In a marriage-based visa situation where the applicant obtains a green card through a United States Citizen spouse, marriages between the applicant and the petitioner less than two years old at the time of the granting of the green card, will have a condition attached to that green card.
Twenty-one months after the grant of the green card, the conditional green card holder, must file to remove the conditions placed on the green card status by proving that the marriage that was considered valid by the USCIS remains valid after twenty-four months.