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Remove conditions on residence
The official instructions govern; this list is for gathering as you go.
These are examples taken from the official instructions, not a list personalised for your case. PasoLibre is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.
List taken from: uscis.gov/i-751
Copy of your conditional Green Card, front and back
Where to find it: The physical card; copy both sides onto one sheet if you can.
Evidence that the marriage was in good faith, from the wedding to today
Where to find it: Of several kinds: home, money, children, insurance, and statements from people who know you. The next items are the instructions' examples.
USCIS fee payment, or Form I-912 if you request a fee waiver
Where to find it: The current amount is on the uscis.gov fee calculator. By mail you pay by card (G-1450) or bank account (G-1650); paid to USCIS separately.
Clear copies of each document, not originals
Where to find it: A copy shop, or your phone camera in good light with the whole document in the frame.
Copy of each included child's card, front and back
Only if you include conditional-resident children
Where to find it: Each child's physical card.
Birth certificates of children born during the marriage
If you have children born during the marriage
Where to find it: The civil registry or the state's vital records office.
Lease, mortgage, or deed in both names
Gather whatever is in both names; the more kinds, the better
Where to find it: Your current and earlier leases, or the bank's or county's paperwork.
Joint bank accounts, joint tax returns, insurance, and utilities in both names
Gather whatever is in both names; the more kinds, the better
Where to find it: Statements with transactions, complete joint tax returns, policies naming the other as beneficiary, electric or gas bills.
Sworn statements from at least two people who know you both
Gather at least two; they go in original and must be backed by other documents
Where to find it: Relatives, friends, neighbors, or clergy; each letter with name, address, date and place of birth, relationship to you, and how they know you.
Your spouse's death certificate
Only if your spouse died
Where to find it: The state's vital records office or the funeral home.
Final divorce or annulment decree
Only if you file on your own because the marriage ended
Where to find it: The court that granted the divorce; ask for a certified copy.
Evidence for a waiver based on abuse or extreme hardship
Only if you request a waiver for abuse or extreme hardship
Where to find it: Ask the agency, court, or clinic that issued them for copies; for extreme hardship, documents from the two conditional-residence years.
Court records for any arrest, citation, or charge
Only if you were ever arrested, cited, or charged with anything, here or abroad
Where to find it: A certified copy from the court that handled the case; if no charges were filed, a letter from the police or court saying so.
Two identical, recent passport-style photos (2x2 inches)
Only if you live outside the U.S. on military or government orders (fingerprint cards go too)
Where to find it: Pharmacies and photo counters shoot them to USCIS size; pencil your name and A-Number on the back.
English translation of any document in another language
Only if a document is not in English
Where to find it: Anyone fluent in both languages can translate and sign the certification with their name, date, and contact details.