Green card holder travel

[Emily34 2]

Hi everybody! I’m a green card holder & I work from home. During the COVID-19, I barely go out, kinda scared to end up in a US hospital, can’t afford it... so I wanted to go in France to be with my family to at least make the best of it.  My question is does anyone of y’all ever went out of the USA for 6 months?  I’m not sure how long I will be gone but I can’t find the answer anywhere they do say more than 6 months per year can hurt you if you want citizenships but nobody knows if it’s 6 months in a row or 6 months total in a year.  I called USCIS the lady didn’t even know!  She said she THINKS it’s in a row but wasn’t sure. 
Let me know if you know something please!

thanks 

[Lil bear 4,218]

2 minutes ago, Emily34 said:

Hi everybody! I’m a green card holder & I work from home. During the COVID-19, I barely go out, kinda scared to end up in a US hospital, can’t afford it... so I wanted to go in France to be with my family to at least make the best of it.  My question is does anyone of y’all ever went out of the USA for 6 months?  I’m not sure how long I will be gone but I can’t find the answer anywhere they do say more than 6 months per year can hurt you if you want citizenships but nobody knows if it’s 6 months in a row or 6 months total in a year.  I called USCIS the lady didn’t even know!  She said she THINKS it’s in a row but wasn’t sure. 
Let me know if you know something please!

thanks 

Less than 12 months not be a problem for returning .. you will be asked about your trip and maybe warned about extended periods out.. over 12 months but under 2 years may result in being referred to an immigration judge on your return .. advisable not ti be away for 12 months or more ... any trip over 6 minutes resets your “ continuous presence “

snd pushes out your eligibility for naturalisation. 
note that working or other actions that belong to a person who is a “resident” of another country may trigger the question of whether you have actually abandoned your US residency. Be careful. 

[Emily34 2]

2 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Less than 12 months not be a problem for returning .. you will be asked about your trip and maybe warned about extended periods out.. over 12 months but under 2 years may result in being referred to an immigration judge on your return .. advisable not ti be away for 12 months or more ... any trip over 6 minutes resets your “ continuous presence “

snd pushes out your eligibility for naturalisation. 
note that working or other actions that belong to a person who is a “resident” of another country may trigger the question of whether you have actually abandoned your US residency. Be careful. 

Oooh! So I’m a GC holder since almost 4 years, if I stay out of the country for more than 6 months, it means that i won’t be eligible to file for citizenship until 3 years because I broke my continuous presence so it’s like I’m back to year 1?!  

[Lil bear 4,218]

2 hours ago, Emily34 said:

Oooh! So I’m a GC holder since almost 4 years, if I stay out of the country for more than 6 months, it means that i won’t be eligible to file for citizenship until 3 years because I broke my continuous presence so it’s like I’m back to year 1?!  

You need to read the information on the USCIS website for the exact impact .. I don’t think it’s right back to square 1 ... best to read it yourself 

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter-3