Can we fix Igor's list????

[sweetswinks 400]

Can we PLEASE fix Igor's list for Texas Service Center????

No matter how many times we tell everyone that sending an I129F petition to the Texas lock box facility is NOT the same as TSC, they still put their timelines as a transfer to CSC

I have lost count how many times I have explained this and had VJ users fix their timelines.

There must be something we can to so that when viewing TSC on Igors list, that could exclude CSC transfers completely?

Otherwise, Igors list is just totally useless. Which I think it is quite helpful as long as the data is correct.

Thank you!

[jfgk1987 303]

Can we PLEASE fix Igor's list for Texas Service Center????

No matter how many times we tell everyone that sending an I129F petition to the Texas lock box facility is NOT the same as TSC, they still put their timelines as a transfer to CSC

I have lost count how many times I have explained this and had VJ users fix their timelines.

There must be something we can to so that when viewing TSC on Igors list, that could exclude CSC transfers completely?

Otherwise, Igors list is just totally useless. Which I think it is quite helpful as long as the data is correct.

Thank you!

Pleaseeeee fix this!

I had a thought, instead of asking which service center your application went to, they should ask what the prefix of their case number is:

SRC would default to Texas

WAC would default to California

EAC would default to Vermont

etc.

That way there would be no confusion! The options to select the lockbox the application was sent to and if it was transferred could still be there, since transfers can happen after NOA1, but I think this could clear up. Thoughts?

[sweetswinks 400]

Pleaseeeee fix this!

I had a thought, instead of asking which service center your application went to, they should ask what the prefix of their case number is:

SRC would default to Texas

WAC would default to California

EAC would default to Vermont

etc.

That way there would be no confusion! The options to select the lockbox the application was sent to and if it was transferred could still be there, since transfers can happen after NOA1, but I think this could clear up. Thoughts?

THAT is even better!!!!!

The definition of a transfer, lock box, sorting facility, and service centre is confusing people A LOT.

I want to see this site work for everyone and have the best data available possible. But we are really letting the ball drop with this.

I know we cannot make people read and understand things like this. But what we can do is change the fields entered, change the sorting methods on Igor's list and change it to a sorting with the prefix like you have suggested!

We all want to use these tools so lets clean them up a bit!

[Searsison 8]

i second this

[derrickmichille 55]

I agree that is a great idea!!! Our petition begins with SRC!!

Texas Service Center

mailed petition January 09 2014

TSC received K1 on January 12 2014

NOA1 Received January 16 2014

Alien Registration Number changed January 16 2014

[Shiawase 0]

As a long-suffering TSC customer, I would welcome an improvement to the timelines and estimates shown on Igor's List. Please make this happen!

[VicAus 7]

Edited: someone already said the same thing

Edited April 18, 2014 by VicAus

[sweetswinks 400]

Edited: someone already said the same thing

Did you have any suggestions to add?

[VicAus 7]

Did you have any suggestions to add?

Pleaseeeee fix this!

I had a thought, instead of asking which service center your application went to, they should ask what the prefix of their case number is:

SRC would default to Texas

WAC would default to California

EAC would default to Vermont

etc.

That way there would be no confusion! The options to select the lockbox the application was sent to and if it was transferred could still be there, since transfers can happen after NOA1, but I think this could clear up. Thoughts?

agree to this posters suggestions..i had the same idea. The majority of people on here dont use English as their native language either so it adds to the confusion. also I think there should be opitions to elimiate certain countries/ time frames etc. Eg expedite cases if we could filter that our the data would be alot more meaningful for someone

[woohoo25 28]

I agree. Filter out the transfers a nd have expedites be separate.Then you can look at the average time for expedites, and the average time for regular processing. It shouldn't be too difficult. Just have a check box for expedite requested, and filter and include automatic expedites ie those from the Philippines.

[jfgk1987 303]

People's whole universes are crumbling over these inaccurate estimates, something needs to be done!

Seriously tho an acknowledgement would be nice...

[sweetswinks 400]

Can we please have a moderator or site administrator acknowledge our request?

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Working now . The hard part is how to filter old data. There is an xfer solution in the system now (was added a few months ago) so hopefully the new data includes this... however older timelines will not have it.

Maybe the easiest solution is to give everyone all the options:

- list by filing location

...or...

- list by transferred location (default)

Thoughts? There is no perfect solution but picking only one of the above may exclude meaningful data in the other as locations start/stop transfers over time.

Thoughts? Are there other options?

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I can exclude expedites, yes. I will add that as a filter.

[sweetswinks 400]

Pleaseeeee fix this!

I had a thought, instead of asking which service center your application went to, they should ask what the prefix of their case number is:

SRC would default to Texas

WAC would default to California

EAC would default to Vermont

etc.

That way there would be no confusion! The options to select the lockbox the application was sent to and if it was transferred could still be there, since transfers can happen after NOA1, but I think this could clear up. Thoughts?

Working now . The hard part is how to filter old data. There is an xfer solution in the system now (was added a few months ago) so hopefully the new data includes this... however older timelines will not have it.

Maybe the easiest solution is to give everyone all the options:

- list by filing location

...or...

- list by transferred location (default)

Thoughts? There is no perfect solution but picking only one of the above may exclude meaningful data in the other as locations start/stop transfers over time.

Thoughts? Are there other options?

--

I can exclude expedites, yes. I will add that as a filter.

Hi Ewok!

Thank you for responding.

Is there a way we can add to Igor's filters the options:

Drop down: "Expedite" then the drop be either "NO" or "YES" - this one would exclude expedites

and

Drop down: "Current filing location" then the drop downs be "TSC" or "CSC" - this one would totally exclude any CSC filers instead of having the CSC transfers included in Igor's list currently because they have listed TSC as their first filing location incorrectly

Is there a way we can change filing location to something that includes the A# starting with SRC, WAC, EAC (as above posted message)??

[jfgk1987 303]

Working now . The hard part is how to filter old data. There is an xfer solution in the system now (was added a few months ago) so hopefully the new data includes this... however older timelines will not have it.

Maybe the easiest solution is to give everyone all the options:

- list by filing location

...or...

- list by transferred location (default)

Thoughts? There is no perfect solution but picking only one of the above may exclude meaningful data in the other as locations start/stop transfers over time.

Thoughts? Are there other options?

--

I can exclude expedites, yes. I will add that as a filter.

Awesome!!

The biggest issue is people confusing the Dallas Lockbox with TSC and thinking they're the same place; people assume their petition went to TSC and was transferred to CSC, when in reality their petitions just go straight to CSC. I figured by using the prefix of the case # as a filter it would eliminate the confusion, but I also figured that filtering the already existing data might prove challenging...

The only other way I can think of solving this problem is if the coding looks at the location listed under "Transferred" (which it already does, since users end up on the transferred location list), but then it should exclude the initial filing location, which would prevent users from ending up on both the initial filing location list and the transferred location list. Does that make sense?

I noticed that in the guides mailing petitions to the Dallas Lockbox is mentioned, but it doesn't mention not to confuse that with TSC. Maybe an update to the guides is needed too?