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by batleykhan » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:04 pm
You are deemed to be officially " refused" if you were served with a "refusal notice"by the BHC where you applied
If you were not isued with it, then you were not refused,therefore you do not need to declare it.
Sometimes during an application the ECO or BHC might say you dont have sufficient docs or evidence to be granted a visa, but stop short of refusing you, but if you get the neccesary docs in time, they will grant you. You get the docs required and visa is granted......... if this happens then you have not been refused, therefore you dont need to declare it.
If on the other hand you were served with a refusal notice, but the decison was overtuned by teh ECO or during an appeal, you were officially refused even though it was overturned. You have to declare this
If in doubt its best to be honest declare it .write a short explanation with it as to what happened. Better to be safe than sorry
Hope this helps and gives you an idea.