Does being married to an alien prevent husband getting a top security clearance?

[JamalNTam 1]

My husband has a TS and had no problems obtaining it - in fact it was approved within months. I am from England though and his foreign ties are all related to England which probably made it a lot easier for him!

[PT & GM 0]

It is truly a case by case situation. Contacting the SSO or Security Office or Officer that is assigned to his chain is the best bet.

There are sensitive clearance positions (TS/SCI) that I've seen manned by folks that are married to Russian or Chinese (or any other country the US deems as adversial) spouses and/or having 100+ foreign contacts. And then there are those that that would have denied clearances for simply dating a foriegn national from what is precieved as a "friendly" country. There is no specific hard criteria that can be given other than the common theme if a particular contact is deemed of a potential national security threat, then the clearance would not be granted.

Again, these things, particularly in investigations (which will always be done), are very situationally dependant on various factors. Have your husband contact their security folks.