The filing window is tied to conditional residence, generally the 90 days before its second anniversary, rather than the project’s preferred schedule. A delayed project does not automatically reset that deadline. Obtain advice on the evidence and requirements for the actual case in time to address them.
Keep the immigration calendar independent
Record when conditional residence began and plan the required filing with current project evidence. Do not assume a pending project update excuses missing an immigration deadline. Filing the petition does not itself remove conditions or guarantee approval, even when the investor has requested the outstanding records.
Agree the review points and what each one unlocks in practical terms: petition filed, receipt issued, decision received, the category checked quarterly, visa or adjustment application lodged, residence granted. Two-year conditions also cover a qualifying spouse and children who are unmarried and younger than 21, or a child who remains under 21 for immigration purposes after any applicable Child Status Protection Act calculation; payment timing neither starts nor completes Form I-829. Hiring driven by a filing date rather than by demand produces positions the business cannot sustain, and a role that disappears before conditions are removed raises exactly the question the removal stage exists to ask.