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Removing conditions on a green card

For people whose marriage-based green card is good for only two years and is getting close to its expiry date.

We file to remove the conditions — with your husband or wife, or on your own if the marriage has ended or was abusive.

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Primary form

I-751

The form at the center of your case

Is this you?

A quick check, before we talk.

Tick anything that sounds like your situation. It's just for you — nothing is saved or sent.
Statements that may describe your situation

5 statements. Tick the ones that describe you.

Only a consultation can confirm eligibility. This is general information, not legal advice.

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How it works

A clear path, start to finish.

The same five-step method, applied to your case.

  1. Work out your filing window

    A joint filing belongs in the 90 days immediately before your card expires. File earlier and it can be rejected; file later and your status may already have ended. We calculate that date with you.

  2. Decide: file together, or ask for a waiver

    If you can no longer file together — the marriage ended, your spouse died, you or your child were abused, or removal would cause extreme hardship — you can ask USCIS to waive the joint filing rule, at any time before your status ends.

  3. Gather proof of a real marriage

    USCIS wants to see the life you built from the wedding day onward: a shared home, shared money, children, insurance, photos, letters. We help you choose what is worth sending.

  4. Form I-751

    File the petition

    We prepare and file the petition, online or on paper. The receipt notice USCIS sends back extends your green card, and your permission to work, while the case is pending.

  5. Interview, if USCIS asks for one

    Not every case is interviewed. If yours is, you get an appointment notice, and we go through your evidence and the likely questions with you beforehand.

Fixed fee

What your fixed fee covers.

One fee, agreed in writing before we begin. Nothing hidden.

Included

In your fee

  • Working out your 90-day filing window
  • Advice on filing jointly or asking to waive the joint filing rule
  • Preparing and filing Form I-751 with your evidence
  • Help choosing and organizing the proof of your marriage
  • Interview preparation, if USCIS schedules one

Not included

Billed separately

  • Translation of documents that are not in English
  • Divorce or other family-court matters, unless separately agreed
  • Immigration-court representation, if your case is referred to a judge
  • A separate petition for a child who has to file their own

Government and court fees are set by the agency, not by us, and change from time to time. Current USCIS amounts are published at uscis.gov/fees.

Come prepared

What to bring to your consultation.

Bring what you have. If something's missing, we'll tell you how to get it.
  • Both sides of your two-year green card
  • Your marriage certificate, and any divorce decree, annulment, or death certificate
  • Proof you built a life together: lease or deed, joint accounts, insurance, tax returns, photos
  • Birth certificates for any children you have together
  • Court records for any arrest or charge, if you have ever had one

Questions

Frequently asked.

If you and your spouse file together, in the 90 days immediately before your two-year green card expires — not before that. USCIS publishes a filing calculator for the date, and we work it out with you.

Conditional status ends automatically if the card expires with no petition filed, and USCIS can start removal proceedings. You can still file late with a written explanation of why, and USCIS decides whether there was good cause.

Yes. If you married in good faith but the marriage ended by divorce or annulment, you file on your own and ask USCIS to waive the joint filing requirement. The same is true if your spouse died, if you or your child were abused, or if removal would cause extreme hardship.

Your receipt notice extends your conditional permanent resident status, and your work authorization, for 48 months past the date on the card. You carry it together with your green card.

No. An abuse waiver is filed by you alone, and USCIS accepts any credible evidence relevant to the request. We also look at whether a VAWA self-petition fits your situation.

Sometimes. USCIS can decide on the paperwork alone, or mail you an appointment notice. We can't promise which, so we prepare you either way.

Next step

Ready to talk about your removal of conditions case? We’ll take it from there.

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