What if I was outside the United States
for 1 year or longer? In almost all cases,
if you leave the United States for 1 year or
more, you have disrupted your ”continuous
residence.” This is true even if you have a
Re-entry Permit.
If you leave the country for 1 year or
longer, you may be eligible to re-enter as a
Permanent Resident if you have a Re-entry
Permit. But none of the time you were in
the United States before you left the country
counts toward your time in ”continuous
residence.”
Fortunately, if you return within 2 years,
some of your time out of the country does
count. In fact, the last 364 days of your
time out of the country (1 year minus 1
day) counts toward meeting your
”continuous residence” requirement.