travel questions

[Vanessa248 4]

Hi all,

I'm not applying for citizenship anytime soon but I have a few questions. I've been here for a year already and I have a 10-yr GC (IR-1). If I want to apply for citizenship (Godwilling) based on the 3 years, how long can I go home or stay outside the US, so I don't disrupt my length of stay here.

[AKteacher 104]

I think you can go back for short lengths of time (6 months or so), and it should be no problem. Last summer, upon returning from a nearly 6-week vacation in Philippines, my wife received a stamp in her passport with a notation below that said "1 month." USCIS just subtracts the time you were gone from the time accumulated toward citizenship.

Somebody who knows all the details for certain might want to comment.

[bowgirl 8]

I think you can go back for short lengths of time (6 months or so), and it should be no problem. Last summer, upon returning from a nearly 6-week vacation in Philippines, my wife received a stamp in her passport with a notation below that said "1 month." USCIS just subtracts the time you were gone from the time accumulated toward citizenship.

Somebody who knows all the details for certain might want to comment.

Interesting. I just came back from Manila (November 13- January 8) and there was no stamp on my passport upon return that states how long I've been gone.

[karol13 2]

Interesting. I just came back from Manila (November 13- January 8) and there was no stamp on my passport upon return that states how long I've been gone.

im a usc..first time visit in the phil they stamped my passport good for 1 yr stay