If you have a S with DoD, and going to a TS with DS is there any clue at a time estimate or comparison? If i understand correctly DS does theirs internally. I have zero foreign contacts and raised my credit score considerably since my DoD secret was granted. Other than that I do not "think" I have any red flags that any agency would think to look into. I already updated my SF86 a couple of weeks ago and estimate DS would start looking at it in approximately a month.

How are things affected if I was recently granted my interim secret clearance for a company. Looking at taking different job that also requires interim secret to start. Does my interim get reset and does the overall timeline for my secret clearance change if I switch to a new company while going through secret clearance process?

What’s a practical mitigation action that an FSO would suggest to increase chances of getting clearance when you have yearly travel to your dual citizenship country and daily contact with parents there?

Is renouncing a must to be 100% guaranteed? Or just stating is enough.

I read that you would have to prove parents over there are private citizens (not government related) how do you practically do that? Like what’s acceptable as a proof?

Recently got my TS suspended with an agency due to an off duty incident. The off duty issue was resolved and dismissed in court. I resigned before investigation was concluded. I am reapplying to a different agency and I have disclosed the on the SF-86 of the issue. What will happen and will I be allowed to work as a federal law enforcement officer again ?

E.g. a soldier goes on a 1 week work trip to Europe for a NATO exercise. Since this was a military trip and not unofficial travel does this still get reported as foreign travel on the SF-86?

I have a juvenile record from over 8 years ago, the record was fully dismissed, no findings of guilt and sealed and expunged do yall think that would be an issue getting a TS?BTW I have no other records and have an active secret clearance. And yes I am going to fully disclose it

Does anyone know whether U.S. Border Patrol generally grants reciprocity for an active Department of State Top Secret clearance that was granted under a year ago? I also fall under the veteran exemption for the poly.

I currently hold an active State Department TS clearance and am considering applying. I’m trying to figure out whether they would accept the existing clearance or if they typically require a new background investigation regardless. I am already going through a new clearance with 2 other federal LE Agencies and don't want to add a third if possible. I thought all agencies were forced to accept other clearances but I thought wrong.

Obviously I couldn’t start the internship.

I’m looking at a three letter agency internship that has a summer internship (requiring TS/SCI) with application deadlines at the end of September.

I’m a dual citizen born and raised in the US and have never lived in any other country. One parent is foreign born and a naturalized US citizen. The other lived in the other country for about 8 years and became a citizen during that time. The country is a US ally with mandatory military service meaning half of my family has served in the foreign military, many are still in the reserves.

With that so, I’m not optimistic about getting cleared with an about 8-9 month turn around. If I get the job and am not cleared in time for the start date, do they just stop the investigation? Would they continue investigating and I could be eligible for the internship the next summer?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Hey everyone,

I am nearing the end of the hiring process for the USSS and all I have remaining is my BI. I have had some previous admin errors with my application being put on hold by my background investigator for military orders the day my BI started and my application not being taken off a military hold upon return from my military orders until I reached out to the support email 1.5 months later. So I am somewhat concerned my BI just fell to the bottom of the pile. I have reached out to the individual who initially notified me of the start of my BI and I have received no response to the couple emails I sent. Additionally, I have not had an initial zoom call with my BI despite being notified my BI started nearly 6 months ago.

My questions are:

Has anybody had a TS Clearance cleared through USSS without receiving a initial zoom call with the BI?

What do you recommend doing in this situation?

Thanks in advance.