When to Apply to Remove the Conditions for a Joint Filing
If you are a conditional permanent resident, your Green Card will expire 2 years from the date you obtain conditional permanent residence.
If you do not apply to remove the conditions in time, you could lose your conditional permanent resident status and potentially be removed from the country.
If you are filing Form I-751 jointly with your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, you must file your Form I-751 within the 90-day period immediately before your Green Card expires.
Use our Filing Calculator to determine your 90-day filing date.
If You File Outside of the 90-Day Period
If you do not properly file Form I-751 within the 90-day period before your Green Card expires, your status as a conditional permanent resident automatically terminates.
We will:
Send you a notice telling you that you failed to remove the conditions; and
Begin removal proceedings against you by sending you a Notice to Appear at a hearing. At the hearing, you may review and rebut (deny) the evidence against you.
You must prove that you met the requirements of your conditional permanent resident status;
we do not need to prove that you did not meet the requirements.
If you file your Form I-751 after the 90-day period, you must include a written explanation for why you are filing late.
We will determine whether there was good cause for your failure to file your Form I-751 within the required time period
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