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Removal of Conditions / Conditional Green Card
A Permanent Resident Card is valid for 10 years for most categories. However, Marriage Based Green Card applicants are usually issued a Conditional Green Card. A Conditional Green Card is a temporary Green Card issued to newly married immigrants and is valid for only two years. The reasoning for this is that USCIS wants to make sure that the marriage granting the Green Card is a legitimate union, with both parties honoring the marriage for at least the first two years.
In other words, every immigrant who gets his or her Green Card by virtue of marriage to a United States Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident will first receive Conditional Resident Card. Keep in mind that even though your Green Card may say ‘Conditional Resident’, you have all the rights of a Permanent Resident. After a period of two years, you can then apply for the Removal of Conditions on your Green card using the Form I-751 Petition for Removal of Conditions on Residence, at which point USCIS will reevaluate the authenticity of your marriage through an interview.
If you have a conditional Green Card and are anticipating filing for the Removal of Conditions, contact us at the Rijal Law Firm today to discuss the process for finalizing a 10-year Permanent Green Card.
If you have already been married for more than two years, on the day you were issued a Green Card, you would be automatically issued a Ten-year Permanent Green Card.
If you have already been married for more than two years, on the day you were issued a Green Card, you would be automatically issued a Ten-year Permanent Green Card.
