221(g) Administrative Processing: Is this a "refusal/denial?"

11/7/2017 2:38:06 AM

I think you and the comments have answered the question. I’ll elaborate what I think is confusing you.

A 221(g) means that the applicant is ineligible to receive a US visa because they failed to provide some documentation OR their case needs further processing by the US Consulate/Embassy or another government agency. This further processing results in a final decision for the visa.

  • If your visa is refused after a 221(g), there is no question about it
    then. You must answer ‘Yes’ to the question about previous refusals.
  • If your visa is approved after a 221(g), then you answer ‘No’ to the
    question about previous refusals. The reason is that the final decision supersedes a 221(g).

  • If your 221(g) ended up in a visa refusal and you reapplied (same
    visa category or a different one) and got a visa. You would still answer ‘Yes’ to the question about previous refusals. I think this is
    what the last line means on Japans Embassy FAQ.

    Even if you get a visa after a 221(g) refusal, please continue to
    answer “Yes” to question on all future ESTA applications.

I, logically thinking, don’t expect the ‘get a visa’ visa was from the 221(g) refusal application, but from a new or later application.

PS:

The other scenario is that if you can appeal a 221(g) refusal and that appeal ends up in you getting a visa. The appeal’s outcome would count as the final decision but I am not sure about this scenario; an immigration attorney would know more. Although I have almost never heard of someone appealing and geting the decision turned. An appeal simply costs more time and money than a reapplication. Someone may correct me if I am wrong about this.

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