There was no need to file I-130 for your child - unless you *want* the process to take 2 years. Your child can immigrate into the U.S. as a "following-to-join" beneficiary of your father's petition. File with U.S.C.I.S. the following documents: - Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition - A copy of your father's petition filed for your immigration - A copy of Form I-797, Notice of Action, showing that your father's petition was filed - A copy of Form I-797, Notice of Action, showing that your father's petition was approved - A copy of your Form I-551 (green card), front and back - birth certificate of your child When USCIS approves your I-824 application, it will send the case to the National Visa Center which, in turn, will send the case to the embassy in your country. All together, it can take 10-12 months. I would suggest another approach: collect copies of all these documents and send them to your relatives in your country; the child's guardian should make an appointment at the U.S. Embassy and apply for the child's following-to-join immigrant visa. If this is the same embassy where you received your immigrant visa, they must have a record of your case and need not wait for another copy to be sent from the National Visa Center. This way, your baby can have an immigrant visa within a couple of weeks.
Answered on Oct 13th, 2016 at 10:54 AM