Your 2-year green card comes with a deadline. Enter its expiration date to see when you can file to remove conditions, when you have to file by, and how many days you have left.
Printed on the front of your conditional green card.
A conditional green card is valid for 2 years. To keep your status and get a 10-year card, you and your spouse file Form I-751 together in the 90 days before it expires. If your card expires on March 1, 2027, the window opens on December 1, 2026, and March 1, 2027 is the deadline.
Filing before the window opens usually gets the petition sent back, and filing after the deadline puts your status at risk, so it's worth putting both dates in your calendar now.
Most couples file a joint petition, and the 90-day window applies to them. If you can't file with your spouse, for example after divorce or because of abuse, you can ask USCIS to waive the joint filing requirement. A waiver petition can generally be filed any time after you become a conditional resident. The rules for waivers are detailed, so this is a good time to speak to an immigration attorney.
Conditional residence generally ends automatically when the card expires without an I-751 on file. USCIS can accept a late petition with a written explanation of good cause and extenuating circumstances, but it doesn't have to. Don't wait: the longer the delay, the harder it is to explain.
USCIS's receipt notice extends your status while the petition is pending; check the period printed on it. Then follow your case with the I-751 tracker, see how long others are waiting on the I-751 processing times page, and learn what each update means in the status meanings guide.
Follow your petition to approval.
How long removing conditions is taking.
Look up any receipt number.
The earliest date you can apply for citizenship, plus physical presence and long-trip checks.
When USCIS needs your response to a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny.
Filing fees for common forms, paper and online, added up.
DOL's current PERM and prevailing wage times, and when your PERM should be decided.
If you're filing jointly with your spouse, during the 90 days before your conditional green card expires. The expiration date on the card is the deadline. USCIS generally returns a joint petition filed before the window opens.
Your conditional resident status generally ends when the card expires, and USCIS may start removal proceedings. USCIS can still accept a late I-751 if you include a written explanation showing good cause and extenuating circumstances for filing late. Talk to an immigration attorney as soon as you can.
If you're asking USCIS to waive the joint filing requirement, for example because the marriage ended in divorce, because of abuse, or because removal would cause extreme hardship, you can generally file any time after you become a conditional resident. You don't have to wait for the 90-day window.
Once USCIS accepts your I-751, the receipt notice extends your status past the card's expiration date. Check the extension period printed on your receipt notice, and carry it with your card as proof of status.
It often takes well over a year. See our I-751 processing times page for current numbers, and track your receipt number to get an alert when USCIS updates your case.
These calculators give estimates, not legal advice. Confirm dates, fees and eligibility with USCIS or an immigration attorney before you file.