Timeline for Security Clearance - How do I explain that I lived in a "problem" country while working remotely?
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| Dec 24, 2022 at 20:30 | comment | added | toolforger | That "dishonest conduct" verdict sounds too absolute to me. If all he did was being evasive, I'd expect it to be okay; if he lied but knew no harm would be done, I don't know but would expect "open to interpretation"; if he lied, assumed no harm done, but actual harm done, then probably misconduct; if he lied knowing that harm would be done, then definitely misconduct. | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 23:44 | comment | added | computercarguy | There's also the possibility that the OP owes taxes in other countries and violated their travel visa, since they worked during their stay. I briefly touched on that in an answer I gave on another question. workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/160611/… | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 12:11 | comment | added | Anketam | Though there are other types of questions that are guaranteed to get you rejected no matter what. For example the ever had engagement in acts or activities designed to overthrow the US government. I have heard an apocryphal story of someone who wrote a paper on Islamic extremism and had interviewed and interacted with a leader of an extremist group, and that was enough to get rejected. | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 12:07 | comment | added | Anketam | @Llaves investigators tend to be far more forgiving for things farther they are in the past particularly for illegal drug use. Normally saying "I was young and stupid." is enough to let it slide. The optics are very different if you visited a problem country last year versus eight years ago and have had no interaction with that country since then. | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 8:27 | comment | added | Donald | @Llaves - Most of those questions on the SF-86 surrounds topics like foreign officials. You are correct those questions don’t typically have a timeframe, they are more, “have you ever …” questions | |
| Dec 21, 2022 at 23:07 | comment | added | Llaves | It's been a while since I filled out a clearance form, but for certain sensitive countries (eg, Iran, North Korea, Cuba), I suspect that the question is whether you have ever visited, not limited to some specific time frame. | |
| Dec 21, 2022 at 17:12 | comment | added | Anketam | And if all else fails "I looked at all the paperwork I have to fill out for the clearance and I really do not want to go through the hassle." The paperwork for getting a public trust was enough for me to have second thoughts about it. | |
| Dec 21, 2022 at 17:07 | comment | added | Anketam | You can say something along the lines of "I am not interested in this position at this time." Or "I do not think I will be a good fit for it." "Are there any positions that are non government contract work?" The goal is to gently deflect and find something else that you can do without causing problems or headaches | |
| Dec 21, 2022 at 16:47 | comment | added | gregarious | I haven't submitted anything yet. So, how/what should I tell my boss? | |
| Dec 21, 2022 at 16:22 | history | answered | Anketam | CC BY-SA 4.0 |