each other, and its also not because they have hideous past or have mistrust in me. Its simply that they aren't comfortable giving this information away..

The reviewer contacted me asking for this missing info. How am I supposed to approach the situation and what should I tell the reviewer? Will it affect my clearance eligibility?

[Anonymous]

It shouldn't affect your clearance. Just tell the reviewer that your siblings won't give you the info, especially if they are all U.S. citizens. If they are naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, etc. then the investigator will check to verify this information anyway and they should be able to pull it by basic info such as name, ssn, dob, etc.

[Anonymous]

Please make sure you are reading the form carefully. The SF-86 does not require any document numbers for U.S. born citizens who are alive.

If your relatives are in the narrow category of people that the SF-86 requires documentation for, explain why you do not have it. IT will cause the investigator to do a little more thorough investigation than he or she otherwise would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please make sure you are reading the form carefully. The SF-86 does not require any document numbers for U.S. born citizens who are alive.

If your relatives are in the narrow category of people that the SF-86 requires documentation for, explain why you do not have it. IT will cause the investigator to do a little more thorough investigation than he or she otherwise would.

+1. Names and DOB and ideally Place of Birth are sufficient, esp for US citizens.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the suggestions. All of my family members, including me, are naturalized citizens living in the US for 15 years or more.

I will email the reviewer tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I applied for a job that requires a TS/poly clearance. Filling out the form SF86, they required my family info, i.e. my parents and siblings, and their document numbers which I believe is their passport/citizenship certificate numbers.

Now, the problem is, my siblings aren't cooperating with me in providing this kind of information. We are not at bad terms with each other, and its also not because they have hideous past or have mistrust in me. Its simply that they aren't comfortable giving this information away..

The reviewer contacted me asking for this missing info. How am I supposed to approach the situation and what should I tell the reviewer? Will it affect my clearance eligibility?

Tell him they refused to give it. My exhusband did this crap to me but then he needed a security clearance ( inset sinister payback laugh here)

[Anonymous]

They can be charged with obstructing a federal investigation .

[Anonymous]

^^^^

Please cite a statute (U.S. Code) for this, I tend to doubt that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can be charged with obstructing a federal investigation .

Just so we are all clear, this is not true. A background investigation for a security clearance is not a law enforcement investigation. It is an employment eligibility verification. For the same reason that the applicant could always choose not to complete the SF86, any private person could choose not to participate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can be charged with obstructing a federal investigation .

Just so we are all clear, this is not true. A background investigation for a security clearance is not a law enforcement investigation. It is an employment eligibility verification. For the same reason that the applicant could always choose not to complete the SF86, any private person could choose not to participate.

And you would be noted for not cooperating with the investigation if the reference decided to get a clearance down the road.

[Anonymous]

My relatives don't have their citizenship information I put a nice comment in the comment section but they system won't let me submit without putting a document number, first I put N/A but I got a kick back email saying letters aren't allowed so I put 0000 and got another kick email saying the numbers seem to be duplicate. Again they system won't let me leave it blank either. This the only section I'm getting a kick email about. What exactly do I put in the document number section?

[Anonymous]

This BS will not fly with poly. Either provide the info, or withdraw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This BS will not fly with poly. Either provide the info, or withdraw.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can be charged with obstructing a federal investigation .

Just so we are all clear, this is not true. A background investigation for a security clearance is not a law enforcement investigation. It is an employment eligibility verification. For the same reason that the applicant could always choose not to complete the SF86, any private person could choose not to participate.

And you would be noted for not cooperating with the investigation if the reference decided to get a clearance down the road.

You are making this up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This BS will not fly with poly. Either provide the info, or withdraw.

Wait you are saying to OP is lying?