Checked CEAC and it says Refused

[Thephoenix 0]

I petitioned for my husband in March 2017. He had his interview February 2018. At the interview they asked for my 2017 tax information. It went into Administrative Processing. Today, when I checked the CEAC website it said refused at the top. What does that mean? I'm kind of freaking out!

 

Edited May 1, 2018 by TBoneTX
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[Liam2021 583]

Do you already send your 2017 tax return to them?

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Email the embassy and ask if the petition has been returned to USCIS. If they don't respond have your senator inquire on your behalf.
If it has been returned you will get a letter from USCIS in 6-9 months which is called the NOID/R (Notice of Intend to deny/revoke).
You then have 30 days for a rebuttal of your CO's findings (reason(s) it was returned).
Address each point.
If USCIS is satisfied with your rebuttal they will reaffirm the petition and send it again to the embassy with recommendation to approve.
If they feel you have not overcome the reasons for refusal then the petition will be denied.

Ask your husband what the CO was focused on during the interview and which questions weren't answered correctly or 
what came up that the CO seemed not to like.
Ghana is one of the most difficult embassies to go through and they like lots of visits and plenty of real face time.
Good luck.
 

[Gorkhali 214]

please remove the case number from your screenshot

[Thephoenix 0]

How do I remove the attachment? I don't see an option to edit.

[deafguy72 99]

15 minutes ago, Thephoenix said:

How do I remove the attachment? I don't see an option to edit.

Just report this and the admin will delete. The same with mine before

[TBoneTX 45,324]

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[Thephoenix 0]

9 hours ago, H&T said:

Do you already send your 2017 tax return to them?

yes,I sent them my tax return.

[pushbrk 12,898]

53 minutes ago, Thephoenix said:

yes,I sent them my tax return.

What do you imagine the reason for refusal could be?

[Obaid 8]

Following 

[Thephoenix 0]

On 4/30/2018 at 9:38 PM, Ebunoluwa said:

Email the embassy and ask if the petition has been returned to USCIS. If they don't respond have your senator inquire on your behalf.
If it has been returned you will get a letter from USCIS in 6-9 months which is called the NOID/R (Notice of Intend to deny/revoke).
You then have 30 days for a rebuttal of your CO's findings (reason(s) it was returned).
Address each point.
If USCIS is satisfied with your rebuttal they will reaffirm the petition and send it again to the embassy with recommendation to approve.
If they feel you have not overcome the reasons for refusal then the petition will be denied.

Ask your husband what the CO was focused on during the interview and which questions weren't answered correctly or 
what came up that the CO seemed not to like.
Ghana is one of the most difficult embassies to go through and they like lots of visits and plenty of real face time.
Good luck.
 

I emailed the embassy last week and they have not answered. They called this morning and they told my husband to come pick up his passport next Tuesday. That seems like a horrible sign as their normal methods of delivery is DHL. My husband said the CO was actually very nice during the interview and he answered all of the questions the CO had correctly. We applied in March 2017 so I had my tax information from 2016. The interview was in 2018 so when he went to the interview they said he was missing my 2017 tax information. This is so disheartening!

[pushbrk 12,898]

28 minutes ago, Thephoenix said:

I emailed the embassy last week and they have not answered. They called this morning and they told my husband to come pick up his passport next Tuesday. That seems like a horrible sign as their normal methods of delivery is DHL. My husband said the CO was actually very nice during the interview and he answered all of the questions the CO had correctly. We applied in March 2017 so I had my tax information from 2016. The interview was in 2018 so when he went to the interview they said he was missing my 2017 tax information. This is so disheartening!

So, again, WHY do YOU think the visa was refused?  Usually either the petitioner or applicant has a pretty good idea.  The first thing you do is have the applicant write a detailed report of exactly what happened from the time they entered the Consulate until they left.  This should include but not be limited to each question asked and each answer given to any question.

 

It is not enough to answer interview questions correctly.  It's not scholastic test.  In most cases, most if not all the visa decision is made BEFORE the interview begins.  What is wrong in your case?  One or both of you probably knows.

[Thephoenix 0]

2 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

So, again, WHY do YOU think the visa was refused?  Usually either the petitioner or applicant has a pretty good idea.  The first thing you do is have the applicant write a detailed report of exactly what happened from the time they entered the Consulate until they left.  This should include but not be limited to each question asked and each answer given to any question.

 

It is not enough to answer interview questions correctly.  It's not scholastic test.  In most cases, most if not all the visa decision is made BEFORE the interview begins.  What is wrong in your case?  One or both of you probably knows.

The only points I think they may harp on is 1. I was on maternity leave last year so my income was a bit low but I have investments and savings which I provided to them. 

2. There is an age difference.

My question is why didn't they just say that at the interview? Why make us wait 2 months after the interview when they had all that information prior?

[pushbrk 12,898]

3 minutes ago, Thephoenix said:

The only points I think they may harp on is 1. I was on maternity leave last year so my income was a bit low but I have investments and savings which I provided to them. 

2. There is an age difference.

My question is why didn't they just say that at the interview? Why make us wait 2 months after the interview when they had all that information prior?

Concentrate on why the visa was denied, not why they delayed their decision.  Who is older and what are the ages?  That detailed report may well bring other issues to light as well.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

There is a very long Ghana thread with many people going through the same thing, Ghana returns a lot of cases due to the high fraud there. Read it so it can help you get through this by not feeling so alone.