Help! Traveling for 3 months w/ 10YR card

[FinallyDone:) 10]

Hi all, Long time no post hehe

anyways I have a question for those whom have traveled outside the USA for an extended period of time.

My husband and I are FINALLY going to colombia since he's became a 10YR resident. He wants to go for 2-3 months. Both for pleasure and personal reasons. Now I read on USCIS that any period outside USA can be grounds to lose ones greencard. We were approved in July. We filed our tax return and everything. We don't have much ties here now since our home with destroy by hurricane sandy. we are staying with family here in a different state. I do still have my bank account,saving and checking, my niece whom we have custody of( she will be staying behind because she is in school with my mom). My car and cellphone. I dont know if we should file another I-131 or not. please help we are due to leave soon but I am scared he will get banned or something.

Thank You

--Gabi

[Harpa Timsah 13,260]

A GC holder can be outside the US for up to a year without needing special permission. 3 months is a non-issue.

[rarasantiago 3]

Less than 6 months is not an issue. See this thread for more details: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/398316-im-a-permanent-resident-how-long-period-can-i-stay-outside-usa/

[FinallyDone:) 10]

A GC holder can be outside the US for up to a year without needing special permission. 3 months is a non-issue.

Thank you for your reply. I got scared as on the USCIS website it says under a year can also be considered abandoned.

Less than 6 months is not an issue. See this thread for more details: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/398316-im-a-permanent-resident-how-long-period-can-i-stay-outside-usa/

Thank you for your reply I really appericate it and I appericate the link I am going to go and read it now. Just was checking everyone here whom might have stayed and see what can happen. USCIS website really freaked us out