# A Year and No Interview

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/a-year-and-no-interview/9380>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [December 8, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/a-year-and-no-interview/9380 "2019-12-08T12:07:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![carrefleur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@carrefleur](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/carrefleur)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/a-year-and-no-interview/9380/1 "2019-12-08T12:07:18Z")

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Hi! I was formerly an undergraduate intern and did, honestly, pretty stellar work as one in roles that required TS/SCI. I received a government scholarship (from the agency I was and will hopefully again be working for) which sent me abroad, so clearance expired. SF-86 round 2, from January of this year, included some dumb clerical errors and unintentional omissions that were my fault, all of which I corrected promptly on my own when I realized them.

It’s been nearly one full year since I submitted my forms; I’ve heard absolutely nothing from anyone. No references contacted, interviews, credit pulls, etc. Am I wrong in thinking that this seems concerning? I still send in regular updates as I move around jobs/underpaid internships. (I’m right out of undergrad–a pretty perverse side effect of this is that the a lot of the places I have applied to outside the IC are familiar with how these agencies work, and seeing my scholarship + internships on my resume, they can piece together that I might just to run as soon as I get my clearance, making it noticeably more difficult to even get callbacks.)

TL;DR It’s been almost 12 full months and nothing has visibly moved on my SF-86. From what I can tell via these forums, this relatively uncommon (correct me if I’m wrong)–anyone ever have a similar delay and end up getting processed pretty quickly after things _did_ start moving? I feel like this is just the prelude to something absurd, where I’ll end up waiting 12 months for a poly and 16 for adjudication. Am I overreacting?

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**Author:** ![EdFarmerIII](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/edfarmeriii/32/122_2.png) [@EdFarmerIII](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/EdFarmerIII)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/a-year-and-no-interview/9380/2 "2019-12-09T15:10:40Z")

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Interviews are not always required . . . No one can tell you what’s going on but nothing that you have outlined is that unusual. A lot of it depends on the agency and the job you are being considered for.

Always take time to make sure that your SF-86 is correct before submitting. “Dumb clerical errors and unintentional omissions” don’t make you look good.