Matthew Udall

Hi Trunk,
Yes, one gets “conditional� permanent resident status if one’s marriage based AOS is approved within the first 2 years of marriage. And if one gets conditional status, one than must file an I-751 to remove the conditions close to 2 years after obtaining conditional permanent resident status.

Therefore, there “is� a silver lining (so to speak) in processing one’s AOS through an office that takes over two years in which to approve a marriage based AOS case.

If your greencard is obtained through marriage to a U.S. citizen, and if you continue to stay married to that U.S. citizen than you “should� be able to file for U.S. citizenship approximately 3 years after obtaining “conditional� or “nonconditional� permanent resident status (but you should always check with an immigration attorney first to confirm that it is indeed time to file, but more importantly to make sure nothing has happened between the time of obtaining your greencard and filing for citizenship, that would suggest it would not be in your best interests to file for citizenship).