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My question was does this affect my future tourist visa application?
If you have a valid reason that you can explain on after checking YES
to the appropriate question, you very likely won't have a problem
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Rejection and refusal are not necessarily the same.
In general, visa applications ask about refusals and/or denials, but not rejections. Itβs important to understand the difference when answering any visa application questions that ask about previous visa history. Canada seems to use refused to refer to a valid application where a visa was not approved (source: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1485&top=16). The UK, Schengen, and the US also use refused, as discussed here Visa Rejection versus Visa Refusal (proposed tags)
IMHO you could reasonably answer No
to a question asking about refusals/denials and just mention the rejection in the accompanying comments section.