SF86: Where Have You Lived

SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
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Who should I list as a reference for an AirBnB apartment at which I stayed for 2 weeks in between permanent residences?

It is my understanding that I do in fact need to list this Airbnb under Section 11 - Where You Have Lived because, although I lived there for under 90 days, I did not have another permanent residence at this time.

During the two weeks, I did not meet any neighbors or have any visitors. I was completing an internship and it is unlikely that any co-workers would be able to verify the Airbnb location, although they may recall that I was staying at an Airbnb. I never met the Airbnb host in person and only communicated with them through the Airbnb messaging app (I received the apartment key through a locked box). If needed, I would be able to provide an investigator with the Airbnb record of the stay and record of my messages with the host. Thank you.

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Possibly list someone who knew you rented that apartment. I had to list a friend who knew of my overseas apartment, even though he never physically saw the place.

Also, your FSO would be the best person to clarify this.

3

It is pointless to list a residence of two weeks. It will do nothing but make your SF-86 look like a jumbled mess.

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4

You don’t have to list that.

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5

Thank you for your reply.

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6

Thank you for your reply. However, it’s my understanding that my residence during the previous 10 years must be accounted for without breaks. Leaving out this residence would create a 2 week break. Am I misunderstanding the SF 86 instructions?

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You are misunderstanding the instructions. The two week temporary BnB is not reportable.

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8

There is a reason the SF-86 only asks for Month/Year to Month/Year and not exact dates.

9

Thank you for the clarification. Not including temporary Airbnb stays would create a situation in which my listed residences are in a different city/state than my listed employment for a summer internship. Is that a problem or just something that I would have the opportunity to explain during an interview? Thank you.

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In that case, list the residences to keep consistency.

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11

If you were on a two-week vacay in a hotel you would not report! So don’t.

12

Thank you for your reply. I did not have another permanent residence at the time I was staying there though.

14

yes - they would be listed as landowner in the relationship section.

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15

Makes sense, thank you for your reply!

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I put in to renew my SCI then took 136 days of PDMRA and terminal leave. I spent it traveling the country. I stayed with friends, relatives, in hotels, and even airports. When I was done I had my interview and was asked where I had been living since I filled out the paperwork overseas. I had a chronological list of where I stayed every single day of those 136 days. A few of those days I was even in Canada. He basically said I had just done his job for him. Overkill? Maybe. But if a gap is questioned and you don’t know the answer, beware. Had a co-worker who left a month out in her paperwork and said she spent it living with her boyfriend. She neglected to say her boyfriend lived in Saudi Arabia. No chicken dinner for her.