continued residency question

[frank346237]

I am in the process to turn my green card into a citizenship.

For this, besides other things, I need continued residency.
Meaning that I cannot leave the country for more than 6 month.

My question is:

If my plane stopped in New York (e.g. en route from Mexico to Europe) for a couple of hours, I exit through customs and enter again....

Would this reset my continued residency counter?

Thanks for your answer.

[frank346237]

Please. Can anybody try to answer this question?

[LOBW]

Probably not. The residence issue has much to do with physical presence in the US and a good faith/bona fide home (permanent) residence in the US so its unlikely that an examiner would accept that a couple of hours maintained one's residence requirements. Nonetheless, this general rules does have some exceptions and needs to be evaluated with much more information than you've provided. I recommend that you consult with an attorney before being certain as to how this rule affects you specifically. Many legal consultations are free.
Bindu Wotorson
www.wotorsonlaw.com