k1 Received status of "Refused" While checking online After Initially Being Approved at the K1 Interview. Does this mean we were Denied?

[FKEdwards 23]

50 minutes ago, Sara16 said:

They returned my fiancé passport 2 weeks after the interview. With no explanation, case still says ready. Updated today again .

That’s strange. All the cases of DS 5535 I’ve heard the embassy contacted the beneficiary before or upon mailing back the passport. From which country is your fiancé coming?  What did the CO say at the interview? 

[Sara16 2]

On 8/24/2021 at 8:41 AM, FKEdwards said:

That’s strange. All the cases of DS 5535 I’ve heard the embassy contacted the beneficiary before or upon mailing back the passport. From which country is your fiancé coming?  What did the CO say at the interview? 

Very weird because at the interview the CO said congratulations, you qualify for the visa . Took the passport and gave a slip of paper to collect in a week . 

[Mehkiee 1]

Hey guys! Do y’all have any updates? Our case still says refused and we have been waiting since June 29th

[Vizaguy123 9]

On 8/3/2021 at 10:23 PM, Mehkiee said:

and any updates on ceac? it's almost been a month since our last update 😕 I wonder what the updates actually mean.

 

Have you guy gotten any updates? It's been over 90 days since our case went into AP and they're still telling us that our case is processing.

[Vizaguy123 9]

Our k1 has been in "refused" status for about 3 months now, and despite sending several emails to the consulate inquiring about the status of the case, we can't seem to get a very comprehensive answer out of them beyond "your case is still undergoing administrative processing and you will be contacted once an officer has reviewed your case." 

 

I'm just wondering how long others have had to wait with the status of "refused". After full ING done research, out seems that refused is not the same as denied, but it just means that our case is in administrative processing. 

 

How long have other people been on the "refused" status?

[JeanneAdil 6,508]

weeks,   a few months ,  or a year and even more

 

[Nasirlahore 28]

If your background  checks  comes  clean then it usually  take two months max,other way is to take the more expensive  route  and file for mandamus  in usa through a lawyer. 

[Vizaguy123 9]

7 minutes ago, Nasirlahore said:

If your background  checks  comes  clean then it usually  take two months max,other way is to take the more expensive  route  and file for mandamus  in usa through a lawyer. 

Is that always the case though? I'm pretty sure our background checks are clean so I can't really see why it's still taking so long. It's been a little over 3 months now. 

 

If our background checks weren't clean, wouldn't they have already gotten back to us and told us the problem/denied us already? No point in keeping our case in limbo.

[powerpuff 6,702]

16 minutes ago, Vizaguy123 said:

Is that always the case though?

No, it’s not. It takes various time for various people. No source or real data for “2 months max”. Administrative process cannot be expedited or waived in any way. They are quite common though. All you can do is wait.

Edited October 19, 2021 by powerpuff

[SalishSea 17,829]

12 hours ago, Vizaguy123 said:

Is that always the case though? I'm pretty sure our background checks are clean so I can't really see why it's still taking so long. It's been a little over 3 months now. 

 

If our background checks weren't clean, wouldn't they have already gotten back to us and told us the problem/denied us already? No point in keeping our case in limbo.

It is not just background checks, but additional vetting for high fraud countries.  There is no way to really estimate the duration, and no way to expedite/waive that process.  

[Unlockable 7,314]

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