This version of the form is not currently in use and is provided for reference only. Download this version of USCIS Form I-751 for the current year.
Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence , is a legal document filed by conditional residents who have obtained this status of residence through marriage, to request the removal of these conditions on residence and extend their status to indefinite lawful permanent residence.
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This form was released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on December 5, 2017 , with all previous editions obsolete. A fillable I-751 Form is available for download below.
If you file the petition jointly with your spouse, do it during the 90-day period before your conditional residence expires. It is possible to file the form without your spouse if they are deceased, you are divorced, or you or your conditional resident child was subjected to extreme cruelty. In this case, you may file a petition at any time after you have obtained conditional resident status.
Once you submit the form, you will have to wait for about 12-18 months - the average I-751 processing time. In some cases, the USCIS will request more information or evidence to support the petition or even ask you to appear for an interview.
Form I-751 instructions are as follows:
Step-by-step I-751 instructions can be downloaded by clicking this link.
Use Form I-751 to remove conditions on residence if you were granted conditional resident status through marriage to an American citizen or lawful permanent resident. You may do it jointly with your spouse or without their participation.
Each I-751 petition must be accompanied by a check or money order. The Form I-751 fee is $595. If you are a conditional resident, you need to submit a biometric services fee - $85. The mailing address for the form depends on where you live.
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Residents of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau and Pacific Armed Forces units should mail their forms to the USCIS at PO Box 21200, Phoenix, Arizona 85036 (U.S. Postal Service) or Attn: I-751, 1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S, Suite 100, Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (FedEx, UPS, and DHL).
Residents of Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands as well as Europe Armed Forces units and units of Armed Forces in the Americas should mail their forms to the USCIS at PO Box 660480 Dallas, Texas 75266 (U.S. Postal Service) or Attn: I-751, 2501 S. State Hwy. 121 Business, Suite 400, Lewisville, Texas 75067 (FedEx, UPS, and DHL).