DS-260 Question: have you ever been denied a visa to the US

[JCC2823 4]

I'm the petitioner for a spousal visa (beneficiary is Mexican and living in Mexico) and am looking at the DS-260 to help my beneficiary fill it out.  There is a question along the lines of "have you ever been denied a visa to the US"...  Before my spouse was my spouse- ie when we were dating, we tried to get him a tourist visa, but it was denied with a form letter that basically listed a vague set of reasons like "applicant did not demonstrate a sufficient tie to home country"...  I assume in this question on the DS260 that they mean any type of visa (including a tourist visa) so I assume the question should be answered "yes" but how are we supposed to explain the why I assume it's going to ask?

 

Has anyone had to answer in this situation before?

 

Thanks

[HRQX 4,145]

7 minutes ago, JCC2823 said:

but how are we supposed to explain the why I assume it's going to ask?

Just input: "B-2 application was denied per INA 214(b)"