Jackolantern
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The "6 months" thing is not the only factor they look at; keeping all trips below 6 months does not mean you are safe, and exceeding 6 months is not a sure denial. They are entitled to look at all circumstances.if we go by the books, i have not stayed outside US for more that 6 months, and now i do have a US job and would continue staying here. So why would you think that they can deny me for breaking continuous residence ?
Although no individual trip for you was over 6 months, you spent the overwhelming majority of the past 16 months outside the US, you worked abroad for a non-US employer, and your family was outside the US during that time. When looking at the overall picture, those things can be considered to break residence, at the discretion of the IO. At this point you have resumed residence, which helps your case, but that still won't necessarily convince them that you didn't break it.