November 2014 Filers - Texas Service Center

[KristinD 77]

I'm in. I'll make a twitree acct and find you and retweet everything. You have my number. Let's get organized. And maybe create a new thread to rally all the tsc'rs

Just started the new thread. Walking into this meeting now, so I'll be stuck for a few hours, even if it does nothing it at least feels like we're doing something.

[Wooderz 314]

I'm all about the twitter uproar. I was tweeting @uscis for a while about it but gradually gave up. I'm not big into twitter, mostly just read stuff rather than tweet so I only have like 20 followers (DORK! :rofl:) but fiance is obsessed and has over 2,000 followers. I'll ask him to join the cause.

I'm @aprilm1118 and he's @DanTheMan1118 (yes we use the same numbers. November 18 is the birthday of my, someday to officially be our, dog)

On the TSC/CSC thing, they do not handle the same number of petitions which is part of the problem. I counted the states a few weeks ago and TSC states have a population of 180 million (roughly). CSC states have a pop. of 130 million (roughly). So TSC handles 30% more than CSC does.

Check out this website with stats published by uscis. Go to I-129F, select the service center and choose the trend chart. It goes all the way back to september 2012, but hasn't been updated since August 2014. It still gives a good representation of how TSC receives more petitions, falls further and further behind each month. Whereas CSC usually completes more petitions than they receive. It's a shame that it hasnt been updated since August. Right there in August you can see where all those petitions were transferred so the number of pending were roughly equal. I would fully expect to CSC have dropped back down to its previous levels and TSC to continue to rise back up its previous levels after August.

https://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=6&office=5&charttype=1

[rob999 51]

Just started the new thread. Walking into this meeting now, so I'll be stuck for a few hours, even if it does nothing it at least feels like we're doing something.

Kristin - did you try the two contacts I listed in a post a couple of pages back? I can post the again if you like. It was the USCIS HQ and the ombudsman.

I'm all about the twitter uproar. I was tweeting @uscis for a while about it but gradually gave up. I'm not big into twitter, mostly just read stuff rather than tweet so I only have like 20 followers (DORK! :rofl:) but fiance is obsessed and has over 2,000 followers. I'll ask him to join the cause.

I'm @aprilm1118 and he's @DanTheMan1118 (yes we use the same numbers. November 18 is the birthday of my, someday to officially be our, dog)

On the TSC/CSC thing, they do not handle the same number of petitions which is part of the problem. I counted the states a few weeks ago and TSC states have a population of 180 million (roughly). CSC states have a pop. of 130 million (roughly). So TSC handles 30% more than CSC does.

Check out this website with stats published by uscis. Go to I-129F, select the service center and choose the trend chart. It goes all the way back to september 2012, but hasn't been updated since August 2014. It still gives a good representation of how TSC receives more petitions, falls further and further behind each month. Whereas CSC usually completes more petitions than they receive. It's a shame that it hasnt been updated since August. Right there in August you can see where all those petitions were transferred so the number of pending were roughly equal. I would fully expect to CSC have dropped back down to its previous levels and TSC to continue to rise back up its previous levels after August.

https://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=6&office=5&charttype=1

Wow, you have 20 more followers than me I have the feeling I'm too old for Twitter, Facebook is a daily challenge!

[KristinD 77]

I did try the contacts a few pages back I tried to start a new topic but people are being rude.

So I went downstairs (I work at a school for advertising and marketing, super convienent) and asked our international students to help brainstorm about the Twitter thing. They also do their visa processing at TSC and despise them. So hopefully, with their social media knowledge and the fact that they are in the same boat as us, I can get them to work on a strategy to bring this to fruitation. Give them a few days but they're pretty awesome, hope that they can brainstorm a good way to start.

[rob999 51]

I did try the contacts a few pages back I tried to start a new topic but people are being rude.

So I went downstairs (I work at a school for advertising and marketing, super convienent) and asked our international students to help brainstorm about the Twitter thing. They also do their visa processing at TSC and despise them. So hopefully, with their social media knowledge and the fact that they are in the same boat as us, I can get them to work on a strategy to bring this to fruitation. Give them a few days but they're pretty awesome, hope that they can brainstorm a good way to start.

ah I didn't see that topic, shame people were being rude.

That's cool, sorry if you posted in that thread already but did you get a reply from those two contacts? We are just putting our email together for USCIS HQ aimed at unfairness of TSC & CSC back log management, rather than our case specifically.

I've unsubscribed from all the other threads, far too frustrating.

[Wooderz 314]

ah I didn't see that topic, shame people were being rude.

That's cool, sorry if you posted in that thread already but did you get a reply from those two contacts? We are just putting our email together for USCIS HQ aimed at unfairness of TSC & CSC back log management, rather than our case specifically.

I've unsubscribed from all the other threads, far too frustrating.

I saw the other topic, haters. A lot of those ppl already have noa2 I think and so they've totally forgotten how bad it sucks to be waiting. Some of us just don't want to roll over and do nothing. There's very little we can do right now so why not?? It can't hurt. Obviously uscis isn't a company but businesses usually respond to social media complaints. It may make no difference but why should we just not even try?

I too refuse to read anything from a CSC person or a Philipines filer. I saw one girl who had noa2 in 4 days tell people they shouldn't complain in the forums and should be positive all the time. I almost lost it but I refrained from commenting.

[KristinD 77]

ah I didn't see that topic, shame people were being rude.

That's cool, sorry if you posted in that thread already but did you get a reply from those two contacts? We are just putting our email together for USCIS HQ aimed at unfairness of TSC & CSC back log management, rather than our case specifically.

I've unsubscribed from all the other threads, far too frustrating.

No reply really from anyone besides the inital one from Fl Congressmen. Every one I send is about the unfairness of the backlog. (Although I do add in my case number.)

Yes the other threads make me more frustrated.

[av8or1 246]

Yeah I don't know much about twitter, but I'm willing to learn for this cause!

[KristinD 77]

I saw the other topic, haters. A lot of those ppl already have noa2 I think and so they've totally forgotten how bad it sucks to be waiting. Some of us just don't want to roll over and do nothing. There's very little we can do right now so why not?? It can't hurt. Obviously uscis isn't a company but businesses usually respond to social media complaints. It may make no difference but why should we just not even try?

I too refuse to read anything from a CSC person or a Philipines filer. I saw one girl who had noa2 in 4 days tell people they shouldn't complain in the forums and should be positive all the time. I almost lost it but I refrained from commenting.

I completely agree with you!!!! I would have lost it hahahaha

[rob999 51]

We'll give the routes a bash and see what happens. I doubt anything will happen, more evidence of inability to deal with a "correct" service is probably a good thing. I feel it would have been faster to buy a house in California!

People outside this "issue" will never understand I feel.

[stef_curls 42]

I contacted the uscis hq and ombudsman, senator, and a congressman on Monday I haven't heard anything.

excited to see what your students come up with, Kristin.

Also, please excuse my typos, I'm mobile right now and my keyboard clearly has a vendetta.

[Cristin 18]

So on an interesting and unexpected note, my other Senator's office called me today (I screen my calls if I don't know the number) and left a message stating that they want to talk to me about my case and the differences between CSC/TSC processing times. Surprised I actually had someone call about the message I sent earlier this week.

Virginia residents - it was Tim Kaine's office this time.

Edited January 22, 2015 by Cristin

[rob999 51]

So on an interesting and unexpected note, my other Senator's office called me today (I screen my calls if I don't know the number) and left a message stating that they want to talk to me about my case and the differences between CSC/TSC processing times. Surprised I actually had someone call about the message I sent earlier this week.

Virginia residents - it was Tim Kaine's office this time.

Sounds like the most positive news we've had for a while, hope they'll chase this up!

[KristinD 77]

So on an interesting and unexpected note, my other Senator's office called me today (I screen my calls if I don't know the number) and left a message stating that they want to talk to me about my case and the differences between CSC/TSC processing times. Surprised I actually had someone call about the message I sent earlier this week.

Virginia residents - it was Tim Kaine's office this time.

That's amazing!!!!!

I contacted the uscis hq and ombudsman, senator, and a congressman on Monday I haven't heard anything.

excited to see what your students come up with, Kristin.

Also, please excuse my typos, I'm mobile right now and my keyboard clearly has a vendetta.

I'll keep pestering them until they do something and I'll start researching. (I'm doing my masters in marketing but I'm not that good yet hahahaha)

[Cristin 18]

That's amazing!!!!!

I'll keep pestering them until they do something and I'll start researching. (I'm doing my masters in marketing but I'm not that good yet hahahaha)

Seriously! Both my Senators are on point so far. My House Representative... not so much