Visa Status says "Refused" but still being updated?

[hiraali123 0]

Hi there, so my husband(Canadian citizen) had his interview at the U.S. consulate in Montreal on December 22nd. Overall, the interview went well, however he was given a 221G white form in which he was asked to only submit his passport and nothing else. He was told by the officer that they need to do Admin checks which will take two weeks.  His visa status keeps saying "Refused" but the  case is being updated(date is changing) It seems hopeful that they are working on our case if date is changing but I am also worried, could this mean they have denied the visa?

 

They are likely doing admin checks due to a couple of denials at the border due to visa being in process. It could also due to him being from Pakistan or being born there(I have heard they do checks on Pakistanis, especially men)

 

 

[Boiler 45,322]

I am sure he is in AP and you are just waiting, he may be asked for additional informations.

[APRIL2023 59]

22 hours ago, hiraali123 said:

Hi there, so my husband(Canadian citizen) had his interview at the U.S. consulate in Montreal on December 22nd. Overall, the interview went well, however he was given a 221G white form in which he was asked to only submit his passport and nothing else. He was told by the officer that they need to do Admin checks which will take two weeks.  His visa status keeps saying "Refused" but the  case is being updated(date is changing) It seems hopeful that they are working on our case if date is changing but I am also worried, could this mean they have denied the visa?

 

They are likely doing admin checks due to a couple of denials at the border due to visa being in process. It could also due to him being from Pakistan or being born there(I have heard they do checks on Pakistanis, especially men)

 

 

 

Were you given other instructions? Was DS5535 form ever mentioned? Many of us had our visa "refused" as we await for administrative Processing to be cleared. Unfortunately it has taken some of us 1.5 years (me 8 months in counting) to have it cleared. 

 

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[hiraali123 0]

2 hours ago, APRIL2023 said:

 

Were you given other instructions? Was DS5535 form ever mentioned? Many of us had our visa "refused" as we await for administrative Processing to be cleared. Unfortunately it has taken some of us 1.5 years (me 8 months in counting) to have it cleared. 

 

Check out this group: 

 

Hi thanks for your response. No, he was not given a DS-5535. I forgot to mention, not sure if it matters though, it's a marriage visa. His visa class changed from CR1 to IR1 recently, perhaps because we passed our 2 year marriage mark on Nov. 27th. The date was updated again today, so I am hoping there should be something positive soon, considering they asked for his passport in the 221G form. 

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