How many days is 6 months?!

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Can anyone please clarify what is considered to be 6 months by immigration standards?

Six months is calculated as how many days when it comes to continuous residence requirement? Is there any reference, source etc to this information?
 
6 months is considered to be 180 days, but this doesn't mean that spending 179 days outside the county will shield you from the question of intent during the interview as USCIS doesn't go by number of days outside the county alone when determining intent.
 
No, but 8 C.F.R. § 316.5 states 6 months. The fact is that immigration rules mention both, so you can conclude that USCIS is using them interchangeably.
 
The form asks for the number of days for each trip, then asks if each trip was 6 months or more. That question can only make sense if they are referring to calendar months. It would be totally redundant if it meant 6 months = 180 days ... without doing any calculations, they can just look at each trip to see if it is 180 days or more, whereas figuring out if it is 6 calendar months is not always so obvious.
 
Considering that immigration rules have historically referred to both 180 days and 6 months, I interpret USCIS reasoning to mean that if you were out the country for a trip more than 180 days total, this implies 6 months from past precedence even if they asks you if it was more than 6 months on the instructions. USCIS's concern is to establish whether you have meet the continuous residency requirement and your intentions, rather than an applicant's interpretation of if 180 days means 6 months.

For example, if you travel outside the country from January 1 to June 28 for a total of 180 days , USCIS sees this as 6 months even though you returned before the end of the 6th calendar month.
 
Bobsmyth said:
For example, if you travel outside the country from January 1 to June 28 for a total of 180 days , USCIS sees this as 6 months even though you returned before the end of the 6th calendar month.
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From and including: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
To and including: Saturday, June 28, 2008
It is 180 days from the start date to the end date.
Or 5 months, 28 days.

How can you say that your trip was 6 months or more - when your trip was less then 6 months - exactly 5 months and 28 days.
 
I still think USCIS' interpretation is that 180 days is 6 month (1 month =30 days). I don't think they are referring to calender days. In any case, no matter what you answer on the application , any questions will be l be brought during the interview by an IO. So whether you write your trip was 180 days, but not 6 calender months, USCIS' main concern is establishing intent. A 2-3 day discrepancy in determining what is meant by 6 months won't be a factor in USCIS determining your intent, but the purpose of that trip and your ties to the US during that trip will.
 
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CAHope said:
What is the source of your information?
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hahaha - this is hilarious -this is considered to be COMMON SENSE/general rule in America (universally). When you're counting days in months MOST people average 30 days per/month. The exact # of days will change depending on which half of the year you choose -so that's why people average 30 days/month. 30 x 6 = 180. joila - there you go.

It sounds like you have a detail issue and are trying to figure out a deadline. If so, break out your calendar and actually count how many days 180 is before your deadline or after your start mark. This INCLUDES WEEKENDS.
 
CAHope said:
From and including: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
To and including: Saturday, June 28, 2008
It is 180 days from the start date to the end date.
Or 5 months, 28 days.

How can you say that your trip was 6 months or more - when your trip was less then 6 months - exactly 5 months and 28 days.
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You really need to quit splitting hairs. Quit trying to beat the system. Make sure you're back from a trip before the deadline. If you want to get anal. Count an entire 180 days from when you leave the US and be back on or before that date. It's pretty simple really.
 
A standard USCIS "month" is 30 days, so you might conclude that 6 months is 180 days. I can't cite a reference to back that up, but it doesn't matter anyway because the IO will decide whether you broke residence regardless of whether you were out for 180 or 183 days.
 
I would put NO if it is less than 6 calendar months. Without instructions to the contrary, a month is a month, which is not always 30 days. The specific days of entry and exit are listed on the form in the same place, so let them change a NO to YES if they want to. They can't say you lied if you say NO for 5 months and 28 days.
 
bbqchickenrobot said:
hahaha - this is hilarious -this is considered to be COMMON SENSE/general rule in America (universally).
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No comment about “common sense”.

Have you ever been issued any kind of visa for period of 6 months? Number of days depends on when it was issued… And it is not 180 days… It can be 180, 181, 182, 183.
 
CAHope said:
Can anyone please clarify what is considered to be 6 months by immigration standards?

Six months is calculated as how many days when it comes to continuous residence requirement? Is there any reference, source etc to this information?
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How many months is 180 days? There are 12 months in a year, and on average, one month has 30 days. Divide 180 by 30 and you get 6 months.

The calculation can be found below,

One hundred eighty days is the number of days

The average number of days in a month is 30

Months=180/30

Months= 6
 
ultratimes said:
How many months is 180 days? There are 12 months in a year, and on average, one month has 30 days. Divide 180 by 30 and you get 6 months.

The calculation can be found below,

One hundred eighty days is the number of days

The average number of days in a month is 30

Months=180/30

Months= 6
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You realize the thread you’re responding to is over 14 years old???
 
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