January 2020 - AOS Filers (merged)

[Joe Minero 4]

Question for the Experts.   We went the AOS route so we will need to file an i-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.    We have been splitting time between a house in USA and a house in Costa Rica, about 50% in each country since she got her green card.   I read that we can file the i-751 early, i.e. 90 days before conditional permanent resident status ends.   One condition of the i-751 is she has to be inside the USA more than half the time to remove the conditions.    Here is the tricky part, does she need to be more than 50% of time inside the USA when we file, or just when she can remove the conditions, i.e. 90 days later.     This matters a lot for our planning of the rest of the upcoming year.   I have really tried to ferret out the answer without the certainty I need.   Can anyone help with advice?