USCIS Form I-751: Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

Edition date

04/01/24. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Where to file

You can file a Form I-751 petition with USCIS online or by mail (on paper). Filing Your Form I-751 Online The first step is to create an account.

To learn more, visit our How to Create a USCIS Online Account page. After you submit your Form I-751 online, we will send a receipt notice.

Filing Your Form I-751 by Mail Please visit our Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-751 page for information on where to mail your petition.

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;

Filing fee

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

Initial evidence

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 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.

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.