# How to file Form I-751 (Remove Conditions — joint petition)

> Removing conditions on a 2-year green card: the 90-day window, the $750 fee, the continued-bona-fides evidence — joint petitions; waivers are referred out.

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A marriage-based green card approved before the marriage's second anniversary is conditional — valid two years, with Form I-751 as the exit into full permanent residence. This page covers the joint petition, filed by the couple together; where the marriage has ended or joint filing isn't possible, waiver categories exist and belong with an attorney, as the end of this page explains. Every claim is cited; general process description, not advice about any individual case.

## The 90-day window

The joint petition is filed in the 90 days before the conditional card expires — one of the strictly enforced windows in immigration filing. The math starts from the card's expiration date, and the window belongs on a calendar the day the conditional card arrives.

## The fee and the filing

Under the current G-1055 schedule the I-751 costs $750 on paper or $700 online. Filing extends conditional-resident status while the petition is pending — the receipt notice currently serves as evidence of a 48-month extension of the expiring card, a detail confirmed by counsel on this site's record. USCIS fees change periodically — before filing, verify current amounts on the official USCIS fee schedule (Form G-1055) at uscis.gov/g-1055.

## The evidence: the same question, two years later

The I-751 tests the marriage's continued bona fides — the same categories as the original case, accumulated since approval: joint finances, shared residence, children where applicable, affidavits from people who know the couple. Couples who kept collecting the ordinary paper of a shared life file from a folder; couples who didn't, reconstruct. The bona-fide evidence guide in the related pages covers the categories in depth.

## When joint filing isn't possible

Where the marriage has ended or the joint petition can't be filed — after divorce, abuse, a spouse's death, or extreme hardship — waiver categories exist. Those cases involve individualized legal judgment: this site identifies them during its assessment and refers them to a licensed immigration attorney rather than filing them, and this page deliberately offers no waiver guidance beyond that.

## Frequently asked questions

### When is the I-751 filed?

The joint petition is filed in the 90 days before the conditional 2-year card expires — a strictly enforced window.

### How much does the I-751 cost?

$750 on paper or $700 online under the current schedule. Fees change — verify at uscis.gov/g-1055.

### What happens to status while it's pending?

Filing extends conditional-resident status — the receipt notice currently evidences a 48-month extension of the expiring card (counsel-confirmed on this site's record).

### What evidence does the joint petition need?

Continued bona fides since approval: joint finances, shared residence, children where applicable, and affidavits — the same categories as the original case, accumulated over the conditional period.

### What if the marriage ended?

Waiver categories exist for divorce, abuse, a spouse's death, and extreme hardship — and they belong with a licensed immigration attorney. This site flags those situations and refers them rather than filing them.

## Sources

- USCIS — I-751; Approved homepage copy deck (counsel-reviewed at launch) (90-day window, card 2): https://www.uscis.gov/i-751
- USCIS — I-751 instructions (evidence): https://www.uscis.gov/i-751
- Counsel-verified fact (2026-07-15 attorney response, PR C record); USCIS — I-751 receipt practice: https://www.uscis.gov/i-751
- Counsel-approved site posture (deck/FAQ Q6 wording; attorney sign-off: waiver = flag & refer): https://www.uscis.gov/i-751

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