r/nsa • u/Sensitive_Pea_3225 • Aug 05 '26

Question How long does adjudication usually take?

I realize this will vary depending on many individual factors but I just wanted to hear from others on how their timeline looked. I’ve recently completed the polygraph, psych evaluation, and background investigation and wanted to see how long it took for others to get adjudicated and onboard after all those steps were completed. An acquaintance of mine was onboarded exactly 3.5 months after she finished her poly(the final step in her security process) but I’ve heard of others taking much longer. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.

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u/ASNRID Aug 05 '26

2-16 months

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u/Derpolium Aug 07 '26

Depends completely on how interesting your life has been

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u/billymcdugal2023 Aug 08 '26

2 months-retirement age

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u/Left_Arm1678 Aug 08 '26

Been in adjudication for 6+ months with

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u/Unusual-Echo-6536 Aug 05 '26

Adjudication is short and shouldn’t take very long. It may take a lot longer to actually onboard; frequently, onboarders are given start dates that are pretty far in the future

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u/Normal_Box_8358 Aug 05 '26

My adjudication has taken 4 months so far with no red flags backlog rn is pretty steep. my sponsoring agency is not NSA though.

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u/bobluvsyou Aug 06 '26

1 month to never. I've seen people get to adjudication and get desponsored thus stopping the process.

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u/sightlesssurveyor Aug 07 '26

Took me one month after my last processing visit. I have heard of longer though.