>From what I understand, its being a foreign national that precludes you from
getting a clearance. However I've had potential employers say that my
Canadian citizenship may not matter for a clearance. Also, I know quite a
few naturalized (foreign born) US citizens who have current clearances.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:20 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Question about Security Clearance
>
>
> To get a clearance you must be hired into a job which
> requires one - only then can your employer apply for your
> clearance. The employer must then subsidize you until the
> clearance is obtained. (Not a lot of these around)
>
> Catch-22 situation. If you are not employed in a security
> job, then you cannot
> get a clearance.
> The alternative is to join the national guard, get a security
> billet, and they will do the grunt work for you. Once it is
> obtained, then you can apply for the jobs that have a
> security clearance as a prerequisite.
>
> Secret clearances are usually an agency check for convictions
> you have not reported on your application.
>
> Top Secret, requires individual investigation and can take up
> to two years these days.
>
> If you are foreign born, you can almost forget the idea of
> getting one.
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marwan Saidi
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 3:56 PM
> Subject: Question about Security Clearance
>
>
> Curious about this... how does one go about getting a
> clearance, if necessary?
>
> More specifically, what would preclude one from getting a clearance?
>
> Tim?
>
>
>
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