Initial & Upgraded Clearances

Getting employees to work.

People who have never held a clearance or whose clearance eligibility has previously expired (typically new hires or those with clearances inactive for over two years) need an initial clearance. People who require a higher level of clearance than they currently hold, such as an upgrade from secret to top secret, need an upgraded clearance.

Clearance Paperwork

Proper processing of clearance materials ensures lower rejection rates and gets employees to their work locations faster. Employees will need to complete their clearance paperwork to be submitted to the federal government.

  • Employee will complete the SF86 via NBIS eAPP.
  • Employee will print an archival copy for their records.

Proof of Citizenship (Initial Clearances Only)

Certified proof of citizenship is required before security paperwork can be submitted to the government for processing (see examples of acceptable proof of citizenship below).

  • The subject will contact their FSO to have their citizenship verified and have the citizenship verification form filled out.
  • If the subject is not near their FSO, they can have their citizenship verified by a notary.

For assistance call SAIC Security Services: 866-955-7242 (Option 5)

Examples of acceptable proof of citizenship documentation:

  • Certified Birth Certificate
  • United States Passport, current or expired
  • Certificate of Naturalization
  • Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or its predecessor organization
  • Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America
  • Record of Military Processing-Armed Forces of the United States (DD Form 1966), provided it reflects U.S. citizenship
  • U.S. Passport Card issued by the U.S. Department of State, current or expired

Fingerprints

  • Employees will need to have their fingerprints done through Fieldprint.
  • The employee will receive an email from PERSEC-DOD with instructions on how to contact Fieldprint and have their fingerprints completed.
  • The SF-86 cannot be submitted until fingerprints have been completed.