If an applicant’s behavior indicates a preference for a foreign country over the United States, then the applicant may be prone to providing information or making decisions that are harmful to U.S. interests. The applicant’s preference for a foreign country must be established by adequate evidence of heightened risks to national security. It is not…

Foreign contacts and interests become a security concern if an applicant has divided loyalties or if foreign financial interests can be manipulated or induced to help a foreign person, group, organization or government in a way that is not in the interests of the United States. The adjudicative guideline specifies that foreign contacts and interests…

Source: https://www.dcsecurityclearanceconsultants.com/dod-adjudicative-elements.php An applicant must be of unquestioned allegiance to the United States. Any reason to suspect otherwise creates doubt about the applicant’s willingness to safeguard classified national security information (CNSI). Allegiance is the loyalty that a citizen owes to his or her country. If allegiance to the United States is in doubt, an individual’s willingness…