How to Get a Secret Clearance in Georgia
- 1). Fill out and submit the Questionnaire for National Security Positions. This form is available online from the Office of Personnel Management. Provide proof of your U.S. citizenship.
- 2). Use friends or acquaintances for your references asked for on the questionnaire. Inform these people that they may receive calls asking for information about you. These people do not need to reside in Georgia specifically, but U.S. residence is preferred.
- 3). Submit to any further components of the process, such as fingerprinting, polygraph tests or personal interviews. If these elements are needed, you will be contacted by an investigator.
- 4). Wait. The Defense Security Service conducts background checks on anyone applying for a security clearance. The background checks, combined with the questionnaire processing time and the interviews with friends and acquaintances, can take anywhere from three months to a year.
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