Reentry Permit Help!!

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Hello everybody,

I married a USC and got my conditional greencard June 13, 2005. My husband is now being sent to India by his US company on a 3 year assignment, and I will be going with him. My conditional greencard expires June 13, 2007, therefore I will be applying for removal of conditions 90 days before. My husband and I will be leaving for India February 2007. I will be applying for a re-entry permit as well as N-470 to preserve residence for Naturalization purposes.

1) My problem is that on the re-entry permit form it says that 'a reentry permit issued to a conditional resident shall be valid for two years from the date of issuance, or to the date the conditional resident must apply for removal of conditions on his or her status, whichever comes first'.

I will be applying for the permit this month, as I have heard that it takes a couple of months to arrive! Now does that mean that the permit will only be valid till June 13th, 2007?? That really doesn't make sense to me!!

2) Also, what are the documents that I need to send in for the reentry permit? The I-131 form only says to send in the form, photographs, and a copy of my Green Card. I am also sending a letter from my husband's employer, as well as a copy of the taxes I filed as a Permanent Resident. Anything else??

3) Another problem : the N-470 states that 'you must have been physically present and residing in the United States for an uninterrupted period, with no absences whatsoever, for atleast one year after your admission as a LPR before you can file a Form N-470'. I was going to count my being in the US from January 2006 to January 2007 as the one year, but in September I had to go to India for 10 days with my husband. Does that mean that I cannot file the N-470? And therefore when I return to the US after 3 years the clock for naturalization will one again start from the beginning?? I really hope there is a way around this!!!

Please help,

Thanks!!!!!