@lmikelowrey @littleroundbob @TopSecret Congratulations!
@TopSecret are you with IC? Thanks.
Yes, that is correct. It was very long process as it took more than 2 years for everything to complete. I see that many people that have been waiting for a long time are finally getting the good news.
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@TopSecret it sure would be heaven for some of that good news to head my way. 
I’m IC as well for a fed position and life is on hold until adjudication is complete. Not been in adjudication as long as you though so I’m hoping it won’t be a 13+ month wait for just the adjudication part. Feels like I’ve been forgotten about.
@TopSecret Congrats!! I knew you have been waiting quite a long time. I’m a few weeks away from approaching 13 months in adjudication so I hope I hear in the next month! You and I were some of the few people on here that have been waiting since 2015.
Submitted E-QIP August 2015, so mine was two years as well for Secret.
Thank you! I remember seeing a few others with 2015 timeline, not many though. Most are in IC field and have been stuck in adjudication. There was one that was still waiting for the investigation, which is weird how long it’s taking.
For all those that saw around a year of adjudication time, was it for an initial or periodic?
It’s hard to believe that the system would be so slow as to need an entire year for adjudication for a new hire.
Initial for ts. I’ve been in adjudication for 12months
Are these long adjudication wait times for contractor positions?
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Coming up fast on the two year mark. All these approvals have me super anxious and incredibly bummed out. My timeline as an IC Contractor.
09/15 - eQIP Submitted
06/16 - Meeting w/ Investigator
10/16 - Investigation Closed
11/16 - Interim TS Granted
01/17 - Adjudication closed & RSI Opened
I’ve had my FSO attempt to get a status of the RSI and only update is no update. I switched careers to pursue my dream and it’s been anything but that so far. The unclassed work opportunities at my place of employment are less than exciting; regardless of that fact it’s like i’ve been cursed by management to get the absolute worst of the worst opportunities. If I knew it would take this long and be like this I never would have done it.
I am IC non-contractor for initial clearance. Been in adjudication for about 13 months. Very cool to see that someone with a similar timeline finish. Congratulations @TopSecret!
@ffffffffff @TopSecret
I’m hoping these IC non-contractor adjudication timelines aren’t with the same agency I’m waiting for. I had to manually complete my SF86 (not electronically).
I have a feeling they are… I also filled mine out manually. Coming up on 13 months Adjudication. Is there a Private Message feature on this site?
I was looking for a PM feature too and couldn’t find one.
My advice would be not to get your hopes up. I got a lot of very bad advice from my government points of contact like “adjudication tends to take 2-6 months.” But they did give me one piece of good advice, “pretend this is not happening.” Don’t let it affect or consume your life or decisions whenever you can avoid it or you will torment yourself. I’ve done it many times, and my life and career would have been a lot easier and better for me if I had learned that lesson earlier. Assume it will take much much longer than is reasonable. Assume it might never happen. Don’t spend TOO much time looking for hope on the issue on sites like this.
Just my two cents.
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That is great TS! Did they give flexible start day options? Can you ask for higher pay then in the first offer?
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How were you notified that you’ve received a final determination, i.e. clearance granted? Email, phone, or snail mail?
If i am interpreting you correctly and what others note are the same sponsor as yours, this bodes ill, I did not think adjudication was a year+ process. I thought it was basically the last stretch. Very upsetting.
Every couple of months I’ll put my timeline in here. If anything I hope to give some realistic Expectation Management…
T5 for an IC contract position.
March 2016 - Applied
April 2016 - Job Interview
April 2016 - Hand written SF86 submitted and initiated
June 2016 - Full Scope Poly
November 2016 - Saw a credit pull
May 2017 - Flew back out for my Personal Security Interview and had the distinct impression my packet had been lost somewhere. Expensive plane ticket for an hour and a half interview. Fortunately the company paid for it.
Oh and I currently have an active DoD TS-SCI in my current contractor job in case anyone is wondering if it speeds things along - it does not.
Radio Silence again. No references interviewed yet.
After submitting my SOR the adjudicator called me and told me they would be granting my clearance, call came from CA. Within a day the FSO from the hiring company called me/emailed me and told me it was reflected in JPAS.