Why must conditional resident status be changed to permanent resident status?
Because if it is not changed, your fiancé(e) will be removed from the country on the expiration date. Your expiration date will be on your fiancé(e)’s alien registration card. The alien registration card is also known as a green card. This expiration date is also the second anniversary date of your conditional residency. To get your status changed after you are married, you should apply to have the conditions removed before the expiration date. Make sure both you and your spouse file at least 90 days before the expiration date. Foreigners who married an American citizen but have divorced them because of domestic violence can apply for a waiver of the joint filing requirement. You must file before the expiration date. Also, any child of yours who has obtained conditional resident status within 90 days of you obtaining your status can have the conditions removed to become a permanent resident.
