The first green card received will only be valid as such for two years. Again, US Immigration want to keep tabs on this green card holder to ensure that the marriage was genuine. Even if the marriage was genuine, if it does not stand the test of time (two years) then the alien will not be able to stay in the US unless they qualify in some other way.

About 90-days prior to the second anniversary your attorney will need to send in documentation to USCIS asking them to remove the two-year conditional status of the green card. Documentation will include evidence joint bills, joint banking and evidence of a sustained life to together.

If the marriage ended due to abuse, then the alien who suffered that abuse must obtain medical and police reports to prove the marriage ended for that reason. Where this can be successfully proved the alien can maintain their green card status permanently even though the marriage may have lasted only a short time.

In either case your attorney will contact you or vice versa at least six months before the second anniversary so that we have plenty of time to have your case comprehensively prepared.

K1 Fiance Visa Guide