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Removing Conditions on Permanent Residence
Your permanent resident status is conditional if it is based on a marriage that was less than two years old on the day you became a permanent resident. USCIS gave you conditional permanent resident status when you were either admitted to the United States on an immigrant visa or you adjusted your status to that of a permanent resident.
Your status is conditional until you prove, after a specified period of time, that you did not enter the marriage to circumvent the immigration laws of the United States.
Eligibility Criteria
Generally, you must apply to remove the conditions on permanent residence with your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or stepparent (called “filing jointly”) if:
Generally, you must apply to remove the conditions on permanent residence with your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or stepparent (called “filing jointly”) if:
- You are still married to the same U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident after two years;* or
- Your parent is still married to the same U.S. citizen spouse or lawful permanent resident after two years and you are not included in your parent’s Form I-751.
You may apply to remove the two-year condition without your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or stepparent if:
- The U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or stepparent is deceased and you entered the marriage in good faith;*
- You married in good faith, but the marriage ended through divorce or annulment;*
- You married in good faith, but you or your child were battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by your U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse;*
- Your parent married in good faith, but you were battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by your U.S. citizen or permanent resident stepparent or parent; or
- The termination of your status and removal from the United States would result in extreme hardship.*
*If you are a conditional permanent resident spouse, you may include your conditional permanent resident children in your petition if they received their status either at the same time as, or within 90 days, of you.
Removing your two-year condition can be expensive, time consuming and confusing. Let us prepare your application for you!
Removing your two-year condition can be expensive, time consuming and confusing. Let us prepare your application for you!
