Matters needing attention after immigrating to the United States

The welfare of American citizens is generous, so more and more people want to immigrate to the United States, but if you don't care about the following questions, you are likely to be rejected! Come and see what you should pay attention to after immigrating to the United States with KaoNet!

1. Matters needing attention after immigrating to the United States

I. Politics

Political reasons are not extensive, and people who are dissatisfied with the US government often refuse. Persons who have been deported from the United States Immigration Bureau for less than one year and have not obtained the permission of the relevant authorities to apply for entry again; Exchange visiting scholars have lived in China for less than two years after leaving the United States; Those who do not have qualified passports, those who forge false documents in an attempt to defraud visas; Have helped others to enter the United States illegally.

Second, the economy

Experts suggest that this is one of the more common reasons, mainly because the applicant can't prove that he won't be a burden to the American public after entering the United States, or that he is looking for a job but failed to get permission from the Labor Department. Each visa applicant needs to prove that he has sufficient financial resources in different ways, or that his relatives in the United States can provide sufficient financial support, or that he has found a legal job in the United States, or that he has a considerable amount of money in the bank, or that he has proved his financial situation in various other ways.

Third, criminals.

According to the provisions of American immigration law, those who violate the criminal law cannot get an entry visa to enter the United States. However, not all criminals are ineligible. In some cases, spouses or children of American citizens or permanent residents, as well as parents, may not be bound by this law.

Four. Application procedure

All kinds of certificates provided are incorrect or incomplete, either because the certification materials are inconsistent with the facts, or just because the visa officer applicant has doubts about the purpose of entering the United States, and the applicant cannot effectively dispel this doubt. The solution to the problem is to reissue all kinds of necessary documents and handle all kinds of certification materials realistically in accordance with the opinions of visa officers and the provisions of American law.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) morality

The applicant's bad moral conduct is also one of the reasons for refusing the visa. Mainly including people who make a living by selling *; Gambling; Having drug trafficking or taking drugs; A person who practices or advocates polygamy.

Six, physiological medical treatment

According to American law, visas are refused for physiological and medical reasons, mainly including mental patients; Patients with infectious diseases; Alcoholism and drug addiction; Idiot; People with physical defects and disabilities that affect their ability to earn a living.

2. Overview of American immigrants' welfare.

1. Newborn children

Children born in the United States to anyone in the United States (including illegal immigrants) are regarded as American citizens, hold American passports, have unlimited residence outside the United States, and can freely enter and leave the United States for life. /kloc-citizens aged 0/8 will legally enjoy all the rights and interests of American citizens after taking the oath, including immediately applying for American immigration for their spouses, children and overseas parents aged 2/kloc-0.

2. Student tuition

/kloc-before going to college at the age of 0/8, all primary and secondary schools in the United States implemented compulsory education, that is, zero tuition (except private schools). Going to college (including graduate students and doctoral students) only pays local tuition fees. Take California for example. In a medium-level California public university, foreign students pay more than12,000 dollars a year, while "locals" pay only more than 2,000 dollars a year at California State University. If a child completes three years of high school education and four years of college education in the United States, tuition alone can save about 500 thousand yuan.

3. Scholarships

For ordinary China people who are interested in applying for American university scholarships, they can only compete with outstanding people from all over the world for very limited scholarship places open to foreigners. But for people with green cards, the scope of scholarships is far from what a foreigner can apply for. Because many scholarship institutions in the United States limit scholarships to "Americans" (people with permanent residency in the United States). Therefore, after immigrating to the United States, children are far more likely to apply for scholarships than overseas students. & gt& gt& gt Necessary documents in American immigrant life

4. Student loans

Green card holders with 18 or above can apply for various student loans in the year when they get their green cards. For example, the annual tuition fee of excellent private universities in the United States is as high as 30 thousand dollars. When a green card holder wants to study for a two-year master's degree, 60,000 to 70,000 dollars can be used as a loan. After graduation, if you can't find a job, you don't have to pay the loan. After finding a job, pay it off in years. Usually only one-tenth of the salary is repaid every month. In America, no one can't go to school because of financial difficulties.

5. immediate family members benefit

All green card holders can apply for green cards for their spouses and their minor children under the age of 2 1 after marrying foreigners.

6. The government helps to find a job

The United States government has specialized agencies to find jobs for Americans free of charge. As long as green card holders register their skills, specialties and interests in this department, this department will find jobs for people for free. At the same time, the department also provides free training in basic skills (such as computer knowledge, English, etc.) for people waiting for employment. ) to help them find jobs.

7. Freedom of employment

Green card holders have no restrictions on working in the United States. In order to protect the interests of Americans, many jobs in the United States (high-tech, biochemical, military and other research, production and safety work) are not open to foreigners, even if foreigners have the corresponding knowledge and expertise. This situation makes foreign students in extremely unequal competition with American students when they look for jobs after graduation from university. The green card holder need not worry, he (she) can change from an "inferior party" to an "excellent party". Note: Green cards cannot work in the federal government and law enforcement police, but state and county governments can.

8. Retirement benefits

Ten years of accumulated tax records, commonly known as 40 points. (The bottom line is about $50 per month). After retirement (usually 65 years old), you can receive the pension issued by the US federal government for life ($ 1000 ~ $ 1200). For many immigrants, the number of years of receiving a pension is more than the number of years of paying taxes.

9. Unemployment benefits

When an applicant, spouse or even a child has no job after transferring to a green card, the government will find a job for you for free. With a six-month tax record, you can get government relief (ranging from $400 to 1200 per month) when you declare unemployment to local authorities in the United States.

10. Life and Fund

Green card holders can enjoy some life insurance types linked to funds that are not available in China but only in the United States, so that they can have more income after retirement.

1 1. Medical insurance for the elderly

In the United States, medical expenses are quite high, but any "low-income" green card holder (with no tax record) can apply for a "medical card" after retirement, and it is no longer necessary to spend money to see any disease with the card. This can completely relieve the worries of the elderly who are sick. For non-low-income people, as long as they have a ten-year accumulated tax record and pay a small amount of insurance after retirement, they don't have to bear the medical expenses themselves.

12. Housing subsidies

Green card holders can apply for buying apartments for low-income elderly people after retirement. You can buy a house subsidized by your country in the United States at about 35% of the market price.

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When a green card holder has no accumulated tax record for ten years before retirement, as long as he becomes an American citizen, the government will directly pay a living allowance (more than 600 US dollars per month) after retirement (65 years old). Even if I don't live in America, I can enjoy the money.