My daughter landed the US on 1July 2017. However, she was in and out of the USA in the past five years, as she needed to finish her high school in 2019 June and started college in the USA in 2019 Fall.
Periods of stay in the USA from 2017:
July 2017 to Aug 2017: 2 months, left and back within 11 months
July 2018 to Aug 2018: 1 month, left and back within 6 months
Feb 2019: 2 weeks, left and back within 6 months
Jun 2019 to March 2020: 10 months
Sept 2020 and stay for studying college till now: 24 months
In the past 5 years, she had stayed in the USA for over 30 months, but when should we start the counting of "5 years"? As she is the beneficiary and the petitioner, her dad, had stayed in the USA since July 2017 and is ready to submit the application for neutralization.
Please advise. Thanks in advance.