So, on Friday Aug 15, I checked my status and it showed "At NVC" (after showing "refused") for the past 7 months, being in AP. I got excited and thought something is moving in my AP process. But 2 hours later, checked again, and it showed "refused" again. Nothing changed. It must have been a system glitch. Sharing this here for people who may face the same thing. Don't get excited!