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Once you become a lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), you maintain permanent resident status until you:
Apply for and complete the naturalization process; or
Lose or abandon your status.
There are several ways that you can lose your status as a lawful permanent resident.
Section 216 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) allows you to become a lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis, based on marriage.
Section 216A allows you to become a lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis, based on a qualifying investment.
Both sections allow us to terminate your conditional status as provided by the law (in the event of fraud, for example).
You will lose your permanent resident status if an immigration judge issues a final removal order against you.
INA sections 212 and 237 describe the grounds on which you may be ordered removed from the United States.
