Continuous residency & re-entry permit

[DonMartin]

All,
I received my GC in Jan 2009. In Mar 2010 i was seconded to India on a 2 year assignment with my current employer. I applied for a re-entry permit which is valid until Mar 2012.

I am still employed on US payroll & have a home in US which i maintain (not rented out, paying utility & cable bills on a monthly basis + taxes).

I have been travelling back every 3-4 months and working out of the US for abt a month or so to maintain the continuous residency.

I intend to return to the US prior to expiry of my re-entry permit and continue my prior employment.

Questions:
- Is my assumption that as long as i'm not away from the country for >180d + maintaining US ties, i'm maintaining continuous residency (even though i have a re-entry permit)?
- I'm aware of 3 yrs physical presence requirement for citizenship, so once i come back end of this yr, i would be able to apply for citizenship in 3 yrs (& i dont need to wait 5 yrs due to my 1st question)?

Appreciate your valuable feedback.

 

[solid_traveling]

n470?

 

[BigJoe5]

IF you have already spent one continuous year in the U.S. as an LPR between Jan, 2009 and March 2010, not even a one day absence, THEN, IF your employer is a American owned business, THEN you can still file an N-470 the preserve continuity of residence for naturalization purposes. Read the form instuctions, there is a deadline to file.