USCIS Extends Automatic Green Card Validity to 48 Months for Pending Removal-of-Conditions Applications
USCIS announced on January 23, 2023 that conditional green card holders who timely file to remove conditions will receive a 48-month automatic extension, up from 24 months. The change takes effect January 11, 2023 for Form I-751 marriage-based cases and January 25, 2023 for Form I-829 investor cases; USCIS cited heavy backlogs and long processing times.
USCIS announced on January 23 that conditional green card holders who timely file to remove conditions will receive an automatic 48-month extension, compared with 24 months under the prior policy. For marriage-based green card holders filing Form I-751 and investors filing Form I-829, the new policy takes effect on 2023/1/11 and 2023/1/25, respectively. USCIS said the change was prompted by heavy backlogs and long processing times.
