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If I have an Egyptian ID but no passport does that make me a citizen?
Also, if it does does that mean I can’t get security clearance or what
should I do?
Regarding Egyptian Citizenship, this falls under two categories
1) Citizenship by birth.
2) Citizenship after birth. Who is Eligible to Obtain an Egyptian Passport? Egyptian passports are usually issued to Egyptian citizens for a period
of seven years. To apply for a passport,either an Egyptian National ID
card is required, or a computerized birth certificate for those below
the age of 16. Students must furnish evidence of enrollment at the time
of application. Some categories of applicants, mainly first-time
applicants who are not students or pensioners, are required to pay a
guarantee at the time of application. Applicants with a history of
frequent travel are exempted from this requirement.
Where Are Egyptian Passports Issued From? All Egyptian passports are issued from the Ministry of Interior's Travel
Documents, Immigration and Nationality Administration (TDINA) bureaus
or from an Egyptian Consulate abroad. The new MRP is currently issued in
Egypt only and Egyptian embassies and consulates overseas may only
receive applications and return passports to applicants, but cannot
print machine-readable documents, and can only issue handwritten
emergency passports if required.
For Further Assistance to Obtain an Egyptian Passport, Please Contact The Embassy of Egypt Consular Services:http://www.egyptembassy.net/consular-services/
Question 2: If I have an Egyptian ID, does does that mean I can’t get security clearance, or what
should I do?
Contact your Area Security Officer for the best guidance.
Regarding U.S. Security Clearances...
...You're granted a security clearance when your position requires access to specific information and material.
FYI, having an ID Card, or Dual-Citizenship, may or may not prevent a person from being granted a security clearance. Check with your Area Security Officer, for the most, current, applicable information.
How Do I Obtain a U.S. Security Clearance: 1) Be in a Position that requires having a Security Clearance 2) Be a U.S. Citizen
2) Renounce Citizenship from Country, other than U.S.; when applicable
3) Dual-Citizenship may, or may not impact you being granted a security clearance
4) Check with your Area Security Officer to find out what the process is at their location
I hope this answered your questions. If not, reword your questions, and resubmit, and I'll do my best to answer them.
A couple of years ago, I took a few
shots of HGH, but stopped. I haven't taken any since then, but forgot to
list this on my SF-86; will this come back to haunt me?
It may.It all depends on what organization you’re
attempting to get a job at. There are organizations that have
automatic and presumptive disqualifiers that will prevent you from being hired;
and others that won’t. No one is perfect, and everything in our past
is considered regarding employment suitability and security clearances.This is considered the Whole Person Concept. And it shall be far easier to apply and work
at organizations with past drug use waivers; over other organizations with Zero
Drug Policies and other similar explicit auto-disqualifiers.
How many categories does taking HGH
without a Doctor’s prescription falls under? Two.Drug Use and Personal Conduct.
What’s the best standing guidance to
follow when being submitted for a background investigation? Be accurate, honest, and upfront with
all information you provide on your background investigation paperwork. Because
it all gets checked and verified, and thankfully, there are multiple
opportunities to provide information we forget to list on our original paperwork.
Getting
back to HGH, what is it; what’s its most common form of synthesis; and how can it
be legally obtained? HGH is Human Growth Hormone. The body naturally produces growth hormone
(HGH) in the pituitary gland, and, as its name implies, it is responsible for
cell growth and regeneration.
What is the common form of current
HGH synthesis known as? Somatropin How can a person legally obtain
Somatropin? Only through a doctor’s prescription
Are there any court cases that cover
past HGH use impacting a person’s clearance?
29 May 2009 Court Case - ISCR Case No. 08-07998, Dated 05/29/2009 http://www.dod.mil/dodgc/doha/industrial/08-07998.h1.pdf This Court Case is about an Applicant's
Security Clearance beings denied because security concern could not be
mitigated arising from Personal Conduct; In Regards To (IRT) their past drug
use (Steroid); they failed to disclose this on their SF-86.
* Everyone’s own experience and
circumstances, may or may not be similar, and may or not impact the organization
or position you’re applying for. Always
check with the organization’s Human Resources and Security Office personnel for
their own respective rules, regulations, and policies regarding automatic and
presumptive disqualifiers.
Will taking HGH impact a person’s suitability or security
clearance?
This depending on a couple of factors:
1. Did you obtain HGH through a doctor’s prescription or
not?
2. How does the organization you work for, or plan to apply
to, handle and treat drug involvement and personal conduct?
oZero Tolerance Policy Some
organizations like the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have a Zero Drug Policy
for its Employees
oAutomatic or Presumptive Disqualifier Some organizations have policies that
prohibit hiring anyone with a drug felony conviction
oWaiver Some organizations like the U.S. Army,
may provide a waiver for past drug use
3. Where are you in the background investigation process?
oYou’re getting ready to submit paperwork
oYou’ve already submitted all of your paperwork
oYou’ve already received your Personal Security Interview
(PSI)
oYour background investigation was already Adjudicated
FYI – Two things:
1. You can always volunteer information that impacts your employment
suitability or security clearance up until your investigation is
adjudicated.Waiting
until after the Adjudicator contacts you to qualify discrepancies impacting
your suitability or clearance is the most challenging way to get hired.
2. An organization can’t hire and bring you onboard until
after all discrepancies impacting your suitability or security clearance have
been addressed and resolved.
The organization may or may not let you address and resolve all discrepancies.
If you are given the opportunity to address and resolve yours; go for it, and
comply with all guidance and directions provided to you.
4. Have you participated, or shall participate in
Urinalysis?
oOrganizations can and do test for steroids
oAlways identify on appropriate paperwork everything you’ve
eaten, drank, or injected prior to participating in urinalysis; and be able to
go back 28 Days, as some substances continue to be identified during urinalysis
testing.
FYI - All
test results are recorded, referenced, and compared with future urinalysis
tests
5. What should a person do if they’ve taken HGH and are
being initiated for a background investigation? Before
being initiated When you can remember full details List how many times HGH was taken, and include the most recent use (last time
you used HGH)
When you can’t remember every detail Estimate when was the last time you used
HGH, and estimate how many times it was used
After your background investigation
is initiated Inform the Security Office or Human
Recourse Personnel as soon as possible you have to update your background
investigation and OF-306 Form, because you remembered information that should
be included.
Before or during your Personal Security Interview (PSI) Inform the person assigned to interview
you, of information you remembered that should be included in your background
investigation.
Prior to Adjudication
Submit a Memorandum for The Record (MFR) to the Adjudicator, via your
designated HR or Security Point of Contact. This
is your signed, written statement explaining all facts and circumstances that help
you address and resolve all discrepancies impacting your employment suitability
or security clearance. You may include all supportive documentation that you
believe may help you.
If the Adjudicator assigned to your case, contacts youabout all discrepancies
impacting your suitability or security clearance This is your final opportunity to address and resolve all discrepancies
impacting your employment suitability or security clearance.Same as
above, you provide a signed, written statement explaining all facts and
circumstances that help you address and resolve all discrepancies impacting
your employment suitability or security clearance. You may include all
supportive documentation that you believe may help you.
Additional Option
Withdraw your Application
Withdrawing my Application; that’s crazy talk!?!
When a Background Investigation gets cancelled, there is no reason to adjudicate
it anymore. But by no means is this a get out of jail free card.If the investigation has been closed, it’s
still valid for two years. This means,
any organization has two years to review and adjudicate the investigation, and you’ll still have to provide a signed,
written statement explaining all facts and circumstances that help you address
and resolve all discrepancies impacting your employment suitability or security
clearance. You may include all supportive documentation that you believe may
help you.
Of course, to save you the greatest hassle
and delay, just be accurate, honest and upfront with all the information you
report on your background investigation paperwork because this is the fastest
way to determine you are suitable to work at the organization you’ve applied
for, and for the Assigned Adjudicator to have everything they need to mitigate
your discrepancies impacting hiring and bringing you on board; when this is
possible.