Which forms remove conditions on residence?

• A. I-129 and I-539.
• B. I-864 and I-718.
• C. I-90 and I-485.
• D. I-751 (marriage) and I-829 (investment).

Answer: (D)

Removing conditions on residence happens when someone has conditional permanent resident status and needs to become a full permanent resident. There are two forms used for this, corresponding to how the conditional status was obtained. If the status came from a marriage to a U.S. citizen, you file the Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. If the status came from an EB-5 investment, you file the Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence. Both petitions are filed within the 90 days before the second anniversary of obtaining the conditional status, and approval converts the conditional green card into a regular 10-year green card.

Other forms aren’t for removing conditions. Forms like I-129 or I-539 handle nonimmigrant status or changes in temporary status, I-485 is for adjusting to permanent residence (not specifically removing conditions), I-864 is an Affidavit of Support, and I-90 replaces a green card. So the ones that remove conditions on residence are the marriage-based route and the investor route: the two forms noted.