Immigration

Conditional permanent residence is a special type of permanent residence for certain spouses of US citizens and lawful permanent residents. If you’ve been married less than two years to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time that you get lawful permanent residence, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will grant you “conditional permanent residence.” One way to determine if you have conditional permanent residence is to look at the end-date on your “green card”. A conditional permanent resident gets a green card that is valid for two years instead of ten years.

Your children may also have conditional permanent residence if your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse filed a family immigration petition for them.¹

¹ INA § 216(h)