This week, USCIS announced that starting on September 4, 2021, filing receipts issued for properly filed I-751 petitions and I-829 petitions requesting removal of conditions on residence will now indicate that the petitioner’s status is extended for 24 months, rather than the previous 18 months .
USCIS also indicated that it will be issuing updated receipt notices to petitions filed prior to September 4, 2021, that remain pending so that these individuals can also benefit from the 24 extension of conditional permanent resident status. The agency, however, has not provided a timeline for when individuals can expect to start receiving these.
USCIS has indicated that the extension from 18 to 24 months is to accommodate extended processing times for these petitions, which the agency indicates have increased over the last year.