6 months almost up -urgent help requested

[sherbym]

hi
my parents left for pakistan on a green card in feb 07. however, since my dad got sick they were unable to come back.
i brought them back with me to canada and plan on sending them from here. Six months will be up on aug 1.

can i take them to buffalo, ny to get the entry stamp and bring them back to stay with me longer in canada?
what will be needed to say/do/show at the border.
while we are at it, how does the counting of days go towards citizenship, do they count every day one is out?

thanks

 

[Jackolantern]

For citizenship they do count every day you are out of the US, but you only need to have 2.5 years accumulated presence in the US within the 5 years prior to applying for citizenship, with no breaks of 1 year or more (breaks of 1 year would restart the 5-year clock).

 

[sherbym]

For citizenship they do count every day you are out of the US, but you only need to have 2.5 years accumulated presence in the US within the 5 years prior to applying for citizenship, with no breaks of 1 year or more (breaks of 1 year would restart the 5-year clock).

thanks
i just called INS also and they said the same thing, with one change...the 5 year clock restarts if out of country from 6 months to 1 year.

 

[Jackolantern]

The clock doesn't always restart after 6 months ... there are some ifs and buts.

http://www.visalaw.com/95mar/3march.html
"Absences of more than six months are presumed to break continuous residence unless the permanent resident can show that he/she did not terminate US employment and was not employed abroad and that the applicant retained his or her abode. Absences of greater than one year automatically break the period of continuous residence unless the applicant is employed by the US government or a recognized US research institution, the permanent resident is employed by an employer engaged in foreign trade, or the permanent resident works for a public international organization where the US is a member and the lawful permanent resident did not work for the organization until after permanent residency was granted."