In plain English
It shows that the request was considered and the official answer was no. The authority decided against giving what was asked for.
In context
Here, "Refused" labels an application result as a decision by the authority not to grant what was requested.
- Situation
- Following passport, visa, residence, border, and immigration-document administration
- What it communicates
- labels an unfavorable application result
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not state why the authority decided this or what may happen next.
Examples
“Their request for a larger booth was refused by the organisers.”
“After checking the results, Lina found that her transfer application had been refused.”