I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

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

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 circumstance, 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.

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 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. 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 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: Review our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to ensure we will accept your form.

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