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The Standard Form 86, also known as SF-86, is a comprehensive questionnaire required by the U.S. Government for conducting background investigations to establish eligibility for military personnel, government employees, or contractors seeking a security clearance. The form, approved and revised by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in September 1995, plays a critical role in assessing an individual’s reliability, trustworthiness, and loyalty to the United States. For those seeking positions involving national security, completing SF-86 accurately and honestly is crucial for gaining clearance. Click the button below to learn more about filling out the Standard Form 86.

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The Standard Form 86, revised in September 1995 and approved under OMB No. 3206-0007, serves a critical role in the United States Government's process of conducting background investigations and reinvestigations for military personnel, applicants for, and incumbents of national security positions, including those employed by the government or working with government contractors, licensees, certificate holders, and grantees. Its primary purpose is to establish eligibility for required security clearances, using the information provided as a foundation for investigative measures into an individual's access to classified or special nuclear information or materials. Submission of this form, following a conditional offer of employment for roles necessitating a security clearance, is a voluntary step that, if neglected, may impede or delay the investigation process, consequently affecting employment or clearance outcomes. The form is backed by various executive orders, U.S. Code sections, and Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 731, 732, and 736, legitimizing the government's request for personal information. This detailed form encompasses a comprehensive range of questions aimed at ascertaining the reliability, trustworthiness, character, and loyalty to the United States of the individual in question. The process often includes a personal interview to allow clarification and updates to the provided information, which is crucial for the swift progression of the investigation. Organized into two main parts, the form requests detailed background information alongside inquiries into specific activities and characteristics relevant to national security concerns. Applicants are guided through the completion process with specific instructions to ensure accuracy and completeness, which, coupled with subsequent investigative efforts, informs the final determination regarding their security clearance eligibility.

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Standard Form 86	Form approved:
Revised September 1995	OMB No. 3206-0007
U.S. Office of Personnel Management	NSN 7540-00-634-4036
5 CFR Parts 731, 732, and 736	86-111

Questionnaire for National Security Positions

Follow instructions fully or we cannot process your form. Be sure to sign and date the certification statement on Page 9 and the release on Page 10. If you have any questions, call the office that gave you the form.

Purpose of this Form

The U.S. Government conducts background investigations and reinvestigations to establish that military personnel, applicants for or incumbents in national security positions, either employed by the Government or working for Government contractors, licensees, certificate holders, and grantees, are eligible for a required security clearance. Information from this form is used primarily as the basis for investigation for access to classified information or special nuclear information or material. Complete this form only after a conditional offer of employment has been made for a position requiring a security clearance.

Giving us the information we ask for is voluntary. However, we may not be able to complete your investigation, or complete it in a timely manner, if you don’t give us each item of information we request. This may affect your placement or security clearance prospects.

Authority to Request this Information

Depending upon the purpose of your investigation, the U.S. Government is authorized to ask for this information under Executive Orders 10450, 10865, 12333, and 12356; sections 3301 and 9101 of title 5, U.S. Code; sections 2165 and 2201 of title 42, U.S. Code; sections 781 to 887 of title 50, U.S. Code; and parts 5, 732, and 736 of Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.

Your Social Security number is needed to keep records accurate, because other people may have the same name and birth date. Executive Order 9397 also asks Federal agencies to use this number to help identify individuals in agency records.

The Investigative Process

Background investigations for national security positions are conducted to develop information to show whether you are reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and character, and loyal to the United States. The information that you provide on this form is confirmed during the investigation. Investigation may extend beyond the time covered by this form when necessary to resolve issues. Your current employer must be contacted as part of the investigation, even if you have previously indicated on applications or other forms that you do not want this.

In addition to the questions on this form, inquiry also is made about a person’s adherence to security requirements, honesty and integrity, vulnerability to exploitation or coercion, falsification, mis- representation, and any other behavior, activities, or associations that tend to show the person is not reliable, trustworthy, or loyal.

Your Personal Interview

Some investigations will include an interview with you as a normal part of the investigative process. This provides you the opportunity to update, clarify, and explain information on your form more completely, which often helps to complete your investigation faster. It is important that the interview be conducted as soon as possible after you are

contacted. Postponements will delay the processing of your investigation, and declining to be interviewed may result in your investigation being delayed or canceled.

You will be asked to bring identification with your picture on it, such as a valid State driver’s license, to the interview. There are other documents you may be asked to bring to verify your identity as well. These include documentation of any legal name change, Social Security card, and/or birth certificate.

You may also be asked to bring documents about information you provided on the form or other matters requiring specific attention. These matters include alien registration, delinquent loans or taxes, bankruptcy, judgments, liens, or other financial obligations, agreements involving child custody or support, alimony or property settlements, arrests, convictions, probation, and/or parole.

Organization of this Form

This form has two parts. Part 1 asks for background information, including where you have lived, gone to school, and worked. Part 2 asks about your activities and such matters as firings from a job, criminal history record, use of illegal drugs, and abuse of alcohol.

In answering all questions on this form, keep in mind that your answers are considered together with the information obtained in the investigation to reach an appropriate adjudication.

Instructions for Completing this Form

1.Follow the instructions given to you by the person who gave you the form and any other clarifying instructions furnished by that person to assist you in completion of the form. Find out how many copies of the form you are to turn in. You must sign and date, in black ink, the original and each copy you submit. You should retain a copy of the completed form for your records.

2.Type or legibly print your answers in black ink (if your form is not legible, it will not be accepted). You may also be asked to submit your form in an approved electronic format.

3.All questions on this form must be answered. If no response is necessary or applicable, indicate this on the form (for example, enter "None" or "N/A"). If you find that you cannot report an exact date, approximate or estimate the date to the best of your ability and indicate this by marking "APPROX." or "EST."

4.Any changes that you make to this form after you sign it must be initialed and dated by you. Under certain limited circumstances, agencies may modify the form consistent with your intent.

5.You must use the State codes (abbreviations) listed on the back of this page when you fill out this form. Do not abbreviate the names of cities or foreign countries.

6.The 5-digit postal ZIP codes are needed to speed the processing of your investigation. The office that provided the form will assist you in completing the ZIP codes.

7.All telephone numbers must include area codes.

8.All dates provided on this form must be in Month/Day/Year or Month/Year format. Use numbers (1-12) to indicate months. For example, June 8, 1978, should be shown as 6/8/78.

9.Whenever "City (Country)" is shown in an address block, also provide in that block the name of the country when the address is outside the United States.

10.If you need additional space to list your residences or employments/self-employments/unemployments or education, you should use a continuation sheet, SF 86A. If additional space is needed to answer other items, use a blank piece of paper. Each blank piece of paper you use must contain your name and Social Security Number at the top of the page.

Final Determination on Your Eligibility

Final determination on your eligibility for access to classified information is the responsibility of the Federal agency that requested your investigation. You may be provided the opportunity personally to explain, refute, or clarify any information before a final decision is made.

Penalties for Inaccurate or False Statements

The U.S. Criminal Code (title 18, section 1001) provides that knowingly falsifying or concealing a material fact is a felony which may result in fines of up to $10,000, and/or 5 years imprisonment, or both. In addition, Federal agencies generally fire, do not grant a security clearance, or disqualify individuals who have materially and deliberately falsified these forms, and this remains a part of the permanent record for future placements. Because the position for which you are being considered is a sensitive one, your trustworthiness is a very important consideration in deciding your eligibility for a security clearance.

Your prospects of placement or security clearance are better if you answer all questions truthfully and completely. You will have adequate opportunity to explain any information you give us on the form and to make your comments part of the record.

Disclosure of Information

The information you give us is for the purpose of investigating you for a national security position; we will protect it from unauthorized disclosure. The collection, maintenance, and disclosure of background investigative information is governed by the Privacy Act. The agency which requested the investigation and the agency which conducted the investigation have published notices in the Federal Register describing the systems of records in which your records will be maintained. You may obtain copies of the relevant notices from the person who gave you this form. The information on this form, and information we collect during an investigation may be disclosed without your consent as permitted by the Privacy Act (5 USC 552a(b)) and as follows:

PRIVACY ACT ROUTINE USES

1.To the Department of Justice when: (a) the agency or any component thereof; or

(b) any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or (c) any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee; or (d) the United States Government, is a party to litigation or has interest in such litigation, and by careful review, the agency determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and the use of such records by the Department of Justice is therefore deemed by the agency to be for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which the agency collected the records.

2.To a court or adjudicative body in a proceeding when: (a) the agency or any component thereof; or (b) any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or (c) any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the Department of Justice has agreed to represent the employee; or (d) the United States Government, is a party to litigation or has interest in such litigation, and by careful review, the agency determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation and the use of such records is therefore deemed by the agency to be for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose for which the agency collected the records.

3.Except as noted in Question 24, when a record on its face, or in conjunction with other records, indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute, particular program statute, regulation, rule, or order issued pursuant thereto, the relevant records may be disclosed to the appropriate Federal, foreign, State, local, tribal, or other public authority responsible for enforcing, investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation, or order.

4.To any source or potential source from which information is requested in the course of an investigation concerning the hiring or retention of an employee or other personnel action, or the issuing or retention of a security clearance, contract, grant, license, or other benefit, to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the nature and purpose of the investigation, and to identify the type of information requested.

5.To a Federal, State, local, foreign, tribal, or other public authority the fact that this system of records contains information relevant to the retention of an employee, or the retention of a security clearance, contract, license, grant, or other benefit. The other agency or licensing organization may then make a request supported by written consent of the individual for the entire record if it so chooses. No disclosure will be made unless the information has been determined to be sufficiently reliable to support a referral to another office within the agency or to another Federal agency for criminal, civil, administrative, personnel, or regulatory action.

6.To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, or volunteers when necessary to perform a function or service related to this record for which they have been engaged. Such recipients shall be required to comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.

7.To the news media or the general public, factual information the disclosure of which would be in the public interest and which would not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

8.To a Federal, State, or local agency, or other appropriate entities or individuals, or through established liaison channels to selected foreign governments, in order to enable an intelligence agency to carry out its responsibilities under the National Security Act of 1947 as amended, the CIA Act of 1949 as amended, Executive Order 12333 or any successor order, applicable national security directives, or classified implementing procedures approved by the Attorney General and promulgated pursuant to such statutes, orders or directives.

9.To a Member of Congress or to a Congressional staff member in response to an inquiry of the Congressional office made at the written request of the constituent about whom the record is maintained.

10.To the National Archives and Records Administration for records management inspections conducted under 44 USC 2904 and 2906.

11.To the Office of Management and Budget when necessary to the review of private relief legislation.

STATE CODES (ABBREVIATIONS)

Alabama	AL	Hawaii	HI	Massachusetts	MA	New Mexico	NM	South Dakota	SD
Alaska	AK	Idaho	ID	Michigan	MI	New York	NY	Tennessee	TN
Arizona	AZ	Illinois	IL	Minnesota	MN	North Carolina	NC	Texas	TX
Arkansas	AR	Indiana	IN	Mississippi	MS	North Dakota	ND	Utah	UT
California	CA	Iowa	IA	Missouri	MO	Ohio	OH	Vermont	VT
Colorado	CO	Kansas	KS	Montana	MT	Oklahoma	OK	Virginia	VA
Connecticut	CT	Kentucky	KY	Nebraska	NE	Oregon	OR	Washington	WA
Delaware	DE	Louisiana	LA	Nevada	NV	Pennsylvania	PA	West Virginia	WV
Florida	FL	Maine	ME	New Hampshire	NH	Rhode Island	RI	Wisconsin	WI
Georgia	GA	Maryland	MD	New Jersey	NJ	South Carolina	SC	Wyoming	WY
American Samoa	AS	Dist. of Columbia	DC	Guam	GU	Northern Marianas	CM	Puerto Rico	PR
Trust Territory	TT	Virgin Islands	VI

PUBLIC BURDEN INFORMATION

Public burden reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 90 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Reports and Forms Management Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, N.W., Room CHP-500, Washington, D.C. 20415. Do not send your completed form to this address.

Standard Form 86 (EG)		QUESTIONNAIRE FOR		Form approved:
Revised September 1995		QUESTIONNAIRE FOR		OMB No. 3206-0007
U.S. Office of Personnel Management		NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS		NSN 7540-00-634-4036
5 CFR Parts 731, 732, and 736				86-111
Part 1	Investigating Agency Use Only		Codes	Case Number

Agency Use Only (Complete items A through P using instructions provided by the Investigating agency).

A Type of

B Extra

C Sensitivity

D Access

E Nature of

F Date of

Month

Day

Year

Investi-

Coverage

Level

Action

gation

Code

G Geographic

H Position

I Position

Location

Code

Title

Location

None

Other Address

ZIP Code

K of Official

SON

Personnel

NPRC

Folder

At SON

M Location

None

Other Address

ZIP Code

SOI

of Security

At SOI

Folder

NPI

N OPAC-ALC

O Accounting Data and/or

Number

Agency Case Number

P Requesting

Name and Title

Signature

Telephone Number

Date

Official

(

)

Persons completing this form should begin with the questions below.

FULL

If you have only initials in your name, use them and state (IO).

If you are a "Jr.," "Sr.," "II," etc., enter this in the

DATE OF

NAME

If you have no middle name, enter "NMN".

box after your middle name.

BIRTH

Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

Jr., II, etc.

Month

Day

Year

3PLACE OF BIRTH - Use the two letter code for the State.

City	County	State	Country (if not in the United States)
City	County	State	Country (if not in the United States)

4SOCIAL SECURITY

5OTHER NAMES USED

Give other names you used and the period of time you used them (for example: your maiden name, name(s) by a former marriage, former name(s), alias(es), or nickname(s)). If the other name is your maiden name, put "nee" in front of it.

Name

Month/Year

Name

Month/Year

Name

Month/Year

Name

Month/Year

OTHER

Height (feet and inches)

Weight (pounds)

Hair Color

Eye Color

Sex (Mark one box)

IDENTIFYING

Female

Male

INFORMATION

TELEPHONE

Work (Include Area Code and extension)

Home (Include Area Code)

Day

(

)

Day

(

)

NUMBERS

Night

CITIZENSHIP

I am a U.S. citizen or national by birth in the U.S. or U.S. territory/possession. (Answer

Your Mother’s Maiden Name

items b and d)

Mark the box at the right that

reflects your current citizenship

I am a U.S. citizen, but I was NOT born in the U.S. (Answer items b, c and d)

status, and follow its instructions.

I am not a U.S. citizen. (Answer items b and e)

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP

If you are a U.S. citizen, but were not born in the U.S., provide information about one or more of the following proofs of your citizenship.

Naturalization Certificate (Where were you naturalized?)

Court

City

State

Certificate Number

Month/Day/Year Issued

Citizenship Certificate (Where was the certificate issued?)

City

State

Certificate Number

Month/Day/Year Issued

State Department Form 240 - Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States

Give the date the form was

Month/Day/Year

Explanation

prepared and give an explanation

if needed.

U.S. Passport

This may be either a current or previous U.S. Passport.

Passport Number

Month/Day/Year Issued

d	DUAL CITIZENSHIP	If you are (or were) a dual citizen of the United States and another country,
	DUAL CITIZENSHIP
		provide the name of that country in the space to the right.

Country

e ALIEN If you are an alien, provide the following information:

	Place You	City	State	Date You Entered U.S.			Alien Registration Number	Country(ies) of Citizenship
	Place You			Month	Day	Year
	Entered the
	United States:

Exception to SF85, SF85P, SF85P-S, SF86, and SF86A approved by GSA September, 1995.								Page 1

Designed using Perform Pro, WHS/DIOR, Sep 95

9WHERE YOU HAVE LIVED

List the places where you have lived, beginning with the most recent (#1) and working back 7 years. All periods must be accounted for in your list. Be sure to indicate the actual physical location of your residence: do not use a post office box as an address, do not list a permanent address when you were actually living at a school address, etc. Be sure to specify your location as closely as possible: for example, do not list only your base or ship, list your barracks number or home port. You may omit temporary military duty locations under 90 days (list your permanent address instead), and you should use your APO/FPO address if you lived overseas.

For any address in the last 5 years, list a person who knew you at that address, and who preferably still lives in that area (do not list people for residences completely outside this 5-year period, and do not list your spouse, former spouses, or other relatives). Also for addresses in the last five years, if the address is "General Delivery," a Rural or Star Route, or may be difficult to locate, provide directions for locating the residence on an attached continuation sheet.

Month/Year

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Present

Name of Person Who Knows You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone

Number

(

)

Month/Year

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Name of Person Who Knew You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone

Number

(

)

Month/Year

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Name of Person Who Knew You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone

Number

(

)

Month/Year

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Name of Person Who Knew You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone

Number

(

)

Month/Year

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Name of Person Who Knew You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone

Number

(

)

10WHERE YOU WENT TO SCHOOL

List the schools you have attended, beyond Junior High School, beginning with the most recent (#1) and working back 7 years. List College or University degrees and the dates they were received. If all of your education occurred more than 7 years ago, list your most recent education beyond high school, no matter when that education occurred.

Use one of the following codes in the "Code" block:

1 - High School

2 - College/University/Military College

3 - Vocational/Technical/Trade School

For schools you attended in the past 3 years, list a person who knew you at school (an instructor, student, etc.). Do not list people for education completely outside this 3-year period.

For correspondence schools and extension classes, provide the address where the records are maintained.

Month/Year

Code

Name of School

Degree/Diploma/Other

Month/Year Awarded

Street Address and City (Country) of

School

State

ZIP Code

Name of Person Who Knew You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP

Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Code

Name of School

Degree/Diploma/Other

Month/Year Awarded

Street Address and City (Country) of School

State

ZIP Code

Name of Person Who Knew You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP

Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Code

Name of School

Degree/Diploma/Other

Month/Year Awarded

Street Address and City (Country) of

School

State

ZIP Code

Name of Person Who Knew You

Street Address

Apt. #

City (Country)

State

ZIP

Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Enter your Social Security Number before going to the next page

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YOUR EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES

List your employment activities, beginning with the present (#1) and working back 7 years. You should list all full-time work, part-time work, military service, temporary military duty locations over 90 days, self-employment, other paid work, and all periods of unemployment. The entire 7-year period must be accounted for without breaks, but you need not list employments before your 16th birthday. EXCEPTION: Show all Federal civilian service, whether it occurred within the last 7 years or not.

Code. Use one of the codes listed below to identify the type of employment:

1	- Active military duty stations	5	- State Government (Non-Federal	7	- Unemployment (Include name of	9 - Other
2	- National Guard/Reserve	6	employment)	8	person who can verify)
3	- U.S.P.H.S. Commissioned Corps	6	- Self-employment (Include business name	8	- Federal Contractor (List Contractor,
4	- Other Federal employment		and/or name of person who can verify)		not Federal agency)

Employer/Verifier Name. List the business name of your employer or the name of the person who can verify your self-employment or unemployment in this block. If military service is being listed, include your duty location or home port here as well as your branch of service. You should provide separate listings to reflect changes in your military duty locations or home ports.

Previous Periods of Activity. Complete these lines if you worked for an employer on more than one occasion at the same location. After entering the most recent period of employment in the initial numbered block, provide previous periods of employment at the same location on the additional lines provided. For example, if you worked at XY Plumbing in Denver, CO, during 3 separate periods of time, you would enter dates and information concerning the most recent period of employment first, and provide dates, position titles, and supervisors for the two previous periods of employment on the lines below that information.

Month/Year

Code

Employer/Verifier Name/Military Duty Location

Your Position Title/Military Rank

Present

Employer’s/Verifier’s Street Address

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Street Address of Job Location (if different than Employer’s Address)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Supervisor’s Name & Street Address (if different than Job Location)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

PERIODS

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

ACTIVITY

(Block #1)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

Month/Year

Code

Employer/Verifier Name/Military Duty Location

Your Position Title/Military Rank

Employer’s/Verifier’s Street Address

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Street Address of Job Location (if different than Employer’s Address)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Supervisor’s Name & Street Address (if different than Job Location)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

PERIODS

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

ACTIVITY

(Block #2)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

Month/Year

Code

Employer/Verifier Name/Military Duty Location

Your Position Title/Military Rank

Employer’s/Verifier’s Street Address

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Street Address of Job Location (if different than Employer’s Address)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Supervisor’s Name & Street Address (if different than Job Location)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

PERIODS

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

ACTIVITY

(Block #3)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

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YOUR EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Month/Year

Code

Employer/Verifier Name/Military Duty Location

Your Position Title/Military Rank

Employer’s/Verifier’s Street Address

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Street Address of Job Location (if different than Employer’s Address)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Supervisor’s Name & Street Address (if different than Job Location)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

PERIODS

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

ACTIVITY

(Block #4)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

Month/Year

Code

Employer/Verifier Name/Military Duty Location

Your Position Title/Military Rank

Employer’s/Verifier’s Street Address

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Street Address of Job Location (if different than Employer’s Address)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Supervisor’s Name & Street Address (if different than Job Location)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

PERIODS

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

ACTIVITY

(Block #5)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

Month/Year

Code

Employer/Verifier Name/Military Duty Location

Your Position Title/Military Rank

Employer’s/Verifier’s Street Address

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Street Address of Job Location (if different than Employer’s Address)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Supervisor’s Name & Street Address (if different than Job Location)

City (Country)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

PERIODS

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

ACTIVITY

(Block #6)

Month/Year

Position Title

Supervisor

12PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU WELL

List three people who know you well and live in the United States. They should be good friends, peers, colleagues, college roommates, etc., whose combined association with you covers as well as possible the last 7 years. Do not list your spouse, former spouses, or other relatives, and try not to list anyone who is listed elsewhere on this form.

Name

Home or Work Address

Name

Home or Work Address

Name

Home or Work Address

Dates Known			Telephone Number
Month/Year	Month/Year			Day	(	)
	To			Night	(	)
	To			Night
		City (Country)					State	ZIP Code
Dates Known			Telephone Number
Dates Known			Telephone Number
Month/Year	Month/Year			Day	(	)
	To			Night	(	)
	To			Night
		City (Country)					State	ZIP Code
Dates Known			Telephone Number
Dates Known			Telephone Number
Month/Year	Month/Year			Day	(	)
	To			Night	(	)
	To			Night
		City (Country)					State	ZIP Code

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13YOUR SPOUSE

Mark one box to show your current marital status and provide information about your spouse(s) in items a. and/or b.

- Never married

- Separated

- Divorced

- Married

- Legally Separated

- Widowed

Current Spouse Complete the following about your current spouse only.

Full Name

Date of Birth

Place of Birth (Include country if outside the U.S.)

Social Security Number

Other Names Used (Specify maiden name, names by other marriages, etc., and show dates used for each name)

Country(ies) of Citizenship

Date Married

Place Married (Include country if outside the U.S.)

State

If Separated, Date of Separation

If Legally Separated, Where is the Record Located? City (Country)

State

Address of Current Spouse, if different than your current address (Street, city, and country if outside the U.S.)

State

ZIP Code

Former Spouse(s). Complete the following about your former spouse(s), use blank sheets if needed.

Full Name

Date of Birth

Place of Birth (Include country if outside the U.S.)

State

Country(ies) of Citizenship

Date Married

Place Married (Include country if outside the U.S.)

State

Check one, Then Give Date

Month/Day/Year

If Divorced, Where is the Record Located? City (Country)

State

Divorced

Widowed

Address of Former Spouse (Street, city, and country if outside the U.S.)

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

(

)

14YOUR RELATIVES AND ASSOCIATES

Give the full name, correct code, and other requested information for each of your relatives and associates, living or dead, specified below.

1	- Mother (first)	5	- Foster parent	9	- Sister	13	- Half-sister	17	- Other Relative*
2	- Father (second)	6	- Child (adopted also)	10	- Stepbrother	14	- Father-in-law	18	- Associate*
3	- Stepmother	7	- Stepchild	11	- Stepsister	15	- Mother-in-law	19	- Adult Currently Living With You
4	- Stepfather	8	- Brother	12	- Half-brother	16	- Guardian

*Code 17 (Other Relative) - include only foreign national relatives not listed in 1 - 16 with whom you or your spouse are bound by affection, obligation, or close and continuing contact. Code 18 (Associates) - include only foreign national associates with whom you or your spouse are bound by affection, obligation, or close and continuing contact.

Full Name (If deceased, check box on the

left before entering name)

Code

Date of Birth

Month/Day/Year

Country of Birth

Country(ies) of

Citizenship

Current Street Address and City (country) of

Living Relatives

State

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15CITIZENSHIP OF YOUR RELATIVES AND ASSOCIATES

If your mother, father, sister, brother, child, or current spouse or person with whom you have a spouse-like relationship is a U.S. citizen by other than birth, or an alien residing in the U.S., provide the nature of the individual’s relationship to you (Spouse, Spouse-like, Mother, etc.), and the individual’s name and date of birth on the first line (this information is needed to pair it accurately with information in items 13 and 14).

On the second line, provide the individual’s naturalization certificate or alien registration number and use one of the document codes below to identify proof of citizenship status. Provide additional information on that line as requested.

1 - Naturalization Certificate: Provide the date issued and the location where the person was naturalized (Court, City and State).

2 - Citizenship Certificate: Provide the date and location issued (City and State).

3 - Alien Registration: Provide the date and place where the person entered the U.S. (City and State).

4 - Other: Provide an explanation in the "Additional Information" block.

Association	Name		Date of Birth (Month/Day/Year)
#1

Certificate/Registration #	Document Code	Additional Information

Association	Name		Date of Birth (Month/Day/Year)
#2

Certificate/Registration #	Document Code	Additional Information

16YOUR MILITARY HISTORY

aHave you served in the United States military?

bHave you served in the United States Merchant Marine?

Yes

List all of your military service below, including service in Reserve, National Guard, and U.S. Merchant Marine. Start with the most recent period of service (#1) and work backward. If you had a break in service, each separate period should be listed.

Code. Use one of the codes listed below to identify your branch of service:
1 - Air Force	2 - Army	3 - Navy	4 - Marine Corps	5 - Coast Guard	6 - Merchant Marine	7 - National Guard

O/E. Mark "O" block for Officer or "E" block for Enlisted.

Status. "X" the appropriate block for the status of your service during the time that you served. If your service was in the National Guard, do not use an "X": use the two-letter code for the state to mark the block.

Country. If your service was with other than the U.S. Armed Forces, identify the country for which you served.

Month/Year Month/Year

Code

Service/Certificate #

Status

Country

Active

Inactive

National

Reserve

Guard

(State)

YOUR FOREIGN ACTIVITIES

Yes

aDo you have any foreign property, business connections, or financial interests?

bAre you now or have you ever been employed by or acted as a consultant for a foreign government, firm, or agency?

cHave you ever had any contact with a foreign government, its establishments (embassies or consulates), or its representatives, whether inside or outside the U.S., other than on official U.S. Government business? (Does not include routine visa applications and border crossing contacts.)

dIn the last 7 years, have you had an active passport that was issued by a foreign government?

If you answered "Yes" to a, b, c, or d above, explain in the space below: provide inclusive dates, names of firms and/or governments involved, and an explanation of your involvement.

Month/Year Month/Year

Firm and/or Government

Explanation

18FOREIGN COUNTRIES YOU HAVE VISITED

List foreign countries you have visited, except on travel under official Government orders, beginning with the most current (#1) and working back 7 years. (Travel as a

dependent or contractor must be listed.)
Use one of these codes to indicate the purpose of your visit: 1 - Business	2 - Pleasure	3 - Education	4 - Other

Include short trips to Canada or Mexico. If you have lived near a border and have made short (one day or less) trips to the neighboring country, you do not need to list each trip. Instead, provide the time period, the code, the country, and a note ("Many Short Trips").

Do not repeat travel covered in items 9, 10, or 11.

Month/Year Month/Year

Code

Country

Month/Year Month/Year

Code

Country

#1To

#3To

#2To

#4To

This concludes Part 1 of this form. If you have used Page 9, continuation sheets, or blank sheets to complete any of the questions in Part 1, give the number for those questions in the space to the right:

Enter your Social Security Number before going to the next page

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Standard Form 86	QUESTIONNAIRE FOR
Revised September 1995	QUESTIONNAIRE FOR
U.S. Office of Personnel Management	NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS
5 CFR Parts 731, 732, and 736

Form approved: OMB No. 3206-0007 NSN 7540-00-634-4036 86-111

Part 2

OFFICIAL USE ONLY

		YOUR MILITARY RECORD		Yes	No
19				Yes	No

		Have you ever received other than an honorable discharge from the military? If "Yes," provide the date of discharge and type of discharge below.

Month/Year			Type of Discharge

	YOUR SELECTIVE SERVICE RECORD			Yes	No
20	YOUR SELECTIVE SERVICE RECORD			Yes	No

aAre you a male born after December 31, 1959? If "No," go to 21. If "Yes," go to b.

bHave you registered with the Selective Service System? If "Yes," provide your registration number. If "No," show the reason for your legal exemption below.

Registration Number

Legal Exemption Explanation

YOUR MEDICAL RECORD

Yes

In the last 7 years, have you consulted with a mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, counselor, etc.) or have you consulted with

another health care provider about a mental health related condition?

If you answered "Yes," provide the dates of treatment and the name and address of the therapist or doctor below, unless the consultation(s) involved only marital, family,

or grief counseling, not related to violence by you.

Month/Year

Name/Address of Therapist or Doctor

State

ZIP Code

YOUR EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Yes

Has any of the following happened to you in the last 7 years? If "Yes," begin with the most recent occurrence and go backward, providing date fired,

quit, or left, and other information requested.

Use the following codes and explain the reason your employment was ended:

1 - Fired from a job

3 - Left a job by mutual agreement following allegations of misconduct

5 - Left a job for other reasons

2 - Quit a job after being told

4 - Left a job by mutual agreement following allegations of

under unfavorable circumstances

you’d be fired

unsatisfactory performance

Month/Year

Code

Specify Reason

Employer’s Name and Address (Include city/Country if outside U.S.)

State

ZIP Code

23	YOUR POLICE RECORD	Yes	No

For this item, report information regardless of whether the record in your case has been "sealed" or otherwise stricken from the court record. The single exception to this requirement is for certain convictions under the Federal Controlled Substances Act for which the court issued an expungement order under the authority of 21 U.S.C. 844 or 18 U.S.C. 3607.

aHave you ever been charged with or convicted of any felony offense? (Include those under Uniform Code of Military Justice)

bHave you ever been charged with or convicted of a firearms or explosives offense?

cAre there currently any charges pending against you for any criminal offense?

dHave you ever been charged with or convicted of any offense(s) related to alcohol or drugs?

eIn the last 7 years, have you been subject to court martial or other disciplinary proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice? (Include non-judicial, Captain’s mast, etc.)

fIn the last 7 years, have you been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any offense(s) not listed in response to a, b, c, d, or e above? (Leave out traffic fines of less than $150 unless the violation was alcohol or drug related.)

If you answered "Yes" to a, b, c, d, e, or f above, explain below. Under "Offense," do not list specific penalty codes, list the actual offense or violation (for example, arson, theft, etc.).

Month/Year	Offense	Action Taken	Law Enforcement Authority/Court (Include City and county/country if outside U.S.)	State	ZIP Code

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YOUR USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS AND DRUG ACTIVITY
The following questions pertain to the illegal use of drugs or drug activity. You are required to answer the questions fully and truthfully, and your	Yes	No

failure to do so could be grounds for an adverse employment decision or action against you, but neither your truthful responses nor information
derived from your responses will be used as evidence against you in any subsequent criminal proceeding.

Since the age of 16 or in the last 7 years, whichever is shorter, have you illegally used any controlled substance, for example, marijuana, cocaine,
crack cocaine, hashish, narcotics (opium, morphine, codeine, heroin, etc.), amphetamines, depressants (barbiturates, methaqualone, tranquilizers,
etc.), hallucinogenics (LSD, PCP, etc.), or prescription drugs?

Have you ever illegally used a controlled substance while employed as a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, or courtroom official; while possessing
a security clearance; or while in a position directly and immediately affecting the public safety?

In the last 7 years, have you been involved in the illegal purchase, manufacture, trafficking, production, transfer, shipping, receiving, or sale of any
narcotic, depressant, stimulant, hallucinogen, or cannabis for your own intended profit or that of another?

If you answered "Yes" to a or b above, provide the date(s), identify the controlled substance(s) and/or prescription drugs used, and the number of times each was used.

Month/Year Month/Year

Controlled Substance/Prescription Drug Used

Number of Times Used

25YOUR USE OF ALCOHOL

In the last 7 years, has your use of alcoholic beverages (such as liquor, beer, wine) resulted in any alcohol-related treatment or counseling (such as for alcohol abuse or alcoholism)?

Yes

If you answered "Yes," provide the dates of treatment and the name and address of the counselor or doctor below. Do not repeat information reported in response to item 21 above.

Month/Year Month/Year

Name/Address of Counselor or Doctor

State

ZIP Code

YOUR INVESTIGATIONS RECORD

Yes

Has the United States Government ever investigated your background and/or granted you a security clearance? If "Yes," use the codes that

follow to provide the requested information below. If "Yes," but you can’t recall the investigating agency and/or the security clearance

received, enter "Other" agency code or clearance code, as appropriate, and "Don’t know" or "Don’t recall" under the "Other Agency"

heading, below. If your response is "No," or you don’t know or can’t recall if you were investigated and cleared, check the "No" box.

Codes for Investigating Agency

Codes for Security Clearance Received

1 - Defense Department

4 - FBI

0 - Not Required

3 - Top Secret

6 - L

2 - State Department

5 - Treasury Department

1 - Confidential

4 - Sensitive Compartmented Information

7 - Other

3 - Office of Personnel Management

6 - Other (Specify)

2 - Secret

5 - Q

Month/Year

Agency

Other Agency

Clearance

Month/Year

Agency

Other Agency

Clearance

Code

bTo your knowledge, have you ever had a clearance or access authorization denied, suspended, or revoked, or have you ever been debarred from government employment? If "Yes," give date of action and agency. Note: An administrative downgrade or termination of a security clearance is not a revocation.

Yes

Month/Year

Department or Agency Taking Action

Month/Year

Department or Agency Taking Action

27YOUR FINANCIAL RECORD

aIn the last 7 years, have you filed a petition under any chapter of the bankruptcy code (to include Chapter 13)?

bIn the last 7 years, have you had your wages garnished or had any property repossessed for any reason?

cIn the last 7 years, have you had a lien placed against your property for failing to pay taxes or other debts?

dIn the last 7 years, have you had any judgments against you that have not been paid? If you answered "Yes" to a, b, c, or d, provide the information requested below:

Yes

Month/Year

Type of Action

Amount

Name Action Occurred Under

Name/Address of Court or Agency Handling Case

State

ZIP Code

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28YOUR FINANCIAL DELINQUENCIES

aIn the last 7 years, have you been over 180 days delinquent on any debt(s)?

bAre you currently over 90 days delinquent on any debt(s)?

If you answered "Yes" to a or b, provide the information requested below:

Yes

Incurred

Month/Year

Satisfied

Month/Year

Amount

Type of Loan or Obligation

and Account Number

Name/Address of Creditor or Obligee

State

ZIP Code

29PUBLIC RECORD CIVIL COURT ACTIONS

In the last 7 years, have you been a party to any public record civil court actions not listed elsewhere on this form?

Yes

If you answered "Yes," provide the information about the public record civil court action requested below.

Month/Year	Nature of Action	Result of Action	Name of Parties Involved	Court (Include City and county/country if outside U.S.)	State	ZIP Code

30 YOUR ASSOCIATION RECORD

Yes

aHave you ever been an officer or a member or made a contribution to an organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of the United States Government and which engages in illegal activities to that end, knowing that the organization engages in such activities with the specific intent to further such activities?

bHave you ever knowingly engaged in any acts or activities designed to overthrow the United States Government by force?

If you answered "Yes" to a or b, explain in the space below.

Continuation Space

Use the continuation sheet(s) (SF86A) for additional answers to items 9, 10, and 11. Use the space below to continue answers to all other items and any information you would like to add. If more space is needed than is provided below, use a blank sheet(s) of paper. Start each sheet with your name and Social Security Number. Before each answer, identify the number of the item.

After completing Parts 1 and 2 of this form and any attachments, you should review your answers to all questions to make sure the form is complete and accurate, and then sign and date the following certification and sign and date the release on Page 10.

Certification That My Answers Are True

My statements on this form, and any attachments to it, are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. I understand that a knowing and willful false statement on this form can be punished by fine or imprisonment or both. (See section 1001 of title 18, United States Code).

Signature (Sign in ink)

Date

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Standard Form 86	Form approved:
Revised September 1995	OMB No. 3206-0007
U.S. Office of Personnel Management	NSN 7540-00-634-4036
5 CFR Parts 731, 732, and 736	86-111

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION

Carefully read this authorization to release information about you, then sign and date it in ink.

I Authorize any investigator, special agent, or other duly accredited representative of the authorized Federal agency conducting my background investigation, to obtain any information relating to my activities from individuals, schools, residential management agents, employers, criminal justice agencies, credit bureaus, consumer reporting agencies, collection agencies, retail business establishments, or other sources of information. This information may include, but is not limited to, my academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, disciplinary, employment history, criminal history record information, and financial and credit information. I authorize the Federal agency conducting my investigation to disclose the record of my background investigation to the requesting agency for the purpose of making a determination of suitability or eligibility for a security clearance.

I Understand that, for financial or lending institutions, medical institutions, hospitals, health care professionals, and other sources of information, a separate specific release will be needed, and I may be contacted for such a release at a later date. Where a separate release is requested for information relating to mental health treatment or counseling, the release will contain a list of the specific questions, relevant to the job description, which the doctor or therapist will be asked.

I Further Authorize any investigator, special agent, or other duly accredited representative of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, the Defense Investigative Service, and any other authorized Federal agency, to request criminal record information about me from criminal justice agencies for the purpose of determining my eligibility for access to classified information and/or for assignment to, or retention in a sensitive National Security position, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 9101. I understand that I may request a copy of such records as may be available to me under the law.

I Authorize custodians of records and sources of information pertaining to me to release such information upon request of the investigator, special agent, or other duly accredited representative of any Federal agency authorized above regardless of any previous agreement to the contrary.

I Understand that the information released by records custodians and sources of information is for official use by the Federal Government only for the purposes provided in this Standard Form 86, and that it may be redisclosed by the Government only as authorized by law.

Copies of this authorization that show my signature are as valid as the original release signed by me. This authorization is valid for five (5) years from the date signed or upon the termination of my affiliation with the Federal Government, whichever is sooner. Read, sign and date the release on the next page if you answered "Yes" to question 21.

Signature (Sign in ink)	Full Name (Type or Print Legibly)			Date Signed

Other Names Used				Social Security Number

Current Address (Street, City)		State	ZIP Code	Home Telephone Number
				(Include Area Code)
				(	)

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Standard Form 86	Form approved:
Revised September 1995	OMB No. 3206-0007
U.S. Office of Personnel Management	NSN 7540-00-634-4036
5 CFR Parts 731, 732, and 736	86-111

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION

Carefully read this authorization to release information about you, then sign and date it in ink.

Instructions for Completing this Release

This is a release for the investigator to ask your health practitioner(s) the three questions below concerning your mental health consultations. Your signature will allow the practitioner(s) to answer only these questions.

I am seeking assignment to or retention in a position with the Federal government which requires access to classified national security information or special nuclear information or material. As part of the clearance process, I hereby authorize the investigator, special agent, or duly accredited representative of the authorized Federal agency conducting my background investigation, to obtain the following information relating to my mental health consultations:

Does the person under investigation have a condition or treatment that could impair his/her judgment or reliability, particularly in the context of safeguarding classified national security information or special nuclear information or material?

If so, please describe the nature of the condition and the extent and duration of the impairment or treatment.

What is the prognosis?

I understand the information released pursuant to this release is for use by the Federal Government only for purposes provided in the Standard Form 86 and that it may be redisclosed by the Government only as authorized by law.

Copies of this authorization that show my signature are as valid as the original release signed by me. This authorization is valid for 1 year from the date signed or upon termination of my affiliation with the Federal Government, whichever is sooner.

Signature (Sign in ink)	Full Name (Type or Print Legibly)			Date Signed

Other Names Used				Social Security Number

Current Address (Street, City)		State	ZIP Code	Home Telephone Number
				(Include Area Code)
				(	)

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