Updating the 'divorce your sponsor' green card form.
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
USCIS is updating the form used by people who want to remove conditions on their permanent residence, making sure the process stays clear and efficient. This update affects folks with conditional green cards and invites public feedback until October 14, 2026. No big changes in fees or timing are expected, but your comments can help shape the final form!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Aggregate Annual Time and Cost Burden
USCIS estimates the total annual hour burden for this information collection is 1,029,231 hours and the total annual cost burden is $19,698,750. The estimated annual respondent counts are 78,976 (I-751 paper), 74,024 (I-751 PDFi), and 306,000 (biometric processing).
Who Must File Form I-751
If you are a conditional permanent resident who got that status through marriage to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (or through your parent’s marriage), you use Form I-751 to ask USCIS to remove the conditions on your residence. The notice identifies this group as the primary people required to respond to the collection.
Estimated Time to Complete I-751
The agency estimates the average time to complete Form I-751 (both paper and PDFi) is 4.387 hours per response. This time estimate applies to each filing of the petition.
Biometric Appointment Time Burden
The collection estimates biometric processing imposes about 1.17 hours of burden per respondent and that there are 306,000 annual biometric respondents for this collection. The 1.17-hour figure is the average time estimated for each biometric response.
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