When do I file to remove conditions on my two-year green card?

In the 90 days immediately before the conditional card's second anniversary. Under 8 U.S.C. § 1186a, the couple files a joint petition (Form I-751) in that window; missing it terminates conditional resident status by operation of law, though late filings can be excused for good cause and waivers exist after divorce or abuse.

A conditional green card based on a young marriage is built to expire. Under 8 U.S.C. § 1186a, the couple must file Form I-751 — the joint petition to remove conditions, with updated evidence that the marriage was and is bona fide — during the 90-day window immediately before the second anniversary of the grant of conditional residence. File on time and status continues automatically while the petition is pending, with the receipt notice extending proof of residence. Miss the window and conditional status terminates by law, removal proceedings can follow, and the burden shifts; USCIS may excuse a late filing for good cause shown. The joint-filing requirement has statutory waivers filed alone: the marriage ended in divorce or annulment after a good-faith start, the petitioning spouse or a child suffered battery or extreme cruelty, or termination would cause extreme hardship. Divorce mid-process does not doom the case — but it changes the filing, so the calendar and the theory both need attention early.

Authority: 8 U.S.C. § 1186a