Timeline Upgrades Being Made... post suggestions?

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Here is a list of upgrades I have made so far:

1. Timeline Images generated for Admin Review time (recently added timeline data field) for all visa categories (not enough data for great graphs yet but the code and images are there)

2. Estimated Approval Dates for I-130s now use RFE data (recently added timeline data field) to calculate an improved estimated approval date

3. Minor improvement in K3 RFE estimated time in estimated appproval dates

4. Timeline profile page now indicates if a timeline is "linked" to another member and gives a link to that members account

5. Better Definition and Additional Family Based Immigration Visa Categories added:

• K-1 Visa (Fiance of US Citizen)
• K-3 Visa (Spouse of US Citizen)
• IR-1/CR-1 Visa (Spouse of US Citizen)
• IR-2 Visa (Unmarried child of US Citizen under age 21)
• IR-3 Visa (Orphan adoped abroad of US Citizen)
• IR-4 Visa (Orphan adoped within the US of US Citizen)
• IR-5 Visa (Parent of US Citizen at least age 21)
• F-1 Visa (Unmarried child - and their children - of US Citizen)
• F-2 Visa (Spouses, minor children, and unmarried children - over age 20 - of a LPR)
• F-3 Visa (Married sons and daughters of US citizens, and their spouses and children)
• F-4 Visa (Siblings of US citizens - age 21 or older - and their spouses and children)
• Other (Entered on non-immigrant visa; married US Citizen; Filing for Adjustment of Status within the US)

6. Timeline Profile Page accommodates above new visa categories

7. Timeline Profile Page has I-130 RFE Received and Sent Dates now

8. Timeline Profile Page has Interview 1 Result (Approved, Denied, Administrative Review), Interview 2 Date, Interview 2 Result (Approved, Denied)

more to come based on your feedback and my digging in the code .

Edited September 17, 2009 by Captain Ewok

[Otto 83]

Random Timeline Data thoughts (no particular order):

Separating the stage(s) for K-1 (for example) into separate 'phases' (more visual than anything else).

Petition Phase

Service Center : California Service Center

I-129F Sent : 2009-xx-xx

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-xx-xx

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 :

NVC Stage (purely optional)

NVC Received :

NVC Left : 2009-xx-xx

(With perhaps a "Current Received/Left" Trend field (optional but I presume the data is captured or can be calculated.) Example: 'Current NVC Trend is 14 Days (between received and sent)...'

Embassy/Consulate Interview Phase

Consulate :

Consulate Received :

Packet 3 Received :

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date :

Visa Received :

(With perhaps a "Current Received/Interview Scheduled" Trend field (also optional but I presume the data is captured or can be calculated.) Example: 'Current Embassy/Consulate Trend is 31 Days (between received and actual interview)...'

Optional Field added for interview stage(s) - AP/AR; it would be nice to see first IF a particular Embassy/Consulate tends to do Additional Processing (or Administrative Processing) and secondly how long that trend is (if any).

Told you it was random.

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Many more items updated.

[daboyz 36]

How about a field for whether a lawyer was used?

[Aubrey 10]

K1 (not sure if this applies to other visas as well) -- spot for date and location of medical. Would have been a nice feature to find other members who went to the same civil surgeon.

[NArocks 13]

I currently have 4 petitions out there

1. Hubby ROC

2. First son waiting to apply ROC

3. Second son waiting to apply ROC

4. Third son Petitioned as Child of an LPR.

All I can place under y account is the hubby. Could there be something for say those still in the process that have other children in the process while the original oetitioned person is still in process?

[MRStee 19]

K1 (not sure if this applies to other visas as well) -- spot for date and location of medical. Would have been a nice feature to find other members who went to the same civil surgeon.

I agree!

[NArocks 13]

I currently have 4 petitions out there

1. Hubby ROC

2. First son waiting to apply ROC

3. Second son waiting to apply ROC

4. Third son Petitioned as Child of an LPR.

All I can place under y account is the hubby. Could there be something for say those still in the process that have other children in the process while the original oetitioned person is still in process?

**bump** I know there are also filers who hve a petition for their SO ( here in the US ) and the children from out of the country. I think more and more people are bringing the kids later or after the initial visa say on the K1 kids follow to join and apply for the GC after the parent.

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

I could allow several timelines to be associated with a member. If a member has two or more then they would be presented with a list of petitions that people can view (versus if they have only one).

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Each member in their profile now have a checklist of all major milestones until they can become a US Citizen. The checklist is tailored to their visa type and items are checked off as the member completes them...

[NArocks 13]

I could allow several timelines to be associated with a member. If a member has two or more then they would be presented with a list of petitions that people can view (versus if they have only one).

I think this would be great as most of the stuff for the boys is just in my siggy

[TBoneTX 45,309]

Each member in their profile now have a checklist of all major milestones until they can become a US Citizen. The checklist is tailored to their visa type and items are checked off as the member completes them...

Those are HUGE, si man. Do you think that their size & prominence will make people more aware of the need to update their timelines?

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Lol. I am on a little laptop with a 1600x900 resolution (13" screen) so it is hard for me to tell. I had the feeling on most monitors they may be . I can reduce their size and maybe they will look better? How much smaller do you think?

[sara..... 371]

How about a field for whether a lawyer was used?

i would also like to see a field added for attorney used or not i know that we can not name the attorney but it would be nice to see how many people used attorneys and if their cases took longer, with in normal time frame, or faster.

sara

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

I reduced the size by 25%. Much better.