Sf-86 and statue of limitations

How many years back does a federal background criminal history check go?

How many years back does a federal background criminal history check go? All the way back.

The FBI fingerprint and name check capture your entire life history of arrests. However, if the rap sheet reflects older charges, for background investigations they only obtain the police reports and court dispositions for offenses going back 7 years for Tier 3 investigations and 10 years for Tier 5.

Will the government shut down affect my security clearance process?

Not yet. NBIB is funded but some records may not be available from reporting agencies that normally would be.

Hi, the NBIB has completed and submitted my report to the D.O.D. How do I contact them as to where I am in the process. They received my report in May 2019.