The I-829 window is tied to actual conditional residence, not the appraisal’s issue date.
Maintain the immigration chronology separately
Use the 90 days before the second conditional-residence anniversary and assess the evidence required for that filing. A valuation update does not itself remove conditions or guarantee the return of capital.
Anchor the immigration calendar to the date conditional permanent residence begins. Form I-829 is generally filed during the 90-day period immediately before the second anniversary of that status, not two years after an appraisal, subscription, petition approval, or capital transfer. Preserve admission or adjustment records, residence cards, and family dates, then calendar each applicable window. During the conditional period, gather evidence that the capital remained deployed as legally required and that the ten full-time qualifying jobs were created or will be created within the permitted framework. A revised valuation may support a commercial update, but it cannot remove conditions. The lawful source-and-path record and original petition history should remain consistent.
Hypothetical example: An industrial designer from Rivière-Éternité receives a fresh appraisal eighteen months after becoming a conditional resident through a direct investment. He keeps the Form I-829 deadline tied to his residence anniversary and uses the appraisal only to explain the enterprise’s current assets. Payroll and tax records address the ten positions, while bank and governance documents connect back to his Form I-526 filing. His spouse’s conditional-residence date is calendared from her own admission record. No one restarts the two-year period because the valuation report carries a newer date.