Thank you everyone for your valuable insights and practical advice.

I appreciate the confirmation that Google doesn’t always use the meta description provided in the HTML, and that it often selects or rewrites snippets based on search intent and content relevance. It’s reassuring to know this is a common behavior and not necessarily a technical error on my end.

I will continue to refine my meta descriptions—ensuring they are concise, relevant, and include target keywords naturally. I’ll also review page content to make sure it strongly supports the meta descriptions and matches user intent. Using Google Search Console’s URL Inspection tool to see what Google actually renders is a great tip, and I’ll incorporate that into my ongoing optimization process.

Additionally, I understand that patience is important, as it can take days or even weeks for Google to update snippets after changes, especially for newer sites or less frequently crawled pages.

Thank you again for your support and guidance. If anyone has further tips or experiences to share, I’d be happy to hear them.

Best regards, passportstatuscheck.pk Team

Hello everyone,

I’m facing an issue with my website [passportstatuscheck.pk] where the meta description is not appearing on Google search result pages. I have set unique and relevant meta descriptions for all my main pages, and they are correctly visible in the HTML source code. However, when I search my site on Google, either no meta description is shown or Google displays a different snippet from the page content.

I have already checked the following:

• There are no duplicate meta description tags on any page.
• The meta descriptions are within the recommended 150–160 character limit.
• I’ve resubmitted my sitemap in Google Search Console and requested re-indexing.
• There’s no “noindex” or “nosnippet” tag on my pages.

Despite all this, Google still isn’t showing my preferred meta description. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Is there any proven solution or best practice to ensure Google displays the correct meta description? How long does it usually take for Google to update this after changes?

Any advice or step-by-step troubleshooting would be highly appreciated!

Thank you in advance.