When to file
File together with your spouse in the 90 days before your 2-year green card expires. The date is on the card.
If your spouse died, you divorced, or you were abused, you can file alone and ask for a waiver. The instructions list different evidence for those cases.
Documents to send
Forms and fee
- Form I-751, signed by both of you
- The filing fee shown on the USCIS form page
Your green card
- Copy of the front and back of your green card, and your children's if they are included
Proof your marriage is real, from the wedding until now
- Birth certificates of children born during the marriage
- Lease or mortgage showing you live together or own your home together
- Joint savings and checking accounts, with transaction history
- Complete joint federal and state tax returns
- Insurance policies that name your spouse as beneficiary
- Joint utility bills
- Joint car loans or other loans
- Any other proof of your shared life, like dated photos together with captions Make this part now
Sworn statements (affidavits)
- From at least two people who have known you both since you got your conditional green card
- Each one gives the person's full name and address, date and place of birth, relationship to you, and how they know about your marriage
- Send the signed originals. They support your other evidence; they do not replace it
Only if it applies to you
- A certified English translation of every document in another language
- Court records for any arrest or charge since you became a resident
If you get an interview
Bring
- Interview notice
- Green card and your I-751 receipt notice, which extends your status
- Passports and photo IDs
- Copy of the I-751 you filed
- New joint records since you filed: lease, bank statements and insurance
- Recent dated photos together
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Frequently asked questions
What evidence do I need for Form I-751?
A copy of your green card and proof your marriage is real from the wedding until now: joint lease or mortgage, joint bank accounts, joint tax returns, insurance, utility bills, children's birth certificates, sworn statements from at least two people who know you both, and dated photos together.
When do we file Form I-751?
When filing together, in the 90 days before your conditional green card expires.
Are affidavits required for I-751?
No. The instructions list them as one kind of evidence. If you send them, they must come from at least two people who have known you both since your conditional residence, and they must be supported by other evidence.
Does the I-751 receipt extend my green card?
Yes. Your receipt notice extends your status. Carry it with your green card.
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