I-751 Removal of Conditions Guide

USCIS CONDITIONAL RESIDENCE GUIDE

Complete Guide to Form I-751

A complete field-by-field guide to the Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, including joint filing, divorce and death-based individual filing, battery or extreme cruelty waivers, extreme hardship, children, spouse information, signatures and supporting evidence.

Before You Start: Confirm Your Filing Basis

Form I-751 is generally filed by a marriage-based conditional permanent resident to remove the conditions on permanent residence. The evidence and filing timing depend heavily on whether you are filing jointly or requesting an individual filing or waiver.

Conditional Green Card Have the expiration date and copies of your conditional Permanent Resident Card available.
Marriage Evidence Prepare evidence showing the marriage was genuine and not entered solely for immigration purposes.
Filing Basis Identify joint filing, death, divorce, abuse or extreme-hardship basis before completing the petition.
Children Prepare information about every child and determine whether any conditional resident child is included with you.
Joint filing and waiver filing are different paths.

If you remain married and are filing jointly, both spouses generally participate. If you qualify for an individual filing or waiver, the legal basis and supporting evidence must match your actual circumstances.

FORM I-751 — PART 1

Information About You — Conditional Resident

Current Legal Name

Enter your Family Name, Given Name and Middle Name exactly as they appear in your current legal records.

FAMILY NAME: JANSEN
GIVEN NAME: EMMA
MIDDLE NAME: SOPHIE

Other Names Used

List all other names ever used, including aliases, maiden names and nicknames. Use Part 11 if additional space is required.

Do not omit a prior surname merely because you stopped using it after marriage or divorce.

Date of Birth

Enter your actual date of birth exactly as supported by your identity records.

Country of Birth

Enter the country where you were born.

Country of Citizenship or Nationality

Provide all current countries of citizenship or nationality that apply.

Alien Registration Number — A-Number

Enter the A-Number assigned to you. This is normally shown on your Permanent Resident Card.

A-123456789

U.S. Social Security Number

Enter your U.S. Social Security Number if one has been issued. Do not enter a foreign national identification or tax number.

USCIS Online Account Number

Enter your USCIS Online Account Number if one has been assigned. This is different from your A-Number and receipt number.

Current Marital Status

MARRIED Select if you are currently legally married.
SINGLE Select only when this is your actual current legal status.
DIVORCED Select when the marriage has legally ended by divorce.
WIDOWED Select when your spouse died and you have not remarried.
FORM I-751 — PART 1

Mailing and Physical Address Information

Mailing Address

Provide the complete address where USCIS correspondence should be sent, including In Care Of Name where applicable, street number and name, apartment, suite or floor, city, state, ZIP Code, province, postal code and country.

Physical Address

If your residence is different from your mailing address, provide the actual address where you physically live.

FORM I-751 — PART 1

Marriage and Conditional Residence Information

Date of Marriage

Enter the legal date of the marriage through which you obtained conditional residence.

Place of Marriage

Enter the location where the qualifying marriage legally took place.

Date the Marriage Ended

IF THE QUALIFYING MARRIAGE HAS ENDED

If the marriage ended through divorce or the spouse's death, provide the legal termination date requested by the form.

Conditional Residence Expiration Date

Enter the expiration date of your conditional permanent resident status as shown on your Permanent Resident Card.

Joint petitions are normally filed during the 90-day period immediately before conditional residence expires. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="1"}
FORM I-751 — PART 3

Basis for Petition

This is one of the most important sections of Form I-751. Choose the filing basis that actually applies to your circumstances.

Joint Filing or Waiver / Individual Filing?

JOINT FILING Used when conditional residence is based on your marriage or your parent's marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and the qualifying couple files together.
WAIVER OR INDIVIDUAL FILING Used when you cannot file jointly and one or more statutory waiver or individual filing bases apply.
You may be eligible for more than one waiver basis.

The current form allows applicable waiver or individual filing boxes to be selected together. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="2"}

PART 3 — JOINT FILING

Joint Petition With Spouse or Parent's Spouse

Filing Jointly With Your Spouse

Select this when your conditional residence was based on your qualifying marriage and you are filing Form I-751 together with that spouse.

Filing With Your Parent's Spouse

A conditional resident child may select this option when unable to be included on a joint petition filed by the parent and the parent's U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse.

Good-Faith Marriage Evidence

Joint filing should be supported by evidence showing the qualifying marriage was entered in good faith and that the couple established a genuine married life.

Evidence is strongest when it covers the period from the marriage and conditional residence through the present rather than only a few recent documents.
WAIVER / INDIVIDUAL FILING

Spouse Is Deceased

Death of the Qualifying Spouse

Select this basis if the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse through whom you obtained conditional residence has died.

The petition should still establish that the marriage was entered in good faith.

Death Certificate

Submit the required civilly registered death certificate and a complete certified English translation if the document is not in English.

WAIVER / INDIVIDUAL FILING

Good-Faith Marriage Ended in Divorce or Annulment

Marriage Was Entered in Good Faith

This basis applies when the qualifying marriage was genuine when entered, but later legally terminated through divorce or annulment.

A difficult or short marriage is not automatically a fraudulent marriage.

The issue is whether the marriage was genuine when it was entered, not whether the relationship ultimately succeeded.

Final Divorce or Annulment Documentation

Provide the legal divorce decree or annulment document showing that the qualifying marriage has ended.

WAIVER / INDIVIDUAL FILING

Battery or Extreme Cruelty

Abuse of Conditional Resident Spouse

Select the applicable basis when you entered the qualifying marriage in good faith and, during the marriage, you were battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse.

Abuse of Conditional Resident Child

A qualifying conditional resident child may have an individual filing basis when the parent entered the marriage in good faith and the child was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by the stepparent or conditional resident parent, as described by the form.

Confidentiality Protections

Special confidentiality rules can apply.

USCIS provides special confidentiality protections for certain Form I-751 filings based on battery or extreme cruelty. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="3"}

WAIVER / INDIVIDUAL FILING

Extreme Hardship

Termination and Removal Would Cause Extreme Hardship

Select this basis when termination of conditional permanent resident status and removal from the United States would result in extreme hardship under the applicable I-751 waiver standard.

Extreme hardship is a legal standard.

Do not assume that ordinary difficulty, inconvenience or separation automatically satisfies the waiver requirement. The supporting evidence must address the actual circumstances of the case.

FORM I-751 — PART 4

Information About the U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse

If filing separately as a child, this section instead asks about the qualifying stepparent through whom conditional residence was obtained.

Relationship

SPOUSE OR FORMER SPOUSE Select when the person is the qualifying spouse or former spouse.
PARENT'S SPOUSE OR FORMER SPOUSE Used when a conditional resident child is filing separately through the qualifying stepparent relationship.

Full Legal Name

Provide the person's Family Name, Given Name and Middle Name.

Date of Birth

Enter the actual date of birth.

U.S. Social Security Number

Enter the person's U.S. Social Security Number if applicable.

A-Number

Enter the person's A-Number if one exists.

Physical Address

Provide the complete physical residence address requested by the current form.

FORM I-751 — PART 5

Information About Your Children

The current form asks for information about all of your children, not only children who are filing with you. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="4"}

Child's Full Legal Name

For each child, enter Family Name, Given Name and Middle Name.

Date of Birth

Provide the child's actual date of birth.

A-Number

Enter the child's A-Number if one has been assigned.

Is This Child Living With You?

YES Select if the child currently lives with you.
NO Select if the child does not currently live with you and provide the physical address requested by the form.

Is This Child Applying With You?

YES Select when the conditional resident child is properly included on this Form I-751.
NO Select when the child is not included on your petition.
Conditional resident children

USCIS states that a child can generally be included when the child obtained conditional residence on the same day as the parent or within 90 days afterward. Certain children need to file a separate Form I-751. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="5"}

Child's Physical Address

Where required, provide the child's complete physical address, including city, state, ZIP Code, province, postal code and country.

FORM I-751 — BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Biographic Information

Ethnicity

HISPANIC OR LATINO Select if applicable.
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO Select if applicable.

Race

Select all race categories that apply from the options on the current form.

Height

Enter height in feet and inches as requested.

Weight

Enter weight in pounds.

Eye Color

Select the applicable eye-color option.

Hair Color

Select the applicable hair-color option.

FORM I-751 — ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodation for Disability or Impairment

Do You Request an Accommodation?

YES Provide the disability or impairment information and describe the accommodation requested.
NO Select when no accommodation is requested.
FORM I-751 — PART 7

Petitioner's Statement, Contact Information and Signature

Petitioner's Statement

Indicate whether you read and understood every question and instruction yourself or whether an interpreter read them to you.

Use of a Preparer

Indicate when another person prepared the petition for you and complete the corresponding preparer section.

Daytime Telephone Number

Provide your current daytime telephone number.

Mobile Telephone Number

Provide your mobile number where applicable.

Email Address

Provide your current email address where applicable.

ASC Appointment Acknowledgement

Read and understand the acknowledgement concerning any USCIS Application Support Center appointment and biometrics requirements.

Certification

By signing, you certify under penalty of perjury that your answers and supporting documents are complete, true and correct.

Petitioner Signature and Date

Do not forget your signature.

A missing or invalid signature can result in rejection.

FORM I-751 — PART 8

Spouse or Individual Listed in Part 4

When Is This Section Required?

For an applicable joint filing, the spouse or individual listed in Part 4 completes their statement, contact information, certification and signature.

Battery or extreme cruelty filing

The current form specifically notes that a petitioner filing based on battery or extreme cruelty is not required to obtain the Part 4 individual's signature. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="6"}

Daytime Telephone Number

Provide the spouse's or applicable individual's daytime telephone number.

Mobile Telephone Number

Provide the mobile telephone number where applicable.

Email Address

Provide the email address where applicable.

Statement and Certification

The spouse or applicable individual confirms whether they read the petition themselves or used an interpreter and certifies that the information provided is complete, true and correct.

Signature and Date

The spouse or applicable individual signs and dates the section when required.

FORM I-751 — PART 9

Interpreter Contact Information, Certification and Signature

Interpreter Full Name

Provide the interpreter's Family Name and Given Name.

Business or Organization

Provide the business or organization name where applicable.

Mailing Address

Provide the interpreter's complete mailing address.

Telephone and Email

Provide telephone and email information as requested.

Interpreter Certification

The interpreter certifies fluency in English and the language used to interpret the petition.

Interpreter Signature and Date

The interpreter signs and dates the certification.

FORM I-751 — PART 10

Preparer Contact Information, Declaration and Signature

Preparer Full Name

Provide the preparer's Family Name and Given Name.

Business or Organization

Provide the preparer's organization or business name where applicable.

Mailing Address and Contact Information

Provide the full mailing address, telephone numbers and email address requested by the form.

Attorney or Accredited Representative

If the preparer is an attorney or accredited representative, complete the applicable representation information and submit Form G-28 where required.

Preparer Certification, Signature and Date

The preparer certifies that the petition was prepared at the petitioner's request using information supplied or authorized by the petitioner, then signs and dates the section.

FORM I-751 — PART 11

Additional Information

Petitioner Name and A-Number

Provide your identifying information at the top of Part 11.

Page Number, Part Number and Item Number

For every additional explanation, identify exactly which Page Number, Part Number and Item Number the information relates to.

PAGE NUMBER: 3
PART NUMBER: 3
ITEM NUMBER: 1.D.

Additional Sheets

If Part 11 does not provide enough space, follow the USCIS instructions for additional sheets and clearly identify the related question.

BEFORE FILING

Supporting Evidence and Final Checks

Copy of Permanent Resident Card

Provide the required copy of your conditional Permanent Resident Card and cards for conditional resident children included in the petition where applicable.

Evidence of a Good-Faith Marriage

Submit evidence demonstrating that the marriage was genuine, which can include records showing shared residence, joint finances, joint obligations, insurance, tax records, children, travel, correspondence, photographs and other evidence of the marital relationship.

Use evidence covering the full relationship period rather than relying entirely on photographs.

Joint Residence Evidence

Where available, include leases, mortgages, utility records, official correspondence or other evidence showing shared residence.

Joint Financial Evidence

Examples can include joint bank accounts, tax filings, insurance policies, loans, credit obligations, property records and other genuine shared financial records.

Birth Certificates of Children

Where applicable, include birth certificates for children born to the marriage or other relevant family records.

Divorce or Annulment Evidence

DIVORCE / ANNULMENT WAIVER

Provide the final legal decree terminating the qualifying marriage.

Death Certificate

DECEASED SPOUSE FILING

Provide the civilly registered death certificate of the qualifying spouse.

Battery or Extreme Cruelty Evidence

ABUSE WAIVER

Provide relevant evidence supporting the claimed battery or extreme cruelty and evidence that the marriage was entered in good faith. The evidence available varies significantly by case.

Extreme Hardship Evidence

EXTREME HARDSHIP WAIVER

Provide documents and declarations supporting the claimed extreme hardship under the applicable statutory standard.

Affidavits From People With Personal Knowledge

Where useful, affidavits may be submitted from people who personally know the couple and can describe relevant facts about the relationship.

Generic letters saying only “they are a good couple” carry less useful detail than specific statements explaining how the person knows the relationship.

Criminal Records if Applicable

If your case history requires criminal or court records, follow the current USCIS instructions concerning certified dispositions and related documentation.

Foreign-Language Documents

Foreign-language documents submitted to USCIS must include a complete English translation and the translator certification required by USCIS.

Final Review Before Filing

Check at minimum:
Current legal name
All other names used
Date and country of birth
Citizenship or nationality
A-Number
Social Security Number if applicable
USCIS Online Account Number
Marital status
Mailing and physical addresses
Date and place of qualifying marriage
Date marriage ended if applicable
Conditional residence expiration date
Correct joint or waiver filing basis
All applicable waiver boxes selected
Spouse or stepparent information
Every child listed
Children living with you answered correctly
Children applying with you identified correctly
Biographic information
Accommodation request if applicable
Petitioner contact information
Petitioner signature and date
Spouse signature when required
Interpreter section if applicable
Preparer section if applicable
Good-faith marriage evidence
Divorce, death, abuse or hardship evidence where applicable
Required Green Card copies
Certified translations
Final Rule: Never copy the sample answers.

Form I-751 must reflect your actual marriage, conditional residence, current relationship status, children, waiver basis if applicable, and the real evidence available in your case.

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