waiting time for decision in Indonesia Embassy

[Mario D 0]

Hello, My name is Mario. I did the interview in US embassy in Jakarta on 2 November 2011. Luckily, my wife was there so she did get interview also. the problem in because i did overstay over than 1 year when i was in USA, they asked me to filed the form I-601 and 212 which we filed it together on 16 December 2011. We asked if there will be another interview and how long it will takes? they said "no, we will contact you by email or phone and it will take at least 5-6 months"

I am just worry and curious...do they keep your passport as a good sign if they will approved the forms? because they did not hold my passport. and does it really takes at least 5-6 months?

Thank you for the reply

Edited January 17, 2012 by Mario D

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Hello, My name is Mario. I did the interview in US embassy in Jakarta on 2 November 2011. Luckily, my wife was there so she did get interview also. the problem in because i did overstay over than 1 year when i was in USA, they asked me to filed the form I-601 and 212 which we filed it together on 16 December 2011. We asked if there will be another interview and how long it will takes? they said "no, we will contact you by email or phone and it will take at least 5-6 months"

I am just worry and curious...do they keep your passport as a good sign if they will approved the forms? because they did not hold my passport. and does it really takes at least 5-6 months?

Thank you for the reply

Yes it really does take 5-6 months and in some places it takes over a year and some as much as 18 months. Typically they do not keep the passport while processing the I601 and I212. Did you have an attorney prepare the I601 and I212 and did you provide evidence to support your claims of hardship? If not you can use the time to prepare the case properly, collect evidence and submit a supplement to help your case.

[Mario D 0]

Yes it really does take 5-6 months and in some places it takes over a year and some as much as 18 months. Typically they do not keep the passport while processing the I601 and I212. Did you have an attorney prepare the I601 and I212 and did you provide evidence to support your claims of hardship? If not you can use the time to prepare the case properly, collect evidence and submit a supplement to help your case.

We just filed it like that without any of evidence until I see and read how serious it was. Then, my wife contacted our lawyer for the hardship. It is a joke really...it seems like if she does not have serious illness or major life support seems like the chance are close to zero. We will try the best to build our case. Please pray for us. God bless.