The difference between having a green card and naturalization is. . .

1. Different concepts. A green card is a permanent residence permit for foreign citizens. Naturalization means that a country accepts a foreigner or stateless person as its own through formal procedures on the basis of his voluntary application.

2. The application conditions are different. In the United States, for example, applicants usually need to have a permanent job in the United States or their spouses and children settle in the United States. The application condition for naturalization is that the applicant must be a legal permanent resident of the country for more than five years. During this five-year period, the applicant has lived in the United States for at least half of the time.

3. The exercise of power is different. Holding a green card means that the cardholder has permanent residency in the issuing country, but it does not mean that he is a citizen of that country. Legally speaking, you are a citizen of that country and can enjoy the citizenship of that country.

4. The argument of lowering the green card threshold. In view of the rapid development of the introduction of overseas high-level talents in China, and the increasingly prominent problems of China's green card, such as high threshold, complicated procedures, small scope of application and unclear relevant treatment, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the relevant departments have studied and drafted ways to give China's green card relevant national treatment and lower the threshold of China's green card. There is no such provision for naturalization.

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Conditions for obtaining a green card in the United States:

The official name of a green card in the United States is "Permanent Resident Card", also known as I-551, which records the cardholder's photo, fingerprint, name and other information, and can be obtained through application. Applicants usually need to have a permanent job in the United States or their spouse's children settle in the United States. Successful application will issue a green card to the applicant, and the cardholder needs to update the card on schedule.

You don't need to apply for a visa at the U.S. embassy or consulate after you have a U.S. green card. You can enter and leave the U.S. freely by presenting your passport and green card, and you can enjoy the same benefits and treatment as your own citizens in the United States except the right to vote. Green card holders usually need to stay in the United States for a certain period of time every year, and cardholders who have not entered the country for more than two years may have their green cards revoked.

American naturalization requirements:

1. Applicants must be legal permanent residents of the country for more than five years. During this five-year period, the applicant has lived in the United States for at least half of the time.

2. If the applicant needs to travel abroad, the continuous period of not staying in the United States shall not exceed one year. If the departure period lasts more than one year, the applicant violates the continuity requirement of the actual residence period in the United States. In addition, if the applicant has not obtained a re-entry permit and has stayed outside the United States for more than one year, it may be considered as giving up his legal permanent resident status in the United States.

3. Generally speaking, the applicant must have good moral quality during the above five or three-year residence period. However, the censor of the Citizenship and Immigration Department (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Bureau) may consider the applicant's historical behavior and records outside the above five-year or three-year period, provided that such historical behavior and records are related to determining the applicant's current moral level.

The benefits of immigration due to perjury, as well as some criminal charges, including but not limited to murder, felony, prostitution and crimes related to immoral acts or prohibited items, are all acts that prove that the parties concerned lack good moral quality. However, certain charges apply to waivers and immunities.

4. The applicant must be at least 18 years old.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Naturalization

Baidu Encyclopedia-Green Card.