Do you immigrate to America once every six months? You don't need to live in America for six months.

Generally speaking, during the period of 1 year, you can stay abroad for no more than 6 months without any problems. If you stay abroad for more than 6 months and less than 1 year, the Immigration Bureau will think that you have the intention to give up your permanent resident status. In fact, immigration may not find out, but once they find out that you don't actually live in the United States, they will expel you.

If you expect to stay abroad for more than 1 year, you should apply for a re-entry permit in advance, valid for 2 years. If you can't return to the United States before the re-entry permit expires, or if you didn't apply for a re-entry permit before you left the United States, but stayed outside the United States for more than 65,438+0 years, you may be able to obtain a special resident visa for returning to the State Council.