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Conditional residence and removal of conditions

If you received a conditional green card, either through marriage to a U.S. citizen or as an EB-5 investor, you must file to remove the conditions before your 2-year conditional residence expires.

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Remove conditions: marriage-based green card (I-751)Conditional permanent residents who received their status based on a marriage that was less than 2 years old at the time of approval.No annual quota (visa always available when petition approved)Modes: Adjustment of statusForms hint: I-751Open pathway →Remove conditions: EB-5 investor green card (I-829)Conditional permanent residents who received their status as EB-5 investors and must demonstrate the investment was sustained.No annual quota (visa always available when petition approved)Modes: Adjustment of statusForms hint: I-829Open pathway →

Coverage note: Pathway overviews are available for removal-of-conditions processes. Source-backed checklists are not yet available.