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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm changing agencies and have to do a security clearance/background check. On the foreign contacts form, I asked for guidance, and they said list anyone (friend or relative)with whom I had a "close and continuing" relationship in the past seven years.   My entire extended family lives in India.  I visited them once last May (and before that, maybe five years ago).  I keep in touch on Facebook with some cousins. Do I need to include these people?   I don't think it is a close and continuing relationship, but I don't need to be the next Jared Kushner.  [/quote]

List them all and even friends you have contact and interact with with on Facebook, Twitter, email, etc. Yes, it is tedious and you may not have all the answers, but it is worth the investment in time. I went to college in a foreign country and listed every one of my college friends I still have occasional contact with. I do have one strong recommendation; don't tell them that you are applying for a secure position, or the details of what you do. I just tell folks I work in IT and leave it at that. If they inquirer further and want more details, you are obligated to report it, so save the hassle.[/quote]

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