How to maintain green card status by immigrating to the United States?

1. Keep and use American savings and current accounts.

Just having a bank account is not enough. Green card holders must also use this account regularly, so that American bank statements will have a record of the use of this account.

2. Keep an American address.

Ideally, having an address in the United States means that permanent residents are willing to make the United States their home. If there is no house in the United States, green card holders are advised to buy real estate, such as in Los Angeles.

This will ensure that all mail (including immigration documents) can be sent to this address.

Step 3 get an American driver's license

But the address shown on the driver's license should be consistent with the address shown on all official documents.

4. Get a credit card from an American financial institution.

Then use this credit card regularly, and finally the statement of the credit card will have the use record of the account.

5. Submit the US income tax return.

If your income is not from the United States, you need to file tax returns every year. It is worth noting that these declaration forms should be submitted in the name of "residents".

If you submit it in the name of "non-resident", it is equivalent to claiming that you are not a US resident.

6. Keep in touch with family and friends in America.

It can be proved by emails, letters and even telephone records with family and friends in the United States.

7. Show American family relationships *

Having children, parents, spouses or other close family members living in the United States can also show that green card holders are willing to make the United States their permanent home.

8. Maintain membership in social or professional groups.

Having an active social or professional membership, such as a golf club member, can mean that you are only temporarily leaving the United States.

Extended reading: knowledge points of American immigrants

I. Before entering the country

Prepare relevant documents before traveling, such as passports with immigrant visas, packages delivered by the US Consulate in Guangzhou, and chest X-rays of all family members. Be careful not to carry contraband, and carry no more than $65,438+0,000 in cash.

Second, when entering the country,

1. When filling in the customs declaration form, you must truthfully declare your belongings, such as gifts, or you will be punished if you find out.

2. Immigrant visa or green card holders queue up at the (citizen)/(resident) inspection desk for inspection. At the time of inspection, the passport, the package delivered by Guangzhou Consulate and the customs declaration form shall be submitted to the immigration officer for inspection. Usually, immigration officials will ask you some questions and then answer them calmly. After immigration officials ask questions, they will take fingerprints of all family members. Stamp the entry date on the immigration visa page (this endorsement makes your immigration visa valid for one year, and you can use this endorsement to enter and leave the United States before the green card is issued).

3. claim the baggage, pay the customs declaration fee and go through the customs formalities.

Pay attention to your luggage and documents so as not to be stolen by others.

Third, after entering the country

1, leaving the country for no more than 183 days;

2. Social security card.

After new immigrants arrive in the United States, they must first apply for a social security card, commonly known as a "work permit", from the social security bureau (SSB) in their city or neighboring areas. The cardholder's name and a nine-digit social security number are registered on the card. Social security cards are also American identity cards. When applying for admission, loan, credit card or bank account opening, you need to fill in the social security number.

Further reading: American immigrants' living cost budget

on one's pins

Just landed in the United States, do not want to rent a house, you have to buy a house. Even if you buy it in Los Angeles, it is much cheaper than Beijing and Shanghai.

There are some expenses when you have your own house, that is, the property fee and the monthly water, electricity and gas fee. The villa property fee is relatively low, because the yard and the environment around the house are maintained by themselves, so depending on the region, it needs more than 65,438+000 dollars or more than 200 dollars a quarter, including the garbage fee.

There is also gas and electricity, which is generally about $200 a month. Water charges in the United States are relatively cheap. If you don't need to water the grass in winter, it will cost tens of dollars every two months and nearly 200 dollars in summer.

eat

With housing, it is eating. Eating in the United States is very cheap, especially in China, where people like to cook at home. The food here is generally around 1 USD, 1 Jin (equal to 9 Liang), and the meat is around 2 USD, 1 Jin. Food in the United States is not expensive, a bag of 25 pounds of flour is less than 10, and a bag of 25 pounds of rice is about 20 dollars. Many people here eat Japanese rice, and Thai fragrant rice is also available.

clothes

American brand clothes are very cheap, such as a pair of LEE jeans. You can do it within $65,438+05 when you have a discount. In America, even if you wear a world-famous dress, no one will pay more attention to it. On the contrary, wearing handmade clothes is different and admirable.

There is no need to follow the fashion at an expensive price. You must spend time with the mall, aim at the opportunity of discount, and do it when you should.

Every Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, major shopping malls will offer discounts. At this time, you can spend more money on clothes, shoes and bags. For example, if you discount 65,438+000, you can buy three clothes, 60% off shoes and 65,438+050 brand bags.