Hello Andre,

I would be happy to answer this question for you.

Any lawful permanent resident must each fulfill the physical presence requirements. It will be important that you and each family member have the intent to reside permanently. If you do not have the intent to permanently reside in U.S., based on one's actions a resident can lose their resident status even with frequent visits the country. You can have other places where you have a residence, but U.S. residence must be the permanent one.

In general, a lawful permanent resident should not be away from the U.S. for more than 1 year. But it is usually my recommendation to not have an absence of more than 6 months. This is because there is an impact if a resident seeks U.S. citizenship (for EB-5 investors, that would be 5 years from Day 1 as a resident) then they should not have an absence of 6 months or else the continuous residence requirement for naturalization applications can be affected).

Yet, even if a resident is absent for more less than 1 year, it could be required to prove that the U.S. is still your primary residence. I can guide you what is required and how to maintain residence.

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