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I have active secret clearance. am I eligible to obtain TS(Top security) if I have a canadian brother?

If you apply for a security clearance, your application will most certainly be given greater scrutiny by the investigators and adjudicators due to your brother's Canadian citizenship. However, it is by no means certain that you will be denied security clearance eligiblity. Your situation is governed by Adjudicative Guideline B , Foreign Influence, which states in part: "Foreign contacts and interests may be a security concern if the individual had divided loyalties or foreign...

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I have active secret clearance. am I eligible to obtain TS(Top security) if I have a canadian brother?

As a follow-on to my previous answer, I would like to add that the fact that you already have an active SECRET security clearance makes it very likely that you will be granted a TOP SECRET clearance. Although the investigation for a TOP SECRET clearance is more detailed/in-depth than for a SECRET clearance, the standards for holding either clearance are identical. If the government was aware of your brother's Canadian citizenship at the time you were granted the SECRET clearance, absent new...