I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

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.

What This Form Can Help You Do

Remove Conditions on My Status Based on Marriage

Forms and Document Downloads

Form I-751 (PDF, 681.78 KB)

Instructions for Form I-751 (PDF, 270.23 KB)

Form Details

12/02/19. We will publish a new version of this form soon. In the meantime, you may continue using the 12/02/19 edition despite the expiration date. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Dates are listed in mm/dd/yy format.

If you complete and print this form to mail it in, 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 edition of the form. If any of the form’s pages are missing or are from a different edition of the form, we may reject your form.

If you need help downloading and printing forms, read our instructions.

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

Use our Filing Calculator to determine your 90-day filing date.

$595.

You must pay a $85 biometric service fee for each person applying to remove conditions on their residence on the same form.

You may pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check or pay by credit 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 and biometric service fees are final and non-refundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request. Use our Fee Calculator to help determine your fee.

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. Because of this, you must pay each filing fee separately for any form you submit. We may reject your entire package if you submit a single, combined payment for multiple forms.

Please do not submit this checklist with your Form I-751. It 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 to 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 circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date;
An explanation for 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 circumstances 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 circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage until the marriage terminated;
The final divorce or annulment decree;
Evidence demonstrating any circumstances 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 the 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 circumstances 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.

Filing Tips: Go to our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to help ensure we will accept your application.

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

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 facility, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and clip it to the first page of your petition.

Last Reviewed/Updated:

01/23/2023