Individuals who apply for permanent resident status based upon marriage, if the underlying marriage is less than two years old at the time of the issuance of residence status, are accorded conditional permanent resident status. Essentially, conditional permanent resident status is no different than permanent resident status; however, those individuals in Conditional Permanent Resident status must make a separate application to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) in the three month period prior to the two year anniversary of the date that conditional permanent resident status was obtained, in order to remove the condition and establish permanent residence. The purpose of this application is to reduce fraud and allow USCIS an extra opportunity to verify that the marriage is real, wherein there is a bona fide intent to establish a life together.