British Expat Asks His Chances for Clearance
A British expatriate who once worked for the British Defence Ministry and now seeks cleared work as a contractor to the US Government asks what are his chances of acquiring a security clearance. Read here what respondents had to say.
Filed Under: Procedures, Career
Security clearances granted by the US Government can only be issued to US citizens—no exceptions. There is something called a Limited Access Authorization (LAA) that permits non-citizens access to classified defense information on a very limited basis, but it’s reserved for people with unique knowledge or skills. Some people at the forum where the question was originally posted seem to use the term “clearance” to include “Public Trust” positions that also require a Personnel Security Investigation before an applicant is accepted, but these are not security clearances.
Posted by on Nov 03, 2007 at 12:15AM