This petition is used by a conditional resident who obtained status through marriage, to request that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) remove the conditions on his or her residence.
We can file your petition jointly with your spouse if you are still married. Or we can apply for your permanent green card if you and your spouse have been divorced or in the process of separation.
However, you may file Form I-751 without your spouse if:
- You entered the marriage in good faith, but your spouse subsequently died;
- You entered the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was later terminated due to divorce or annulment;
- You entered the marriage in good faith, but you have been battered or subject to extreme cruelty by your petitioning
spouse; or
- Your conditional resident parent entered the marriage in good faith, but you have been battered or subject to extreme cruelty by your parent’s U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or by your conditional resident parent; or
- The termination of your status and removal from the United States would result in extreme hardship