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What is Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residence based on Marriage? | | | | | |
A lawful permanent resident is given the privilege of living and working in the U.S. permanently. Your permanent resident status will be conditional if it is based on a marriage that is less than two years old on the day you are given permanent residence. You are given conditional resident status on the day you are lawfully admitted to the U.S. on an immigrant visa or receive Adjustment of Status. Your permanent resident status is
conditional, because you must prove that you did not get married to evade the immigration laws of the U.S. You may apply to remove your conditions on permanent residence. |
| 2. | Who is eligible for Removal of Conditions? |
| | | | | You may apply to remove your conditions on permanent
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Are still married to the same U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident after two years. Your children may be included in your application if they received their conditional resident status at the same time that you did or within 90 days from the day that you did |
 | | • | Are a child and cannot be included in the application of your parents for a valid reason |
| | • | Are a widow or widower of a marriage that was entered into in good faith |
| | • | Entered into a marriage in good faith, but the marriage was ended through divorce
or annulment | | | • | Entered into a marriage in good faith,
but either you or your child were battered or subjected to extreme hardship by your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse | | | •
| Can prove that the termination of your conditional resident status would cause extreme hardship to you |
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