Refused after Administrative Processing MEGATHREAD

[mulrus 0]

Just now, mahmoud qandil said:

so refused its like new term of administrative processing???? 

Yes, or when Embassy waits additional documents and did the pause for your case.

 

As I mentioned not very good update of the system.

 

[Avdoholgirl 28]

On 3/3/2020 at 11:51 PM, Hamna said:

Hello.. 

We have applied for F4 visa. 

Our case was in administrative processing since 8 months.. but we were very happy as we were getting updates regularly! We thought they are doing work on our case 😭 

BUT ' recently they asked us to submit NEW MEDICAL EXAM.. we sent that and now after month OUR CASE STATUS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO REFUSSEED? DUHHH??? why is that so? I always heard they never refuse F4 Visa. My mother is very tensed. Idk what should we do rn. Please  heeelpp!!!!!😭😭😭

No need to panic refuse just means it’s in administrative process 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Here is a good example of what happened on March 3rd and why.

 

https://redbus2us.com/us-visa-status-on-ceac-refused-for-221g-administrative-processing/

[mahmoud qandil 1]

2 minutes ago, mulrus said:

Yes, or when Embassy waits additional documents and did the pause for your case.

 

As I mentioned not very good update of the system.

 

but we send documents long time ago and we but in ap since like 4 years and no one in embassy send my nothing 

[mulrus 0]

3 minutes ago, mahmoud qandil said:

but we send documents long time ago and we but in ap since like 4 years and no one in embassy send my nothing 

Yes AP can take very long. There are no any limitations and Embassy can not ask you for any additional docs or information, and status can be AP or for now Refused with the other text message

[Mar and Mur 7]

nana_123

Do not panic. "Refused" is a generic answer. You will be notified for the reason of refusal if you passport was not returned to you after interview. You are certainly eligible for a waiver.

[mahmoud qandil 1]

1 hour ago, mulrus said:

Yes AP can take very long. There are no any limitations and Embassy can not ask you for any additional docs or information, and status can be AP or for now Refused with the other text message

get this from embassy like 10 min ago today so what now its like we have chance to get visa or what ????

[mulrus 0]

2 minutes ago, mahmoud qandil said:

get this from embassy like 10 min ago today so what now its like we have chance to get visa or what ????

Yes, this is not refuse for a visa, this is AP. You have to wait desicion for your case.

[mahmoud qandil 1]

Just now, mulrus said:

Yes, this is not refuse for a visa, this is AP. You have to wait desicion for your case.

so don't need to anything just wait are you sure sir ?? don't get me wrong but its not easy sir for us and all here 

[mulrus 0]

6 minutes ago, mahmoud qandil said:

so don't need to anything just wait are you sure sir ?? don't get me wrong but its not easy sir for us and all here 

Don't worry, you are see the Embassy message and they wrote you that AP. And also there are a lot of descriptions already that Refuse on CEAC with short text means only. If Embassy will be needed from you documents they will ask you about it, but of course you can ping some times them, what is the status of your case, but the answer will be standard, that your case is uder AP. Some of my friends are waiting 2 and 3 yrs for the desicion under AP, yes I agree with you that this is not normal, but what we can do. US embassy in all countries usually says that AP can take a long time and there are no limitation for the duration. One of my friend got visa after AP after 2.5 year, this is bad, but unfortunately nothing to do. 

 

Googd luck.

Edited March 5, 2020 by mulrus

[US Citizen Wife 0]

Hello everyone,

I am a US Citizen applying for my husband and the same thing happened to him yesterday. Please do not be alarmed and watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjubc96cvwo

 

"If your visa has been stuck in administrative processing and suddenly on March 3, 2020 you saw a new “ REFUSED” appear on CEAC, then I can explain what’s happening BIG UPDATE !!!! I’m a lawyer who filed a lot of mandamus cases to help folks get their visas out of administrative processing Here’s what’s going on It seems that today the CEAC status for anyone with a case pending administrative processing has been changed to "refused." After several messages from panicked clients, we noticed that there is new language regarding AP at the bottom of the CEAC now stating that if the case was refused for AP it will be readjudicated. If the "last updated" date has not changed then it appears not to be an actual refusal, just change in the way the CEAC is showing AP cases. Super annoying. All my clients are panicking and I'm sure a million other people out there are too. Many of my clients are in online groups and said that everyone there has had the change in status too."

[Satheesh 0]

Hello,

 I called National Visa Center today morning today to check on this and they confirmed that this is a status text change only.  Thanks @Greenbaum for sharing the link, it has good info.  Also, they have posted a video too as below

 

 

Edited March 5, 2020 by Satheesh
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[geowrian 22,337]

3 hours ago, mahmoud qandil said:

so refused its like new term of administrative processing???? 

1 hour ago, mulrus said:

Yes, this is not refuse for a visa, this is AP. You have to wait desicion for your case.

To clarify, it is a refusal. It has always been a refusal pending the completion of AP. No change there...they just changed the status text.

[mulrus 0]

9 minutes ago, geowrian said:

To clarify, it is a refusal. It has always been a refusal pending the completion of AP. No change there...they just changed the status text.

Yes correct.

Administrative Processing -> Refused (Text message below like in Administrative processing)

Edited March 5, 2020 by mulrus

[Adeyinka Onitiri 5]

Good friends,

I did my interview today at US Embassy Lagos Nigeria. I answered all the questions the consular officer ask me but he requested me to submit additional means of identification i.e ID card (Driver License or National ID card) to a DHL office in V.Island Lagos. He gave me back my International Passport but my Marriage Certificate, Attestation for Date of Birth, Police Certificate was still with the Consular Officer.  I just check my visa status case on Ceac.state.gov and it shows REFUSED. What does that mean? 

I need people's advice and those who may have pass through the experience should please enlighten me.

 

Thanks