6 months or 12 months ??

TheRealCanadian said:
Absences from the United States for more than six months are presumed to break continuous residency for naturalization purposes, unless you can provide evidence that you maintained residence here.
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Absence

0-6 months: no problem
6-12 months: ?

so if you stay abroad more than 6 months & less 12 months, you break your continuous residency, but your gc is preserved, isn't it?

Say, one may not be interested in being US citizen, but only wanna preserve gc status, than absence up to 12 months should be always ok without penalty?
 
Hannah7 said:
so if you stay abroad more than 6 months & less 12 months, you break your continuous residency, but your gc is preserved, isn't it?

Say, one may not be interested in being US citizen, but only wanna preserve gc status, than absence up to 12 months should be always ok without penalty?
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If they have let you into the US after a trip of over 6 months, without instructions to see a judge for a hearing on your LPR status, your GC is OK as far as that trip is concerned. But after any trip of more than 6 months, there is no guarantee they'll let you back in free and clear -- you still bear the burden of proving your ties to the US at the port of entry, if they decide to question you on it.
 
Greencard continuation questions.

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the information provided in this thread earlier.

I have a question. My relative got USA Green card in India. She has to enter in USA before May 15, 2008. She will be in USA before May 15, 2008.

But she has to finish her Bachelor degree's(Physio therapist) Internship in India. The internship will be started in June 2008. She will be leaving for India in June 2008. Internship will be ended in 1 more year. What should she do? If she comes back to USA in June 2009, her greencard will be continued?

Well, she is not concern for Citizenship at this moment. she want to finish internship, and then she will count time for citizenship.

Thanks,
 
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She should make plans to see if she can get an immigrant visa issued for the time she intends to move to the US. What basis was her GC granted on?
 
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