Refused after Administrative Processing MEGATHREAD

[Shakeel48 0]

38 minutes ago, Saba ahmad said:

Hi .mine also changed to refuse but the date is not updated. Im also confused.

Dont worry they are still in administrative processesing  Read the description in the box  

[Alex&Jen 20]

12 minutes ago, LizaH said:

Seems to be happening to everyone right now, lots of posts. My husband’s case suddenly said same thing today and I completely freaked out. Now I’m seeing others going through the same thing I’m recovering from the shock. For now anyway!

Please keep us posted on this thread if you hear anything more or get more information from the Embassy. 

[Alex&Jen 20]

5 minutes ago, Hamid Ullah said:

Same happen with us today our case was In AP from months and today i checked the CEAC case status goes from AP to Refused but the date is not change it the same date of Last AP update 21 Feb 2020

My husbands case was updated on Friday February 28th, March 2nd and then the status changed to Refused but the last update still shows yesterday's date. Please keep us posted on this thread if you receive any word from the Embassy. Thank you for posting. 

[Alex&Jen 20]

Sounds like it is a glitch. I was not able to log onto my husband's case for a few moments, then when I did it said Refused. Everyone I have talked with has experienced the same thing.  This process is so nerve wrecking, then to think they are having glitches does not help. Please...if anyone hears anything from the Embassy either phone, mail or email can we keep each other posted? I still hope this status change means being with my husband sooner. 

[Hamid Ullah 1]

Mine is also From admin processing to Refused. Please keep update on this thread or any information from the embassy.

[purem4g1c 113]

My AOS is still approved and waiting for interview at my local office. I did K-1 not CR-1 though so may differ.

[Alex&Jen 20]

Yes, also AP to Refused. My husband had his second interview 2 weeks ago and they said they would send him more information and we still have not received anything. I was hoping this was a step forward to getting his visa, but it sounds like it was a glitch. Please continue posting new information if you receive anything from the Embassy.

Edited March 3, 2020 by Alex&Jen

[JennaL 151]

Mine as well. Apparently, the sentence to look at on your status is:  "If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing." 

 

Assuming this means these cases are still open and active, despite the misleading update.

 

[JoeMc 151]

If you read other posts from today it sounds like this might be some type of glitch. A lot of people here and in my Facebook groups experienced the same thing (their status changed to Refused seemingly for no reason) today. 

[Paula&Carlos 1]

Our application said AP this morning and refused later on but last updated January 11. Hope it’s just a glitch

[portorusa 431]

It must be a glitch. My husband's says Refused (even though this morning he received an email from the Embassy asking to submit his passport and birth certificate), and my stepson's says AP (though the date changed to today's one).

[Boiler 43,433]

Glitch

[Hdakro1 1]

I was about to snap . Now I know it’s a system glitch . My wife’s second interview went smooth . They said they will call her back yesterday and today it said refused . I couldn’t even focus at work .... was gonna quit my job for no reason .  

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

2 hours ago, nana_123 said:

 

I send an email once a month asking about any update.

 

Totally unnecessary. When the case progresses they will contact you.  Frankfurt issued over 45000 non-immigrant visas last year (actually a bit down from 48-50k the prior few years). Because Germany is a VWP country. it's safe to assume many of those are cases that require a little more scrutiny. Imagine if (wild guess, I have no idea) 10% of cases go to AP for a year, and then imagine what would happen if all of those send a monthly email. That's 4500 emails a month that someone has to open, read, respond, all unnecessary time wasted when they could be working on cases. Even if it's only a minute per email, that's 75 hours a month - nearly 2 work weeks of someone's time-  wasted. I am sure they don't work overtime, so all that does is slow everything down for everyone. I have no idea what the actual numbers are, but maybe now you can get an idea why they ask you not to send them emails regularly.

 

 

Edited March 3, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[spock 7]

I think CEAC has changed its style a bit. Instead of saying its in "AP", they say "Refused" from now onwards.