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Clearance transfer question
Hey guys, so I just left from one company to another on WPS contracts. My security clearance was issued on March of this year, and my old company FSO told me he’s already released it. Several people told me it should only be a quick form to fill out for the swap from one company to another, and the wait period should be the clearance being released by the original company. However, the individual handling my clearance for the new company had me fill out a whole new SF86 packet and said it would be about 180 to 250 days.
I was wondering if anyone here is familiar with the process, and if this is how’s its supposed to go. When I decided to make the switch I was told the wait would only be for the 30-45 days for my original company to release my clearance. Thanks for your help fellas, it’s greatly appreciated. |
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Search the WPS clearance threads.
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I did, and I found several references towards trying to transfer clearances between agencies, and some discussion on transferring a clearance between companies, but I couldn’t find anything that described the process of it as I was wondering. I’m just a little stressed cause I wasn’t expecting a 180 day wait. I knew probably 60 days since they kept telling me it wouldn’t be more than 45 and we know how that goes.
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The FSOs between the companies should be handling it. Timeframes with ANYTHING clearance related is always speculation. Since you just got a clearance and then jumped ship (they spent lots of money to process your clearance) then don’t expect them to jump through hoops to help you out. You fucked them, suffer the consequences.
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not really. You cut pay, you can expect people to walk.
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Regardless, they invested money in you and you obviously got value from that investment, or you wouldn't have a clearance to broker at the place you're trying to jump to.
They have no incentive to make things easy. |
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I’m tracking on that, but the company I left isn’t making it difficult, they released it within two weeks. My question is do you have to complete an entire background packet and start the process over to get the clearance transferred?
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I can also confirm that the company "releasing" you will draaaag their feet. I was told for 3 weeks "we released it and they should have it". They did spend a crap ton on it and will try and do what they can to keep you around. That's my opinion anyways. |
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Depends on if you are a "short-form" or "long-form" SF86. If you're a short-form then it could be fairly quick, if you're a long-form then it will likely be the maximum of the window they gave you.
Also, just because the company told you they released it does NOT mean they actually did. I served out the 1 year promised to my last company and then moved on and they still screwed me. Said they released it (I even had a paper trail), new company initiates the transfer and state kicks it back after waiting for x months so we had to re-initiate and wait again. Obviously this cost me a ton of time off project. Be ready for the long haul off project. I was told 3 months, ended up being 10. Some advice I got here really helped; don't count on anything until you've got your plane tickets in your hand. Prepare accordingly. |
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