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What are the documents required if I file a joint application with my spouse for Removal of Conditions? | | | | | |
The documents required are: | | | | | |
 | Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence signed by both you and your spouse | |
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Copy of Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card |
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| | | | Evidence that you did not get married to evade the immigration laws of the U.S. Examples of such evidence includes, but is not limited to: |
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Leases showing that you and your spouse live in the same place |  |
| • | Documents that prove that you and your spouse own property together | |
| • | Birth certificates of your children |
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| 4. | How can I get a waiver of the requirement to file a joint application with my spouse for Removal of Conditions? |
| | | | | You may request a waiver of the joint petitioning requirements if you: |
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| Entered into the marriage in good faith, but your spouse subsequently died |  | | •
| Entered into the marriage in good faith, but the marriage was later terminated due to divorce or annulment | |
| • | Entered into the marriage in good faith, and remain married, but have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by your U.S. citizen or permanent resident spouse, or |
| | • | Can prove that the termination of your status and removal would result in extreme hardship to you |
| | | | | | Note: You may request consideration of more than one
waiver provisions at a time |
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