If an immigrant spouse or child enters the U.S. through marriage to a U.S. citizen, before the marriage's second anniversary, those immigrants will be conditional residents of the U.S. To remove this conditional status and obtain permanent resident status, the U.S. citizen petitioner must file I-751 with the U.S. Justice Department, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Immigrants who are conditional residents will have "CR" noted on their I-551 alien registration cards ("green cards"), which will also have a two year validity period.

If an alien is unable to file the I-751 joint petition together with his or her spouse because of a breakdown in the marriage, then he or she may file an I-752 Application for Waiver of Requirement to File Joint Petition for Removal of Conditions prior to the expiration date on the I-551 ("green") card.

For details on I-751 and I-752 filing procedures and to obtain downloadable forms, you can link to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) Homepage.

For immigrant visa (IV) inquiries, please e-mail us at : seouliv@state.gov.

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