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Sorry I was too busy to keep you guys posted. My friend got I-751's approval letter on 7/31/2018 and Oath letter on 8/12/2018 for 8/24/2018 ceremony. So everything went well eventually.

Yes!

Ohh I got it. Thank you.

My case is just approved today (joint filing, NOA1 8/29/2016, CSC, not filing N-400, 2 infopass stamp: one expiring 12/12/2017 and another one expires 11/30/2018).

OP mentioned he needs to wait until 2020 to get his USC so most likely he just got married like 2 3 years ago and holding his LPR like 1 2 years ago.
 
@ OP: you are not eligible to file for your spouse now, unless:
A. You are now a naturalized U.S. citizen;
B. You have been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years;
C. You can establish by clear and convincing evidence that you did not enter the prior marriage (through which you
gained your lawful permanent resident status) in order to evade any U.S. immigration law; or
D. Your prior marriage through which you gained your immigrant status was terminated by the death of your former
spouse;

OP mentioned he needs to wait until 2020 to get his USC so most likely he just got married like 2 3 years ago and holding his LPR like 1 2 years ago.
 
@ OP: you are not eligible to file for your spouse now, unless:
A. You are now a naturalized U.S. citizen;
B. You have been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years;
C. You can establish by clear and convincing evidence that you did not enter the prior marriage (through which you
gained your lawful permanent resident status) in order to evade any U.S. immigration law; or
D. Your prior marriage through which you gained your immigrant status was terminated by the death of your former
spouse;

Sorry Coco8, I should have quoted the full sentences from I-130 instruction: LPR may not file I-130 for a spouse, if they gained lawful permanent resident status through a prior marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, unless ...

Sorry Coco8, I should have quoted the full sentences from I-130 instruction: LPR may not file I-130 for a spouse, if they gained lawful permanent resident status through a prior marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, unless ...

OP mentioned he needs to wait until 2020 to get his USC so most likely he just got married like 2 3 years ago and holding his LPR like 1 2 years ago.
 
@ OP: you are not eligible to file for your spouse now, unless:
A. You are now a naturalized U.S. citizen;
B. You have been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years;
C. You can establish by clear and convincing evidence that you did not enter the prior marriage (through which you
gained your lawful permanent resident status) in order to evade any U.S. immigration law; or
D. Your prior marriage through which you gained your immigrant status was terminated by the death of your former
spouse;

OP mentioned he needs to wait until 2020 to get his USC so most likely he just got married like 2 3 years ago and holding his LPR like 1 2 years ago.
 
@ OP: you are not eligible to file for your spouse now, unless:
A. You are now a naturalized U.S. citizen;
B. You have been a lawful permanent resident for at least five years;
C. You can establish by clear and convincing evidence that you did not enter the prior marriage (through which you
gained your lawful permanent resident status) in order to evade any U.S. immigration law; or
D. Your prior marriage through which you gained your immigrant status was terminated by the death of your former
spouse;

No, several of us recommended you to call the embassy/consulate first thing in the morning (basically today in a few hours if you are in the US) or ask your wife to do it. Tuesday is a holiday and they will be closed. They might be able to include the baby in your wife's application or they might guide you. Children are derivatives and hopefully, the fact that you became a USC does not affect the i-130 (@f1660114 said it did, but at least you should ask the consulate). 
 
You have to avoid keeping your family in Pakistan; otherwise, your wife won't be able to use her visa because it will have expired. 
 
I found this online:
Adding Newborn Children as Derivatives of the Immigrating Parent
Fortunately, the law takes care of you in this situation. Any child born to your relative before your relative is admitted to the U.S. can get a visa along with the rest of the family, without another I-130 and without any extra wait. When it’s time for the family to apply for their visas at the U.S. embassy or consulate, your relative can apply on behalf of the child, showing proof of the birth and the I-130 approval.
 
So what you have to ask if you can get the visa for the baby. 

Hi
 
follow to join isn't the correct term, there is no follow to join in these petitions
 
no for the first one, yes for the second one
 
the derivatives go so far as the petitioner's grandchildren which would be you, being your parent's derivative, there aren't any visas for great grandkids
 
so it is best to continue with the second petition your mom's, because just as you are the derivative on your parent's petition, your child will be a derivative on your petition
 
what about the mom, does she agree? will she authorize you to take the child to the US? do you have sole custody of the child?
 
 

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Did you send the divorce decree along with the package? You said your divorce finalized in April 2017, did you mean that you got an official judgment to give you single status in that month? Or just your divorce petition was finalized in that month?

Based on my experience from reading the precedent at vj, you are fine with the mailed out date before 4/28/2017. Hopefully another member can confirm that.

OP please don't publish your identified number (case number for example). Just wait until you receive the notice in the mail and they will provide more details for the denial.

I believe there is no available waiver for that so save your money on lawyer consultation for the lengthy process in the future. You can reference to the I-130 instruction; the form I-130 asking you if you got your residency through marriage is for that purpose. .

There is at least one passport that I have ever seen does not have middle name on that, just first and last, even though their CON has full name on it. So I strongly believe that the passport folks only care about the first and last name; middle name or second first name can be let off upon your request by not filling out them into the passport application.

The link https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/clerk-services/naturalization-ceremony-locations-and-schedule has been updated with oath ceremonies in June 2016. LA/OC/SB will naturalize 2,700 citizens at Ontario on 6/14/16 and 1,800 citizens at Anaheim on 6/21/16. witamar and spicymayo, hopefully you guys will get into either one of them next month. Cheers.

Congrats. Just a reminder, she should not declare herself USC on form I-9 until after oath date.

If your spouse cooperates and you guys reach to a mutual agreement then Summary Dissolution is the best way to go since you will have the Final Divorce Date within a month. That is a one-step process while Regular Divorce takes longer time to have the Final Date since it requires more steps and more time.

Really Nancy,
The N400 is not the only fee waived form,if the op qualifies, he does not NEED to raise the fee for it but prove he deserves the fee waived.