Is a green card the same as immigration?

Green card and immigration are the same thing.

Immigration to Canada is the same thing as getting a green card, and both are the right to live permanently in Canada. After obtaining the green card, you are still a citizen of China and hold a China passport. You are not Canadian, but you can enjoy Canadian citizenship.

Cardholders need to live in Canada for a certain period of time before they can maintain their green cards. For example, in an employer-sponsored immigration program, they must live in Canada for five years. After obtaining a Canadian green card, you can apply for naturalization if you have lived in Canada for three years within five years and are proficient in English or French. Becoming a Canadian citizen after naturalization automatically renounces China citizenship.

The simplest way, if you have legal status such as studying in the United States, you can find an employer in the United States, and the employer will issue a certificate and apply to the US Department of Labor for changing your temporary status into employment status. When you work for more than two years, you can apply for a green card.

Individuals with special abilities can apply for a green card directly through the "national interest exemption" rule without going through the Ministry of Labor. Most people with higher education, such as masters and doctors, apply for green cards through this channel. The so-called green card is a permanent residence permit issued by the country of residence to foreign residents. If you have been employed by American companies for more than two years, you can also apply.

Benefits of applying for a green card:

1, save money

American primary and secondary schools implement compulsory education, and students do not need to pay any tuition fees. However, public primary and secondary schools in the United States are closed to international students, and international students can only choose private schools. With the American green card, whether renting a house or buying a house, children can go to high-quality public schools, which can save a lot of tuition expenses every year.

Step 2 come and go freely

With a green card, you can enter the United States without a visa, which is very convenient. For American tourist visas, the visa officer must first judge whether there is an immigration tendency during the interview, and the applicant needs to provide sufficient and credible materials to prove his entry purpose.