Great forum. I'm currently awaiting the results for my clearance with an intel agency. I know it would be a big hassle to travel overseas after I get my clearance and start work. I was wondering if it would affect my employment offer or the granting of my clearance if I were to go overseas for a few weeks to visit friends and family and to travel.

-The investigator finished his investigation 3 weeks ago. He said it 'should be ok' but didnt sound to sure.

-I called the security office of the agency I want to work at. They took my name and the dates I will be gone and said it 'should be ok' and I should 'do what I have to do'  since my clearance had not gone to adjudication yet and I wasent 'theirs' yet. (yikes!) But again he didnt sound like he was 100% sure.

My question is, would it jepordize my clearance and employment offer if I were to leave? I will be gone for 3 weeks in april. I hear that clearances take 6 months or more and considering the investigator just finished his investigation a few weeks I ago I figure I should be ok and not miss any kind of call to come in for a drug test or a polygrapgh or even a start date.

No one seems to know! Please help!

Unless you have a TS/SCI - you do not have prenotification requirements. However, I would as a courtesy tell people where you're off to..

I would advise against foreign travel.  Agency will have to re-investigate foreign travel if new foreign contacts surface.  Also...depending on country visited the agency might re-polygraph.  Agency will always allow you do to what you need to, however, any foreign travel almost guarantee's a longer clearance process.