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Excuse my persistence, but my question stands: suppose I come back now an file return permit. Do you think there is any issue then with staying out for another year? I will probably spend a few (2-3) months in the country, which is probably enough to get it. Many thanks to all responding.

This is exactly my point: nowhere have I seen references to the "total stretch of trips more than one year": it is always continuous absence of a year. In the rules for return permit is clearly says: if you are absent less then a year continuously DO NOT file for return permit: GC is all you...

It is a puzzle for me why my wife went to the secondary. We were never away for more than 6 months, it was always 3-5 months at a time. This time I suspect this was some kind of increased alert: most GC holders went to the secondary. Or maybe she said something wrong, who knows. So what...

Wow, 6 months, and maybe up to a year! That is not what I envisioned. How can they possibly take my passport - it is a property of my country, not USA? Thanks to everyone, it seems like we have no choice but to make it back before the year is over. I guess we can go back for a week and then...

Thank you, but I did not get the permit and there is no way to reverse it. I had a poor advice from my lawyer who said that I can just come back every few months. I was never empolyed in France, my salary was always paid in USA by US company.

How serious is this immigration judge? I mean, I have absolutely all necessary evidence to show ties to the USA. If I hire a lawyer and explain this all to a judge, will he necessarily revoke the GC if we stayed abroad for more than a year or is this at his discretion? And do I understand...

We were not traveling together. Last time I visited US nobody even looked at me. But this time about 90% of the people in line went to the secondary. I have no clue why. Previously, two of us made 4 trips with no issues, but this time it was totally different. Many thanks - this is a bad news!

I know the rule that after being out of the country for one year you loose Green Card. But the rule is silent about short trips back. Here is my specific problem: We moved temporarily (due to my work) to France last June. Since then, we made several trips to USA, each time a few days, to...