How long can you stay in Philippines after AOS and getting 2 yr GreenCard

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CFO told our friend she could stay in Philippines up to 8 months total after she gets her 2 years conditional greencard.

True or not?

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If you are out the country for 6 months up you are in trouble coming back

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If you are out the country for 6 months up you are in trouble coming back

6 months total as in 180 days.

Or six month in a row?

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No simple answer, it depends.

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CFO told our friend she could stay in Philippines up to 8 months total after she gets her 2 years conditional greencard.

True or not?

More bad info from CFO. There are a few answers, but none are what CFO stated....

Being gone less than a year is important to avoid losing your permanent residence status, and even with this there are exceptions.

The 6 month time frame relates more so to limitations for naturalization.... this is a TOTAL of 6 months.

http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/international-travel-permanent-resident

Permanent residents are free to travel outside the United States, and temporary or brief travel usually does not affect your permanent resident status. If it is determined, however, that you did not intend to make the United States your permanent home, you will be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status. A general guide used is whether you have been absent from the United States for more than a year. Abandonment may be found to occur in trips of less than a year where it is believed you did not intend to make the United States your permanent residence. While brief trips abroad generally are not problematic, the officer may consider criteria such as whether your intention was to visit abroad only temporarily, whether you maintained U.S. family and community ties, maintained U.S employment, filed U.S. income taxes as a resident, or otherwise established your intention to return to the United States as your permanent home. Other factors that may be considered include whether you maintained a U.S. mailing address, kept U.S. bank accounts and a valid U.S. driver’s license, own property or run a business in the United States, or any other evidence that supports the temporary nature of your absence.

If you plan on being absent from the United States for longer than a year, it is advisable to first apply for a reentry permit on Form I-131. Obtaining a reentry permit prior to leaving the United States allows a permanent or conditional permanent resident to apply for admission into the United States during the permit’s validity without the need to obtain a returning resident visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. Please note that it does not guarantee entry into the United States upon your return as you must first be determined to be admissible; however, it will assist you in establishing your intention to permanently reside in the United States. For more information, see the “Travel Documents” page.

Additionally, absences from the United States of six months or more may disrupt the continuous residency required for naturalization. If your absence is one year or longer and you wish to preserve your continuous residency in the United States for naturalization purposes, you may file an Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes on Form N-470. For more information, please see the “Continuous Residence and Physical Presence Requirements” page.

If you are out the country for 6 months up you are in trouble coming back

Not true. 1 year is the "you are in trouble" time frame