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Foreign nationals who obtain status as a lawful permanent resident based on marriage are given only conditional status if the marriage that was less than 2 years old at the time permanent resident status is granted.

Lawful permanent residents of the United States have either conditional or unconditional status.  Conditional status is granted to spouses of United States citizens or permanent residents if they have not been married more than two years at the time the status is granted.

WHAT IS CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS?

Generally, a permanent resident obtains his/her green card on an unconditional basis, and the green card must be renewed every ten years.