Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (2024)

ALERT: On Jan. 31, 2024, we published afinal rule in theFederal Register that adjusts the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will be effective April 1, 2024.

Applications and petitions postmarked on or after April 1, 2024, must include the new fees or we will not accept them.

What to Know About Sending Us Your Form

The new filing fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later. If you are filing an acceptable prior form edition on or after April 1, 2024, you must include the new filing fee.

ALERT: In January 2023, USCIS extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) for petitioners who properly file Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, or Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, for 48 months beyond the card’s expiration date. Read more here: USCIS Extends Green Card Validity for Conditional Permanent Residents with a Pending Form I-751 or Form I-829.

Use this form if you are a conditional permanent resident who obtained status through marriage and want to apply to remove the conditions on your permanent resident status.

Forms and Document Downloads

Form I-751 (PDF, 597.13 KB)

Form Details

Edition Date

04/01/24.  Starting June 3, 2024, we will accept only the 04/01/24 edition. Until then, you can also use the 12/02/19 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

The new filing fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later. If you are filing an acceptable prior form edition, you must include the new filing fee.

Dates are listed in mm/dd/yy format.

If you complete and print this form to mail it, make sure that the form edition date and page numbers are visible at the bottom of all pages and that all pages are from the same form edition. If any of the form’s pages are missing or are from a different form edition, we may reject your form.

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Where to File

For a complete list of addresses, visit ourDirect Filing Addresses for Form I-751page.

When to File

If USCIS granted you conditional permanent resident status through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, use Form I-751 to file for the removal of those conditions.

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 during the 90-day period immediately before your conditional residence expires.
Visit our When to File Your Petition to Remove Conditions,page to determine the first day of your 90-day filing window. If you file your petition before that date, it may be rejected.

If you were not included in your parent’s petition and are filing a separate joint petition with your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident stepparent:

You may file your I-751 petition at any time before your conditional permanent resident status expires.

If you are not filing your I-751 petition jointly, and are requesting a waiver of the joint filing requirement for one of the following reasons:

Termination of your status and removal from the United States would result in extreme hardship;
You or your parent entered into the marriage in good faith, but your spouse or stepparent subsequently died;
You entered into your marriage in good faith, but the marriage ended by annulment or divorce;
You entered into your marriage in good faith, but during the marriage you or your child were battered or subjected to extreme cruelty committed by your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse; or
Your parent entered into the marriage in good faith, but during the marriage you were battered or subject to extreme cruelty by your parent or your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident stepparent.

You may file your Form I-751 individually, or with a request to waive the joint filing requirement depending on the circ*mstance, at any time before your conditional permanent resident status expires.

Refer to the form instructions for more specific guidance related to waivers or filing your Form I-751 petition and to our Removing Conditions on Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, page.

Filing Fee

You can find the filing fee for Form I-751 by visiting our Fee Schedule page.

The fee is effective for filings postmarked April 1, 2024, and later.

You can pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check, orpay by credit card or debit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. If you pay by check, you must make your check payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. Filing fees are final and non-refundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request.If you pay by credit card or debit card, you cannot later dispute the payment. Use our Fee Calculator to help determine your fee.

If you are submitting multiple forms, pay each filing fee separately. We are transitioning to electronically processing immigration benefit requests, which requires us to use multiple systems to process your package. We may reject your entire package if you submit a single, combined payment for multiple forms.

Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only)

Please do not submit this checklist with your Form I-751. The checklist is an optional tool to use as you prepare your form, but does not replace statutory, regulatory, and form instruction requirements. We recommend that you review these requirements before completing and submitting your form.Do not send original documents unless specifically requested in the form instructions or applicable regulations.

If you submit any documents (copies or original documents, if requested) in a foreign language, you must include a full English translation along with a certification from the translator verifying that the translation is complete and accurate, and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language into English.

If you are filing a joint petition, did you provide the following?

Copies of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card;
Copies of the front and back of the Permanent Resident Cards of any conditional permanent resident children you are including in your petition (if applicable);
Evidence of the relationship:
- Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted status was entered in good faith and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you can to establish this fact, to demonstrate the circ*mstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date;
An explanation for the reason you are filing late (if applicable);
An explanation for the reason you are filing separately from your primary conditional permanent resident parent (if applicable);
Dispositions on criminal charges, arrests, or convictions (if applicable); and
If you are filing from outside of the United States because you, your spouse, or your stepparent is residing outside of the United States on U.S. military or government orders:
- Two passport-style photographs for each petitioner and dependent, regardless of age
  - Two completed Form FD- 258 Fingerprint Cards for each petitioner and dependent 14 to 79 years of age; and
  - A copy of current military or government orders.

If you are filing an individual request because of the death of the petitioning spouse or stepparent, did you provide the following?

Copies of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card;
Copies of the front and back of the Permanent Resident Cards of any conditional permanent resident children you are including in your petition (if applicable);
Evidence of the relationship:
- Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted status was entered in good faith and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you can to establish this fact, to demonstrate the circ*mstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the date of your spouse's or stepparent's death;
Your spouse’s or stepparent's death certificate;
An explanation for the reason you are filing separately from your primary conditional permanent resident parent (if applicable);
Dispositions on criminal charges, arrests, or convictions (if applicable); and
If you are filing from outside of the United States because you, your spouse, or your stepparent is residing outside of the United States on U.S. military or government orders:
- Two passport-style photographs for each petitioner and dependent, regardless of age;
- Two completed Form FD- 258 Fingerprint Cards for each petitioner and dependent 14 to 79 years of age; and
- A copy of current military or government orders.

If you are filing a waiver of the joint filing requirement due to a termination of marriage other than through death of the petitioning spouse or stepparent, did you provide the following?

Copies of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card;
Copies of the front and back of the Permanent Resident Cards of any conditional resident children you are including in your petition (if applicable);
Evidence of the relationship;
- Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted status was entered in good faith and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you can to establish this fact, to demonstrate the circ*mstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage until the marriage terminated;
The final divorce or annulment decree;
Evidence demonstrating any circ*mstances surrounding the end of the relationship;
An explanation for the reason you are filing separately from your primary conditional permanent resident parent (if applicable);
Dispositions on criminal charges, arrests, or convictions (if applicable); and
If you are filing from outside of the United States because you, your spouse, or your stepparent is residing outside of the United States on U.S. military or government orders:
- Two passport-style photographs for each petitioner and dependent, regardless of age;
- Two completed Form FD- 258 Fingerprint Cards for each petitioner and dependent 14 to 79 years of age; and
- A copy of current military or government orders.

If you are filing a waiver of the joint filing requirement because you and/or your conditional resident child were battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, did you provide the following?

With respect to abuse waivers, you may file your form with any credible evidence relevant to the application. The determination of what evidence is credible and the weight to be given (meaning how important the evidence is)is within our sole discretion.

Copies of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card;
Copies of the front and back of the Permanent Resident Cards of any conditional resident children you are including in your petition (if applicable);
Evidence of the relationship:
- Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted status was entered in good faith and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you can to establish this fact, to demonstrate the circ*mstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date;
Evidence of abuse;
The final divorce or annulment decree if your marriage was terminated by divorce on grounds of physical abuse or extreme cruelty;
An explanation for the reason you are filing separately from your primary conditional permanent resident parent (if applicable);
Dispositions on criminal charges, arrests, or convictions (if applicable); and
If you are filing from outside of the United States because you, your spouse or your stepparent is residing outside of the United States on U.S. military or government orders:
- Two passport-style photographs for each petitioner and dependent, regardless of age;
- Two completed Form FD- 258 Fingerprint Cards for each petitioner and dependent 14 to 79 years of age; and
- A copy of current military or government orders.

If you are filing a waiver of the joint filing requirement because the termination of your status and removal would result in extreme hardship, did you provide the following?

Copies of the front and back of your Permanent Resident Card;
Copies of the front and back of the Permanent Resident Cards of any conditional resident children you are including in your petition (if applicable);
Evidence of extreme hardship;
An explanation for the reason you are filing separately from your primary conditional permanent resident parent (if applicable);
Dispositions on criminal charges, arrests, or convictions (if applicable); and
If you are filing from outside of the United States because you, your spouse or your stepparent is residing outside of the United States on U.S. military or government orders:
- Two passport-style photographs for each petitioner and dependent, regardless of age;
- Two completed Form FD- 258 Fingerprint Cards for each petitioner and dependent 14 to 79 years of age;
- A copy of current military or government orders.

Form Filing Tips

Filing Tips:Review ourTips for Filing Forms by Mailpage for information on how to ensure we will accept your form.

Don’t forget to sign your form.We will reject any unsigned form.

Special Instructions

E-Notification: If you want to receive an e-mail and/or a text message that we have accepted your form at a USCIS lockbox, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and clip it to the first page of your form.