If the person intends to naturalize in the US, a 6+ month period outside the US ...

alex_h on Nov 27, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does w...

If the person intends to naturalize in the US, a 6+ month period outside the US is also presumed to break the continuity of residence, which resets the 5 year clock for naturalization.

You can challenge the presumption of a break though.

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-d-chapter...