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Ahh I see... Okay 👍 Thanks for the info! Time for her to get citizenship!

Thank you for the answers. I guess no Europe trip for her 😕 🤷 😂 I still wonder why on the USCIS website it says you are able to be gone for up to 1 year. But then it also talks about the 180 days thing too. I think that has to confuse quite a bit of people?

Thank you... So even though she had been in the U.S. for over 26 months in the 3 year span, there could still be an issue.... that is a bummer.

Further context: She just needs to hold GC for 3 years before she can become citizen. She reached the 3 year mark in March of this year (a little after we left the U.S. ironically lol) She spent all of the first year in the U.S. The next two years she spent between 6 to 8 months each year in the U.S. So she has definitely been in the states physically as a resident more than what is required (18 months) for her to be accepted in the 3 year span. Now I am just wondering if she can be gone this year abroad for more than 6 months.

I'm really confused about how long a green card holder is able to stay abroad for. I read that you can stay for up for a year, but then I also read that you can't be out of the U.S. for more than 6 months in the year. My wife has been out of the U.S. since March 15th. (She spent all of last winter through March 15 in the U.S.) So if its 6 months, she'd have to be back before Sept 15th. We are currently overseas with plans to come back to the states in August. However, she would like to go to Europe to be with her sister for a couple of months.... her sister and her would fly from Indonesia to Europe on Sept 2. Now if she's able to be away for up to a year this won't be an issue for her to go. Can someone help clear this up for me? Thank you.