I do have my mother’s naturalization certificate and a translated copy of my birth certificate to associate my birth to her.
I wish i would have went CR-1 route if I knew the processing times would be as crazy as it is now. At the time that I started to file, the reported processing time was still at 9 months. Crazy that it’s 15.5 month now.
I am not aware of the fee hikes. I don’t mind the fee hikes if it brings in more resources for USCIS to clear the backlog.