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Nov 4th, 2005 at 2:52am
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Question for anyone who is currently waiting for a security clearance:

Have you guys been waiting a long time for your clearance?

I received my COE 9 months ago; and passed my poly, completed my BI, and went into adjudication nearly 6 months ago, and still haven't heard back.

I was initially told the whole process would take 4-6 months, then around six months I was told the whole process would take 6-9 months.  Then I was told the adjudication phase would take between 4-6 months.  And now that I am passed the 9-month total time and 6-month time since I entered adjudication, I'm being told I could still wait 1-2 months!!!

Is anyone else having this experience?  Seems like whenever I approach a "deadline," the deadline, in a very vague way, gets extended...
  
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Reply #1 - Nov 4th, 2005 at 11:48pm
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cleared in less than 4 mo's.
  
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Reply #2 - Nov 4th, 2005 at 11:58pm
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Thanks for the info, monsterinthecorner.

Is that 4 months from the COE or 4 months since you went into adjudication?

I can't believe my file is taking so long...I'm a pretty boring person!!!
  
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Reply #3 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 12:08am
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4 months from poly appt.  my BI was fast-tracked for some reason.  it took 2 about weeks.  not sure when adjudication was started.  i always assumed the process would take 6 months to 1 yr.  i've heard average wait time (gov't wide) is about 18 months.  i think these investigators just tell you what you want to hear.  do you have a nice program officer?  keep calling them for updates.  it sucks to be a pest, but it gives you some peace of mind to hear your case is still active.  right?  hope things go well for you.
  
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Reply #4 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 12:21am
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wow, you're lucky.  I’m beginning to think my file fell behind a desk or something Wink

My BI seemed to have been fast tracked too--about 2 weeks.  I totally agree that the investigators just say what we want to hear to keep hope in us. 

Fortunately for me I have a very nice program officer, and I do make a point of calling her at least every 4 weeks.  I just feel a bit hopeless because being a squeaky wheel accomplishes nothing in this situation (in my opinion).

Oh well…here’s to waiting longer…
  
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Reply #5 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 12:52am
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My wait was one week from poly to BI, one week for the BI, then about 5 weeks for adjudication and approval.  As far as I can tell, everything is done by region, and my region (Mountain West) has the lowest number of applicants...
  
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Reply #6 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 1:29am
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hmmm...another interesting post.  I'm from Cali--not too sure where that ranks in terms of number of applicants.

But in any case, I find it interesting to hear about these two cases of relatively short waits.  Sure, 2 is hardly a large enough sample size to draw any conclusions, but it makes me wonder what is going on in my case.

Every time I call the agency, they assure me that my long wait is typical and that the agency is experiencing a backlog and long delays with all their applicants.  After these last couple posts, I guess that's not universally true...
  
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Reply #7 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 2:16am
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Readers,

This has to be a new record.  In over twenty years of government service,  I am amazed. 

When something is too good to be true, well, you know the rest.

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Reply #8 - Nov 5th, 2005 at 12:07pm
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About 9mo since my COE here.  BI concluded about 6 weeks ago.  Program Officer cited about 3-5 mo more of waiting.  Someone I met during the polygraph is experiencing a similar wait time.  While I don't know if this is typical or not, I am certainly not holding my breath any longer even though it remains my first choice of employment. -b
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