For I751, who is the petitioner?

[Husband Wife 12]

I will be filing jointly with my husband to remove conditions on my green card. Who will be the petitioner in this case? Is it me or my USC spouse? This is what I am planning on including in my package:

[insert Date]

USCIS Vermont Service Center
75 Lower Welden St.
St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

RE: I-751 JOINT PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE OF:

[Conditional Resident], A-###-###-###

To whom it may concern:

Enclosed please find a JOINT I-751 petition for removal of conditions of permanent resident status regarding [Conditional Resident]. I entered the US on a CR-1 visa on [insert date] and have been married to [uSC Spouse] since [insert date], and was awarded Conditional Permanent Residence on [insert date]. We are happily living together and jointly request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on the residence of [Conditional Resident].

Contents include the following documents, constituting a petition for the Removal of Conditions on the Residence of [Conditional Resident]:

• Completed I-751 JOINT Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.
• Check for $590 to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
• Photocopy of both sides of [Conditional Resident] Permanent Resident Card.

Enclosed please also find the following documents to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relationship:

• Affidavit from [my USC spouse parents], testifying to shared residence with both [Conditional Resident] and [uSC Spouse], and that the marriage between [Conditional Resident] and [uSC Spouse] was entered into in good faith, is ongoing, and was not entered into to circumvent immigration law.
• Photocopy of 2014 and 2015 federal tax transcript of [Conditional Resident] and [uSC Spouse] showing filing status as “Married Filing Jointly” since 2014.
• Photocopies of driver licenses of [Conditional Resident] and [uSC Spouse], showing a shared address over the course of the marriage.
• Photocopies of [bank Name] credit cards for [Conditional Resident] and [uSC Spouse], showing a joint account, and joint financial obligations and responsibility, over the course of the marriage.
• Photocopies of [bank Name] joint checking account statements for [Conditional Resident] and [uSC Spouse], showing [Conditional Resident] as an authorized cardholder, further showing a joint account, and joint financial obligations and responsibility, over the course of the marriage.
• Photocopies of [insurance Name] automobile insurance cards showing a joint automobile insurance policy over the course of the marriage.
• Photocopies of [name of insurance company] health insurance cards showing a joint health insurance policy over the course of the marriage.
• Photocopies of [name of insurance company] dental insurance cards showing a joint dental insurance policy over the course of the marriage.
• Photocopies of life insurance and pension beneficiary form from [uSC spouse] employer, showing the designation of beneficiary status.
• Photocopies of flight information of [Conditional Resident] and [uSC spouse] to [vacation destination] for the vacation.
• Photographs of [Conditional Resident] and [uSC Spouse], from various vacations and family functions.

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and we understand that we may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date. Please advise us if you have any further questions or concerns related to this petition.


Sincerely,

Conditional Resident

USC Spouse

[insert Address]

[Pitaya 2,577]

Simple question to help you maintain your orientation:

Does the USC spouse need to have the conditions removed on their (permanent) residence?

It can be a bit confusing.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

You are the petitioner for I-751.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

There is no petitioner. You are the applicant.