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There is a restriction on green cards that the holder cannot be outside the country for more than 6 months. How strictly is that to be followed, asking because
by yalogin 6y ago
There is a restriction on green cards that the holder cannot be outside the country for more than 6 months. How strictly is that to be followed, asking because I might have someone in that situation soon because of the pandemic.
- proberts 6y agoIt's actually not really a restriction. The real issue is on absences of more than one year. And with the pandemic, I've had no issues with clients stuck outside for more than 6 months - but less than one year.
- alex_h 6y agoIf the person intends to naturalize in the US, a 6+ month period outside the US is also presumed to break the continuity of residence, which resets the 5 year clock for naturalization. You can challenge the presumption of a break though. https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3 https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter...