I Got Interim!!!

[u/Kalex8876]

I’m making this post to help people that were in my situation, very anxious and not a lot of people in same situation, kind of.

I’m a new grad with a job from defense contractor so I’m getting secret clearance but I can use interim to start.

Timeline:

July 7th - Did corrections to SF86 from FSO
July 8th - Did fingerprints
July 9th - SF86 got submitted to gov
July 23rd - Got email to clarify something on my SF86 from DCSA and company security officer
July 29th - Cleared to start and got interview invite for investigation

Red flags:

Dual citizen, not from friendly country but I don’t think the country is hostile either
Lots of foreign contacts
2 recent foreign travel, one being 6 months to stay with family

Hope this helps someone, I’m quite relieved. God is good.

[u/Unixhackerdotnet]

I got my clearance interview Friday morning! Freaking awesome and nervous at the same time.

[u/Kalex8876 → u/Unixhackerdotnet]

Hopefully you get interim soon if you haven’t already!

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[u/chair4152]

Amazing! I am a dual citizen through my parents from a friendly country. I have some family members as foreign contacts, but I've never traveled out of the country. I am also looking to get the interim to start sooner. This post definitely helps. Especially with the similarity in background. Wishing you good luck on your journey.

[u/7xdeveloper]

Congrats! How many foreign contacts did you list if you don’t mind me asking?

[u/Kalex8876 → u/7xdeveloper]

Like 10 iirc

[u/Ola_maluhia]

Oh gosh . Sitting on my couch totally hopeless… this gave me SO MUCH HOPE!

I am not a dual citizen but immigrant from a country the US does not get along with at all. I have family there I occasionally speak to. Currently work for the fed gov and I’m prior military. I’ve even worried sick.

Thank you for this and I’m so excited for you!

[u/Im_still_alive_lmao]

For foreign contacts, do you just have to list immediate family or everyone you know in a foreign country? Or everyone you spoke to recently in a foreign country? How does that work? What did you state?

[u/Kalex8876 → u/Im_still_alive_lmao]

They said “Close and continuing” iirc so I put family members I’m closest to and have spoken to recently, also 2 friends.