Currently doing my clearance for the FAA for a dream job. It’s a secret tier 3 role, been married for over 5 years, wife and I lived abroad in 2 different European/Euro-Asian countries before (during covid times).
Non-US citizen wife is here in the US with me as immigration paperwork is still pending, she’s still under a legal presence in the eyes of USCIS as she never got into any unlawful presence status. Father is undocumented and still in talks with a lawyer to fix his issues, even though I have limited weekly conversations with him.
As far as foreign contacts we lost all contact to who we considered as normal friends who were abroad. And my 2 half siblings who are non citizens abroad are extremely estranged. Wife has friends that I dont think are illegal but im not sure, maybe DACA. We had lots of foreign travel during covid times as well. We missed filing US taxes when we we’re abroad, didn’t owe anything but a genuine oopsy on us.
With these red flags any bad chance that I get denied?
Well none of that sounds automatically disqualifying. The main issues I see
- Did you file those taxes later on? Are you in good standing now? If not, then you need to file them and pay whatever penalty for late filing and get in good standing FAST!
- If the investigator tries to contact those family members who are foreign nationals. and you don’t have their current contact info, you may be in for a VERY LONG investigation.
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There a few things that need to be considered. What Euro-Asian country did you reside in? Although, you may not be in contact with anyone you considered normal friends presently, the case papers ask if you have had close and continuing contact in the past 7 years. If it was during COVID, that would be in the past 7 years. What country does your wife and father hold citizenship with? You are required to list document numbers on the case papers for all foreign born relatives. Based on all of the information provided, it is likely you will have an interview with an investigator, Investigators do not routinely contact foreign family members. This is rare. If you had close and continuing contact with people from the foreign country where you resided, you should be prepared to provide as much information as possible about them. I am not an adjudicator, so I can not tell you if you will get denied. I can tell you that these are pretty regular cases.
Netherlands and Turkey were the countries. Wife is from Nicaragua and father is from Turkey. I’m just worried and stressing about the process since its a job I really want and basically went to school for.
So for close and continuing i guess within the past 7 years people that fit the matrix of “I’d invite them to my wedding” fit well enough? And do i have to include my wifes close and continuing contacts too even if I have no communication/connection?
TIA everyone!
Yeah we did file the taxes and we owe 0 because of foreign tax credit and what not from living abroad. I dont believe we received a penalty for late payment. Will double check on that.
I have to ask family for those addresses and phone numbers because I really don’t speak to them or their language lol. I don’t think they’ll say anything bad at least.
Btw for the foreign contact section. Do i need to put down my wifes close friends? It confuses me a little about what is defined as a foreign contact. Since my wife has foreign friends, and we used to have foreign friends abroad. Apparently, a method is “would you invite this person to your wedding”
If you do not, and have not had close and continuing contact in the past 7 years, especially due to language barrier, you would not list these people as foreign contacts. Be very literal with the questions on the SF86. Question ask if “you” have had any foreign contacts.You do not need to list your wife’s foreign contacts if you do not have contact with them. With that being said, pay attention to the questions that do include your wife, such as foreign property, foreign benefits, etc. Many times foreign sponsorship is overlooked with an individual sponsors their spouse to come into the US. The taxes do not seem to be a big issue because you are not delinquent. However, if you failed to file, you will have to respond accordingly on the SF86.
Living abroad we did have foreign bank accounts which are closed now, but nothing other than that. Already put down the sponsorship stuff. We met foreign people for religious things at a place of worship abroad but I don’t believe those constitute of a foreign contact considering i know nothing about them other than their first name.