needed please. We filed I-130 in order to file for the K3/K4 visa, and planned to file the I-130 for our child after entering the US at the same time as the I-485...........but the I-130 has been approved What do we do about the I-130 for the child? If we file now, will they attach it to my application, or do we have to wait until I enter the US on a CR1 and then file for the child?

It seems CSC has speeded up dramticaly..................so i think i would send it now!!.................You have nothing to lose doing this as you would have to file it anyway, your K3 will probably get approved any day now too............that once approved is realy fast through London!!!................
You could send the I-130 for your child & hope its fast like yours was, you can slow yours down at NVC until your childs catches up with it!!
Good LUck!!
EDITED to say...................I came to the US on a K3, and am returning to England for my CR1 interview on the 28th April................could this be an option for you too?

Thanks euro, the child is an 11 year old dependant, listed on the I-130 as a relative of the Applicant. Don't know if that makes a difference, I'd really like to know if the I-130 application for the dependant child can be done in the US because she is a dependant, or if I have to do it now as a completely separate application?

If the I-130 runs well, we will not do the K3/K4 route.

Does the child have a legal way to enter the US (taking into account the eventual desire to immigrate, which rules out using any tourist visa or VWP)? If so, the I-130 can wait until after entry, and can be filed with adjustment of status. If not, you may want file the I-130 right away, so the child can get an immigrant visa. That would also avoid the adjustment of status paperwork and hassle.

When the spouse's I-130 reaches the consulate, the K-3 is not available to the spouse anymore, so the K-4 becomes unavailable to the child. If this happens, it can leave the child with no way of entering the US, other than starting from scratch and filing an I-130 for the child to get an immigrant visa.

The child will eventually need the I-130, so you might as well file it ASAP.

The child can't "tailgate" and get an immigrant visa based on the parent's I-130, the way the parent's I-129F can be used to get the child a K-4 visa.

Thank you.......it's taken a long time for us to understand this, but we do now. We will enter on K3/K4 and file the I-130 for the child at AOS. My I-130 is at NVC and will not progress it any further, so the K4 is not in any danger of being abandoned.