Removal of Conditional Residence

• Your spouse had died within the two years that you were conditional resident.
• You entered marriage in good faith, but the marriage was later terminated due to divorce or annulment.
• You had become battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by your U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse.
• The termination of your status and removal would result in extreme hardship.  

** If any of the statements above apply to you and you wish to apply for waiver of joint filing
requirement, it is recommended that you consult and hire an attorney to represent you in the
immigration case.  You may contact us for referral to an immigration attorney.

Documentation Required

Permanent Resident Card
A copy of your current Green Card (front and back).  
Copies of the conditional cards issued to all children in this case.  

Evidence of the Relationship
All documents that your consider relevant to demonstrate you maintained mutual household from the date of marriage and to the present time, such as

• Birth certificates of all children born to this marriage.  

• Lease or mortgage contacts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of you communal residence.  

• Financial documents showing your joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities, such as:
  

  » Joint bank statements;
  » Joint income tax returns;
  » Insurance policies showing both of your names on them;
  » Joint utility bills;
  » Other such joint installments and/or loans.

• Sworn to or affirmed affidavits from at least two people who have personal knowledge of you since you r conditional residence was granted and your marital relationship.  Such statements must contain personal information of the affiants: full name, address, date and place of birth, relationship to you or your spouse, and full information in details how they know you.  

• Copy of your marriage certificate.

Filing Fees

• $545 for each adult payable to US CIS
• $80 biometrics fee for each dependent included on the application

Access Legal charges $150 to complete, review, and submit your Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.  This fee includes assistance with any additional information that may be requested by US CIS in connection with your petition.  

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