The joint petition has two purposes: to petition for the removal of the condition and/or to apply for a waiver of the requirement to file the joint petition.

Conditional residence is given for two years, if the parties were married for less than two years on the day of adjustment or admission to lawful residence. INA 216 (a) (1) and (g). The statute requires that the parties to the marriage submit a joint petition to remove the conditional basis of the status, within the last 90 days of the status. Failure to do so results in the loss of the status, at the end of the two-year period.

To retain our service to file your joint petion, please Contact Xielaw 90 days before the exipration date on your green card. At the same time, gather all documents establishing that the marriage was entered into in "good faith" and not the purpose of evading the immigration laws. This evidence can include birth certificates of the children born to the marriage, financial record showing joint ownership of assets, and affidavits of "at least two people."