So, this is to do with this question:
'Has applicant ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?'
In 2010, I left India to go study in the United States. My first interview for a student visa, however, I did not get the visa; I did not get a refusal letter. I went for the interview, and the interview officer told me that I was not getting a visa, because I was unable to demonstrate intent to emigrate, and she advised me to schedule a second appointment, which I did. In the second appointment, I was issued a visa without any further questions asked or documentation needed. I did have to pay a second round of application fees for my second interview, however.
No letter of refusal was ever issued, however.
My question is, does this count as a refusal of visa?
EDIT: Okay, I want to be very clear with this, so here is the exact sequence of events:
* Got accepted by a US university
* Receive relevant documents from the university
* Apply for a US visa. Pay fees and schedule appointment.
* Visit the embassy for the interview- visa is not granted. Passport is returned without anything being stamped in it, and I am told to re-apply, since I do not demonstrate intent to immigrate (I just researched this, it is Section 214(b)). I receive no rejection letter.
* Apply for a new interview- involves a new appointment, new round of fees paid, new interview.
* Get there, and after a short interview, I am granted a visa.
Technically, is this a refusal or not?
If it is, I understand that no LoEs are required, but wouldn't a Yes here potentially hurt the application?
