e-86 Preparation - Complete the SF-86 for TSA Background Investigations

Sep 18, 2026

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e-86 Preparation outlines how TSA applicants must complete the SF-86/e-86 national security background investigation form in the eAPP system during the hiring process. It emphasizes that the information entered must match the SF-86 and OF-306 records and provides support contacts for questions. The checklist details required personal, residential, education, degree/work history, employment, selective service, references, relatives’ data, foreign activities, criminal record, and delinquent financial account information.

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Documents/Information Needed to Complete Your e-86

Personal Information

Residential History

Education History

Employment History

Selective Service Number

References and Information About Relatives

Foreign Activities

Criminal Record

Financial Record for Delinquent Accounts, Judgments, Liens, and/or Federal Debt

e-86 Preparation As part of the TSA application process, you will be completing a national security background investigation form, the e-86, using the eAPP system. Completing this form in its entirety is critical to the hiring process. If you have any questions while completing this form, please contact the TSA Candidate Care Team by texting “Hiring” to 275872. It is important that the information entered on your SF-86 matches your OF-306 (Declaration of Federal Employment) . This form was previously completed while accepting your Tentative Job Offer. If you need to review the OF-306 or make any changes, you can access it within USA Jobs or via the links provided when you received your Tentative Job Offer email. The SF-86 Form (National Security Positions Standard Form 86 or the electronic form e-86) is a form to be completed for conducting Background Investigations (BI) of applicants for National Security“Sensitive” Positions such as the Transportation Security Officer (TSO) . eAPP hosted by NBIS (National Background Investigation Services) is a web-based automated system that is used for processing background investigations and documentation. All TSO candidates are required to complete their e-86 form in the e-APP system in a timely manner. [tsa.gov/about/careers/tso](tsa.gov/about/careers/tso) Documents/Information Needed to Complete Your e-86: Personal Information: • Citizenship documentation/proof of citizenship (birth certificate, certificate of naturalization or alien registration number) • Passport (expired or current) Residential History: • Address for the past ten years (or, if under 28 years old, then back to your 18th birthday) • People unrelated to you thatcan confirm where you’ve lived for the past three years. Have their full name, address and phone number Education History: • If you’ve attended school in the past 10 years, then have the dates of attendance, name and address of school, and dates if/when diplomas/degrees were awarded • If you received a degree/diploma over 10 years ago, then have the type of degree/diploma and date received • A GED, high school diploma, High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), or at least one full year of full-time work experience in the security industry, aviation screening, orasanx-ray technician is required for allTSA positions. • Please do not forget to include information pertaining to your degree when completing the SF-86 to avoid disqualification or delays Employment History: • Current and previous work information for the past ten years, including any periods of unemployment, so that your work history shows a complete and continual ten years: • Job title, dates of employment, full work location address and telephone number • Supervisor Information for each job, including name, job title, address and phone number Selective Service Number: • This is your number with the Selective Service System reflecting that you’ve registered. It is required of all men who lived in the U.S. at any time between the ages of 18-26, regardless of whether you were a U.S. citizen at the time. This information can [be obtained at](be obtained at www.sss.gov)[ ](be obtained at www.sss.gov)[www.sss.gov](be obtained at www.sss.gov)[ ](be obtained at www.sss.gov)[or by calling](or by calling 1-847-688-6888)[ 1-847-688-6888](or by calling 1-847-688-6888) • Selective Service Registration (or proof of non-requirement) is required for all TSA positions. Not including this information could lead to disqualification or delay LET’S CHECK OUR LIST References and Information About Relatives: • Three personal references other than family members. One reference has to have known you for at least seven years. • Full name, address, telephone number • Spouse and/or former spouse, family member and relatives’ information.(Mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, foster parent, children, stepchildren, brot

FAQs

What is the e-86 (SF-86) form used for in the TSA hiring process?

The SF-86/e-86 form is completed to support background investigations for applicants applying for National Security “Sensitive” positions, such as Transportation Security Officer (TSO).

Which records must the information on the SF-86 match?

The information entered on the SF-86 must match your OF-306 (Declaration of Federal Employment), including updates if changes are needed before completing the e-86.

What information is required for residential history?

Applicants must provide addresses for the past ten years, or back to their 18th birthday if under 28, plus people unrelated to them who can confirm where they lived for the past three years, including their full name, address, and phone number.

Sep 18, 2026

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