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Thank you all for your responses. I completely understand now the ins and outs of this! And ROK2USA, I completely agree with you. It's best to just go back and get the I-131 finished so we don't have to worry about how long we would be out. Question, does getting an I-131 and being out of country for more than a year out of a year prolong the time it takes for the spouse to get citizenship? Thanks!

And this is exactly what I mean. Even the CBP website mentions nothing about 180 days. They just say if you're planning to be gone for more than 1 year that she would need to get the I-131.

Thanks Mike! I'm not sure if in my post I made it seem like my wife is planning to not live in the U.S., but that's not the case. We do plan to live in the U.S., it is just that we love to travel and was thinking of going some places later this year. My next question would be... Is the 180 days considered in the Jan 1st to Dec 31st calendar year? Or is it from the day we arrived and 365 days later, so for instance ours would be March 20, 2021 - March 20, 2022 - March 20, 2023 etc? What is considered to be the calendar year makes a bit of difference on when we would be able to travel again after this 5 - 6 months stint we are on now. Thanks!

Thanks. And yes I see that online. But i also see that you can stay longer too. There is no clear answer. Is it possible to stay longer without worring about abandoned the LPR status? Thanks!

Hi group! I have done some research on this subject, and I am getting conflicting answers, so I figured it was time to ask in here! How long can my wife travel outside of the U.S. before having to come back to the states without jeopardizing her green card? I see you must be in U.S. for more than 6 months each year. Then I also see you can be out of the U.S. for up to one year with no worry, and if you want to be put of the U.S. for more than 1 year you must fill out a form in order to do so. I would love to have some clarity on this as here's our situation.. She moved to the U.S. March 2021, and didn't travel out until April 2022. This year in April we went to visit her family, and we are doing a bit of traveling. We don't really want to go back to the U.S. in September, so I'd like to see if we won't have any issues continuing to travel longer than the 6 month mark. Thank you in advance!