Hi
@legalfalcon , could you help me out with this:
In the personal history section, there are two questions:
1. Has ___________ been refused refugee status, or an immigrant or permanent resident visa (including a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) or application to the Provincial nominee Program) or
visitor or temporary resident visa, to Canada or any other country?
2. Has ___________ ever been
refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?
In 2020, I was stranded in the US with no flights back to my home country, so I applied for a transition to a B2 visitor visa to maintain legal status in the country. I then managed to catch a flight back before my original visa expired, so the transition visa was denied by default.
Question is, does this fall under question 1 or 2? To me it seems it can fall under either (i have bolded the relevant parts).
I have an official notice from US immigration, which uses the word "denied" with regard to my application. Here are the exact words:
"
You were admitted as F-1 nonimmigrant on ________. A review of Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) records reveals that you departed the United States on _______, while your
change of status request was pending. This departure from the United States constitutes abandonment
of your request for change of nonimmigrant status. Therefore, you are not eligible for the immigration
benefit being sought and your request to change status is denied. "