outside the US for more than 2 years while re-entry permit is still valid

[moshe]

Hello,

I am a permanent resident and I have a re-entry permit.

In September 2014, I received residency and immediately I requested a re-entry permit, two months later on November 2014 after fingerprints I immediately left the US for studying abroad.

Just after 3 months on March 2015 my re-entry was approved (while abroad) with validity of two years until March 2017.
My question is if I go back to the US on February 2017 I will be more than two years in a row outside the US but the re-entry permit will still be vaild till match 2017, is it a problem?

And if I enter the US this month on March for a week will it solve the problem and I can take advantage of the permit and return on February 2017?

I will appreciate an answer
Thanks in advance

[rayb]

If you left the U.S. in November 2014, then try to reenter after November 2016, you will have been outside of the U.S. more than two years and might be considered to have "abandoned" your Permanent Resident status. Your Reentry Permit date expires a few months later might not help you, in my opinion.

While it is possible that your Reentry Permit date might get you in, there is too much of a risk for your reentry to be disallowed if your time outside the U.S. is seen as exceeding two years. Why take the chance.

--Ray B

Hello,

I am a permanent resident and I have a re-entry permit.

In September 2014, I received residency and immediately I requested a re-entry permit, two months later on November 2014 after fingerprints I immediately left the US for studying abroad.

Just after 3 months on March 2015 my re-entry was approved (while abroad) with validity of two years until March 2017.
My question is if I go back to the US on February 2017 I will be more than two years in a row outside the US but the re-entry permit will still be vaild till match 2017, is it a problem?

And if I enter the US this month on March for a week will it solve the problem and I can take advantage of the permit and return on February 2017?

I will appreciate an answer
Thanks in advance