whats the max time u can be out of usa

[popo 0]

hey visa journey friends,

when i get my conditional green card i can leave the country, my question is for how long, what s the maximum time i have, before i need to come back, some palces i read 6 months, some places 12....

thanks guys

[YuAndDan 153]

1 year without a Re-entry permit, and 2 with the Re-entry permit.

Maintaining Permanent Residence

Maintaining Permanent Residence You may lose your permanent residence status if you commit an act that makes you removable from the United States under the law in section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If you commit such an act, you may be brought before the immigration courts to determine your right to remain a Permanent Resident.

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

• Move to another country intending to live there permanently.
  
• Remain outside of the US for more than one year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.
  
• Remain outside of the US for more than two years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the US may be considered, even if it is less than one year.
  
• Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the US for any period.
  
• Declare yourself a “nonimmigrant†on your tax returns.
  

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

NOTE: periods more than 6 months will result in reseting the clock for naturalization.

Edited July 18, 2007 by YuAndDan