# Granted clearance today **URL:** \ **Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\ **Created:** [May 10, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534 "2018-05-10T20:24:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/1 "2018-05-10T20:24:15Z")
I just got my clearance today. I am so happy. It is a DoD Secret Clearance. ---
**Author:** ![lmikelowrey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/lmikelowrey/32/110_2.png) [@lmikelowrey](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/lmikelowrey)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/2 "2018-05-10T20:51:29Z")
That is great! Congratulations! Can you post a general timeline? When you submitted SF86, investigation, last time you heard from anyone… ---
**Author:** ![FKhan14va](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FKhan14va](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/FKhan14va)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/3 "2018-05-10T20:51:42Z")
How long was the wait? ---
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/5 "2018-05-10T21:43:34Z")
Around 6 months. … ---
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/6 "2018-05-10T21:46:23Z")
25th Nov 2017: Pre-processing - accepted offer Dec 2017: 6 References and 3 Previous employers were called and investigator personally met 5 of them in person and 1 of them was called . My Landlord got a call too from investigator. January 2018: Met with investigator and a Favorable CFD (Contractors Fitness Determination) was granted after met with investigator. Follow up interview Investigation completed: 27th Feb Clearance granted: 10th May ---
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/7 "2018-05-10T21:53:27Z")
Just wanted to tell you that I have foreign relatives and I am naturalized citizen but I disclosed everything in SF86. Never had any financial issues or drug problems or any criminal history. Have around 30k cresit card debt but never been late on payments. ---
**Author:** ![muldoon5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@muldoon5](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/muldoon5)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/8 "2018-05-10T22:14:23Z")
Can you post your start to finish timeline…congrats by the way. ---
**Author:** ![MOHUSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@MOHUSA](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/MOHUSA)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/9 "2018-05-10T22:58:28Z")
Congratulations. I wish that I will get mine soon as well. ---
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/10 "2018-05-10T23:51:34Z")
I just did. Please see my post on top. ---
**Author:** ![solarisrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@solarisrunner](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/solarisrunner)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/11 "2018-05-11T09:26:32Z")
Congrats. Still waiting on mine. Over three years now… ---
**Author:** ![muldoon5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@muldoon5](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/muldoon5)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/12 "2018-05-11T09:26:52Z")
sorry about that…I sawit after I posted…again congrats ---
**Author:** ![fortyseven05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/45deac/32.png) [@fortyseven05](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/fortyseven05)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/13 "2018-05-11T09:26:56Z")
Can I ask how you were contacted about it? I don’t know if I should be anxiously holding my breath for a phone call, USPS, FedEx or what. ---
**Author:** ![muldoon5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@muldoon5](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/muldoon5)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/14 "2018-05-11T16:07:47Z")
Your FSO will either call or email you the day he or she getts the “offical word”. Email has been the norm. ---
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/15 "2018-05-11T23:59:28Z")
I am deploying so I was given an official company letter stating that I was upgraded to level 2 (CAT II) which requires clearance. ---
**Author:** ![SY1218](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@SY1218](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/SY1218)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/16 "2018-05-18T00:03:38Z")
Did you get your interim secret clearance? ---
**Author:** ![khan007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@khan007](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/khan007)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/granted-clearance-today/3534/17 "2018-05-18T18:49:14Z")
No, Full clearance…