F4 case status refused after interview

[ahsan iqbal 0]

Yesterday was my interview of F4 with my family the officer said your case is approved and gave us a congratulations letter but after next day case status says refuse.. no additional documentation or 221 g was given to us so why they refused 

[Vickys_Mom 225]

Be patient.

 

It takes some time from when the officer says "approved" to the "approved" showing up in the system.  Among other things, there's the potential for Administrative Processing which might be fast or might take forever...no one knows.

 

"Refused" does not mean "rejected".  It's a holding marker to indicate that they can't issue it at this time.  It will update when they decide what to do next.

 

DO NOT make plans.  Do not buy non-refundable plane tickets.  Do not close up the house or apartment.  Wait until you have the visa in hand.

 

Regards,

Vicky's Mom

[ahsan iqbal 0]

Actually yesterday was my interview F4 after the interview i checked case status it was administration process and today I again checked its refused thats why i was having concern about it 😞

[Dashinka 24,481]

9 minutes ago, ahsan iqbal said:

Actually yesterday was my interview F4 after the interview i checked case status it was administration process and today I again checked its refused thats why i was having concern about it 😞

The online case status can alternate between Administrative Processing and Refused, but as long as it does not say Denied/Rejected you are still fine.  As far as I have been able to deduce, Administrative Processing means someone is actively doing something with your case, but the visa has still not been officially Issued, and Refused means the case is still sitting in limbo awaiting all the rest of the work.  Hopefully you will see the message "Issued" soon as it sounds like your interview went well.

 

Good Luck!

[ahsan iqbal 0]

Thankyou soo muchh 😊😊

[ahsan iqbal 0]

Hi guys hope you are all well.. 

So i had my interview of f4 on 13th june and the counselor approved our interview .. and said to make traveldoc account 

The next day of interview my case status was showing refused for no reason

Its been 12 days.. today the case just updated but still says refused 

I dont know what to do from here now 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

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You wait until the status changes to "Issued".  All cases go through some form of Administrative Processing prior to issue.   

Edited June 25 by Crazy Cat

[ahsan iqbal 0]

Okay okay but I'm just concerned that my medicals will be expired in 2 months n probably we have to do this process again 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

Just now, ahsan iqbal said:

Okay okay but I'm just concerned that my medicals will be expired in 2 months n probably we have to do this process again 

Worst case scenario is that you would have to get a new medical.  Hopefully, your visa will be issued soon.

[ahsan iqbal 0]

Okay almost been 2 months and casee status is still showing refused without any update or contact from us embassy..my medicals are expiring soon what i do noww 

[appleblossom 2,446]

5 hours ago, ahsan iqbal said:

Okay almost been 2 months and casee status is still showing refused without any update or contact from us embassy..my medicals are expiring soon what i do noww 

Nothing you can do but wait I’m afraid. AP can take months or even longer, you’ll be asked to have a new medical done at some point. Please fill in your timeline so that we know your info, which consulate did you interview at? 

[ahsan iqbal 0]

I'm sorry i'm not familiar with visa journey I don't know how to use it properly anyways 

My F4 visa went well in us Islamabad embassy and they gave us a congratulations letter and took our passports 

Right after the next day ceac status showed refused on 14th june 

The case got updated after 10 days but status remained same now it's almost been 2 months with no updates and no contact from embassy 

At this point i dont know what to do or why they are doing thiss

[appleblossom 2,446]

1 minute ago, ahsan iqbal said:

I'm sorry i'm not familiar with visa journey I don't know how to use it properly anyways 

My F4 visa went well in us Islamabad embassy and they gave us a congratulations letter and took our passports 

Right after the next day ceac status showed refused on 14th june 

The case got updated after 10 days but status remained same now it's almost been 2 months with no updates and no contact from embassy 

At this point i dont know what to do or why they are doing thiss

 

Ah, ok. AP would be expected at Islamabad, particularly if you're male, it's just background checks. It can take months or even years, nothing to do but wait it out. 

 

Good luck. 

Edited August 3 by appleblossom

[Boiler 45,449]

I agree quite normal

[ahsan iqbal 0]

So we have to do re medical exams every 6 months?