Posted by: sherlock August 31, 2013
Post GC or Citizenship
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It's either 4 yrs and 9 months or 2 yrs and 9 months. Basically, it depends on how you got your GC. This should help clarify further http://[Disallowed String for - use of tinyur to promote site not allowed].com/ygt5aml 

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 question 2. It's kinda in the gray area, especially when it comes to parental properties, inheritence, purchase and what not. As a GC holder, you can actually stay out of the country for upto a year (2 years if you filed for reentry permit). However, if you spent more than 6 months outside the US, your waiting period to apply for citizenship gets reset. Hope that helps. 
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