Why is US Citizenship typically required to be sponsored for a Security Clearance?
US Citizenship is typically required to be sponsored for a U.S. Security Clearance because US Citizens are significantly more likely to be approved for a U.S. Security Clearance. We are told that Job Seekers U.S. Citizenship increases an employers’ odds that if the employer pays thousands to tens of thousands of dollars to sponsor a candidate for a clearance that requires the candidate to pass an extensive background check that can take months or sometimes even 2 years to assess eligibility to access classified U.S. data that is paramount to the security of the nation, that they employer will increase their odds that the Government’s Background Investigators will allow that candidate to have access to classified information that could otherwise jeopardize the security of America. Recruiters also report that a candidate’s immediate family members are also typically required to be U.S. Citizens for a candidate to be eligible for most U.S. Clearances, for the U.S. Government’s purpose of
