Standard Form 86 (SF-86): Questionnaire for National Security Positions
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Standard Form 86 (SF-86), Questionnaire for National Security Positions (Rev. November 2016, OMB No. 3206-0005), is the 127-page federal background investigation questionnaire completed by military personnel, federal civilian applicants, and defense contractor employees applying for or renewing a Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, or SCI security clearance (Tier 3 and Tier 5 investigations). Although official submissions are transmitted electronically through the DCSA National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) e-App portal, applicants and Facility Security Officers (FSOs) use the SF-86 PDF as an archival pre-application worksheet to gather 10 years of residences, employment, education, foreign contacts, and financial disclosures before the e-App session expires. Open an interactive SF-86 preparation worksheet or upload your SF-86 PDF in JustFill to complete it in your browser without the XFA "Please wait..." error.
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Preparing for a Secret, Top Secret, or SCI security clearance investigation as a defense contractor, military service member, or federal employee? Standard Form 86 (SF-86) is one of the most detailed questionnaires in the U.S. government, spanning 30 sections across 127 pages. Because official government SF-86 PDFs are complex Adobe forms that frequently trigger the "Please wait... If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document" XFA screen or freeze browser PDF viewers, and because the online DCSA NBIS e-App portal times out if you do not have every 10-year street address, zip code, supervisor phone number, and neighbor verifier ready in advance, Facility Security Officers (FSOs) and clearance candidates use JustFill to complete a clean SF-86 worksheet in the browser and keep a permanent personal copy for their next 5-year Continuous Vetting (CV) / periodic reinvestigation.
For Facility Security Officers (FSOs), defense contractors, and federal/military applicants, completing Standard Form 86 (Questionnaire for National Security Positions) is the critical gate to Secret (Tier 3) and Top Secret / SCI (Tier 5) clearances. Preparing an offline SF-86 worksheet in JustFill before logging into the DCSA NBIS e-App portal prevents session timeouts and catches 30-day residence or employment gaps early.
Once your FSO submits your SF-86 in NBIS and verifies your interim or final eligibility in DISS, pair your clearance onboarding with DD Form 2875 (System Authorization Access Request / SAAR) to provision NIPRNet and SIPRNet accounts.
Related U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) / Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) & B2B Compliance Forms
The official 127-page Standard Form 86 (Rev. November 2016) is published by OPM and DCSA at opm.gov/forms/standard-forms/. Because the 127-page government PDF often freezes browser viewers or triggers the XFA "Please wait..." error, click "Fill the blank SF-86 now" above to open an interactive SF-86 pre-application worksheet in JustFill, or upload your FSO's SF-86 PDF to organize your 10-year residence, employment, and verifier records in the browser.
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Legal name, date and place of birth, SSN, all prior names or aliases with dates used, email/phone numbers, U.S. passport number and issue/expiration dates, U.S. citizenship status (by birth, naturalization, or derivative), and dual/foreign citizenship or foreign passport history.
Every physical street address (no P.O. boxes alone; use APO/FPO plus physical base location for overseas military) for the last 10 years without a single 30-day gap, whether owned/rented/military, and a neighbor or landlord verifier (name, phone, email, and current street address) for every residence within the last 3 years.
All schools attended in the last 10 years plus any degrees/diplomas earned over 10 years ago (with a verifier for schools in the last 3 years), and every employment, self-employment, active-duty military, federal contractor, or unemployment period over the last 10 years with no gaps, including supervisor name, title, email, phone, and physical work address.
Selective Service registration number, U.S. or foreign military service and discharge type, three non-relative social references who collectively cover the last 7 years, current/former spouses or cohabitants, and full biographic/citizenship details for mother, father, stepparents, foster parents, children, brothers, sisters, and in-laws.
Close and/or continuing contact within the last 7 years with any foreign national with whom you or your spouse are bound by affection, influence, common interests, or obligation; foreign bank accounts, real estate, or business ties; and every non-official foreign travel trip in the last 7 years.
Reportable criminal history (ever-scope for felonies, firearms/explosives, domestic violence, or alcohol/drug offenses; 7-year scope for other offenses), illegal drug use/involvement in the last 7 years (including federal law rules on marijuana/THC regardless of state law), financial delinquencies/bankruptcies/tax liens in the last 7 years, prior clearance history, and the four Authorization/Fair Credit Reporting/Medical Release forms in Section 30.
A fictional defense contractor aerospace engineer prepares her SF-86 pre-application worksheet before her Facility Security Officer (FSO) initiates her Tier 5 (Top Secret) investigation in DCSA NBIS e-App. Every name, address, and identifier is fictional.
SAMPLE, RACHEL A · DOB: 03/22/1992 in Denver, CO · Citizenship: U.S. Citizen by birth · U.S. Passport Issued: 05/14/2021, Expires: 05/13/2031 · Dual Citizenship: No
Establishes identity and U.S. citizenship before entering the 10-year chronological history.
2023-06 to Present · 1420 Sample Liberty Way Apt 302, Arlington, VA 22202 · Rented · Neighbor Verifier: Thomas Sample, 1420 Sample Liberty Way Apt 304, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 555-0191
Every residence within the past 3 years requires a neighbor, landlord, or acquaintance verifier with a complete physical street address and phone number.
2022-08 to Present · Federal Contractor · Employer: Sample Aerospace Systems Corp · Physical Work Location: 2100 Sample Pentagon Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202 · Supervisor: Elena Sample, Engineering Director, (703) 555-0144
Lists both the employing defense contractor and the physical work location, plus a direct supervisor verifier.
Reference 1 (2018–Present): Kevin Sample · Reference 2 (2019–Present): Priya Sample · Reference 3 (2020–Present): Daniel Sample — non-relatives not already listed as Residence/Employment verifiers
Section 16 requires three non-relative social contacts who collectively cover the past 7 years.
Foreign Travel: 2024-07 (8 days, Tourism in Italy & France, personal funds) · Prior Investigation: Tier 3 Secret clearance granted by DoD CAF / DCSA CAS on 2021-11-04
Discloses all non-official foreign travel over the past 7 years and prior clearance adjudication history.
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DD Form 2875: System Authorization Access Request (SAAR)
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Standard Form 15 (SF-15): Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
Standard Form 180 (SF-180): Request Pertaining to Military Records
Form SF-1199A: Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form
Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification
Form W-4: Employee's Withholding Certificate
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Official source: SF-86 on U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) / Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)’s website
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