How long can I get a green card when I immigrate to the United States with my parents?

You can get a green card after immigrating to the United States, and it will take two years at the earliest.

The American permanent resident card, also known as the green card, is an identity document used to prove that foreigners have the status of permanent residents in the United States. "Getting a green card" refers to the immigration process of becoming a permanent resident. The legal permanent residency of green card holders is an official immigration benefit, including conditional permission to stay in the United States and get a job. The holder must maintain his permanent resident status, and if he no longer meets certain conditions required by the status, the holder may lose his status.

Only through hard work can ordinary people apply for a green card to work in the United States. After completing their studies, international students can find jobs, be employed by American companies, or be sent directly to the United States by large companies. After working for several years, they can apply for a green card with the support of the company. The United States issues a large number of work visas to foreigners every year. In the past two years, more than 60,000 work visas were issued each year. In the years of new economic expansion, 654.38+200,000 work visas were issued to foreigners on average every year. Everyone who has a job in America applies for a green card, but not everyone's application can be approved.

On the issue of immigration, the United States adopts a pragmatic policy, showing tolerance for foreign immigrants when the economy is good, and strictly restricting foreigners when the economy is bad. In the late 1990s, when the American economy was booming, new york didn't even catch illegal immigrants. Even the owner of the local Chinese restaurant said that he was not worried about this problem at that time, and he rarely heard of the police searching for illegal workers in Chinese restaurants.

How long will you live in the United States with a green card after immigrating to the United States?

After immigrating to the United States, many people think that it is not a problem to return to the United States once a year with an American green card, so they live outside the United States for a long time. Holding an American green card is not the same as becoming an American citizen, but a permanent resident of the United States, and you need to maintain your intention to stay in the United States permanently. If you stay overseas for a long time, the US Immigration Service may consider that you have given up your intention to stay in the United States permanently, thus depriving you of your green card qualification.

Of course, holding an American green card enjoys more procedural protection than ordinary non-immigrants. Before the US Immigration Bureau deprives green card holders of permanent residency, they must go through some legal procedures, such as warnings and hearings, and green card holders have the right to defend themselves. Whether a person gives up the permanent residency in the United States depends on his intention. But intention depends on people's interpretation of evidence, which involves the problem of burden of proof.

When an immigration officer judges whether a person has given up his intention to stay in the United States permanently, the first thing to look at is the length of time you have left the United States. There are two key time inflection points to remember: 1 year and 180 days.

1. If you have left the United States 1 year or more and have not applied for a re-entry permit, the immigration officer will determine that you have lost your permanent residence status. There is only one exception to this conclusion, that is, you can't go back to the United States because of natural and man-made disasters, diseases and other reasons beyond your control. If this is a very special case, you can apply for a resident return visa at the US Consulate. If the consular officer determines that you have no intention to give up your permanent residency in the United States, you will be issued a resident return visa, which you can use to regain your permanent resident status after landing in the United States. The burden of proof lies with you.

2. If you leave the United States for more than 180 days, but less than 1 year, you will be presumed to have given up your permanent residency, but you can prove it. The burden of proof lies with you.

3. If you leave the United States for no more than 180 days in a row, you are deemed not to have given up your permanent residency, unless the US Immigration Bureau can clearly prove that you have given up your intention to stay in the United States permanently. The burden of proof lies with the Immigration Bureau.

4. If a person holds public office in a foreign country and Ma Ying-jeou holds the presidency in Taiwan Province Province, I'm afraid you can judge that you have given up your plan to stay in the United States permanently without looking at your travel records.

If you leave the United States for more than 1 year, it will also affect the requirement of continuous residence for 5 years to apply for citizenship. Once this continuous residence is broken, five years will be recalculated. However, if you are sent overseas to work for the American government, company or religious group, you can submit the N-470 form to maintain continuous residence, which will not interrupt the continuity of residence and will not affect the application for citizenship. Even so, the time spent working overseas cannot be used to meet the actual residence requirements when applying for citizenship. Of course there are exceptions. If American soldiers are fighting overseas, or diplomats are on duty, their time in military service and as diplomats is considered to be actually living in the United States.

The law stipulates that a person cannot live permanently in two different countries at the same time. The interpretation of permanent residence intention often depends on two aspects: one is the travel record of residence time, and the other is the degree of social connection integration. If traveling or living abroad is temporary, and according to the preset itinerary, there is no conflict with the intention of staying in the United States permanently. If you have been deeply integrated into American society and have strong social ties, your intention to stay in the United States permanently will be more obvious.