re: #145 Erik The Red

Legally speaking, a person who has been out of the US that long would have some real problems getting back in. There would be a rebuttable presumption that he/she abandoned the greencard. Nonetheless, they may let the person in while the issue of abandonment is decided, which of course would be too late to prevent the desease issue. In reality, I’ve seen many cases where the greencard holder was out of the country long enough to trigger the presumption and they were let in with no questions asked.