The most common reason why someone might have conditional resident status is because they have immigrated to the United States as the spouse of a citizen before the second anniversary of their marriage. Any children involved may also have conditional permanent residence. Additionally, the EB5 investor visa grants conditional permanent residency, although this is a much rarer situation. Both situations require the conditional green card holder to petition to remove conditions on their cards in the 90 days that precede their second year of having conditional permanent residency.