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Sorry, there's two things that are not very clear: I'm assuming your saying the child is a US citizen by birth. Why does mom need to go to elementary school? I think what you mean is... Can mother stay in the US on tourist visa while a 6 year old child goes to school? The answer is no.

I don't believe there is any other route available for them, at least no obvious one. If US citizen doesn't sponsor, not sure how else they can adjust.

Form I-131 is used for variety of documents in different situations. Hence it is confusing. I-131 is applicable to somebody adjusting status. Type of application is 5.A in your case. You can only file I-131 after I-485 was filed or together with it. Cannot file I-131 before I-485.

You must disclose it, it's not optional. Whether to get the docs now or not it's your call. If you're OK losing filing fee and reapplying for N-400 in the future, you can just see if it's going to skip through without issue or get denied. It appears like you got immigrant visa. If it was that bad, you would have not been issued visa. ~ Not a legal advice ~

Oh, OK, you came on immigrant visa. It's good you disclosed it.

2. Yes. You should always disclose your arrests on immigration forms. I'm pretty sure I-485 would have asked about arrests too. Did you not mention it there? If not, you have a bigger issue (potential misrep)

You should be in a much better situation due to length of your marriage compared to somebody who married just a little over 3 years ago. Good luck!

WoM is Writ of Mandamus. Basically, you would sue USCIS for decision.

I think people file FOIA on paper saying "Entire immigration file" where it asks what to get.

Now that N-400 didn't push your I-751, maybe WoM is an option. I agree with @Crazy Cat it's likely going to result in combo interview.

Estimates are highly unreliable

Is your I-751 approved already or it's still pending? I'd prepare to talk about marriage, financial and living arrangements. Have all docs you have proving bonafide marriage. Do you file taxes jointly? Joint tax return transcripts for the past 3 years may be useful to have.

Yes it is actually true. It does get decided and approved before N-400 can be approved. Sometimes it happens with combo interview, other times without. Many times you won't get 10 year GC, and many times online status for I-751 remains in pending state despite somebody naturalizing. But behind the scenes, I-751 was decided.

Yes I think you can get K-1 petition going with HRR. HRR will likely become an issue during AOS. So if you're entering the US after June 2025, you should be OK.

Did you bring appointment letter with you to the embassy interview?

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!! It must be a huge relief!

Not sure about temporary one. You can literally have two passports in Canada and many other countries. https://newcanadianlife.com/can-you-have-2-canadian-passports/?origin=serp_auto

It's good you went to the appointment. Acting fast is the key to success. Good luck with your journey.

Great news!

This is normal, there's still July filers waiting for their interviews to be scheduled.

Still takes 1.5-2 years. Fast in USCIS terms, but much slower compared to many people's expectations.

The estimates in the accountt are random. I-130 take 14 months give or take. I'd only start worrying end of May 2025.

Waiver typically adds additional year or more to processing times. You'd get a better chance of waiver approval if you have a proven track record of: 1) Refusing vaccines throughout your life (e.g. you never got any vaccines) 2) You're a member of religious organization or believer who takes active participation in it 3) Some examples of what religion says about vaccinations. Quotes from holy books, religious leaders etc. I'm not an expert in this area, but I'd imagine there's a high burden of proof. Protecting US public health is one the top priorities for US government, your reasons must be compelling to get an exception. You're gotta be pretty sure your religion doesn't allow vaccinations. If unsure, the chances of approval are lower.

Yes, messaging is weird with GC approvals. It's normal to get "New Card is Being Produced" status first, followed eith case approval. It was the same with my case.