Introduction to the function of American immigrant green card

The role of American immigrant green card

1. Birth of a child: A child born in the United States by anyone in the United States (including illegal immigrants) is regarded as an American citizen, holds an American passport, has unlimited residence time outside the United States, and is free to 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 handling American immigration for their spouses, children and parents. 2. 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 "aristocratic" private boarding schools). In contrast, at present, relevant institutions in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou need more than 20,000 US dollars for primary and secondary schools to study in the United States. 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 than15,000 dollars a year, while "locals" pay only more than 2,000 dollars a year at California State University.

3. Scholarships: For ordinary China people who intend to apply 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).

4. Student loans: Green card holders above 18 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, he can get a loan of 60,000 to 70,000 dollars. 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. Benefits for immediate family members: All green card holders can apply for green cards for their spouses and their minor children under 2 1 year-old after marrying foreigners.

6. The government helps to find jobs: The U.S. government has specialized agencies to find jobs for its people 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 free of charge. At the same time, the department also provides free training in basic skills (such as computer and English) for people waiting for employment to help them find jobs.

7. Freedom of employment: Green card holders are not restricted from 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, security work) are not open to foreigners, even if foreigners have 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".

8. Retirement benefits: accumulated ten-year tax records (the bottom line is about $50 per month), and after retirement (usually at the age of 65), you can receive the pension issued by the US federal government for life (1000 ~ 1200 per month). 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 free of charge. 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 insurance and funds: Green card holders can enjoy some types of insurance linked to funds that are not available in China but only in the United States, so that they can earn more after retirement.

1 1. Old-age medical insurance: 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 subsidy: 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.

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

Further reading: tax returns of American immigrants

Every American citizen and resident is required to submit a tax return to the US government every year and pay their due taxes. Taxes are the money paid by American citizens and residents to the federal, state and local governments, which will be used to pay for the services provided by the government to the public.

There are many kinds of taxes, such as income tax, business tax and property tax. Taxpayers are required to declare federal "income tax" to the IRS every year. "Taxable income" is the money withheld from your salary, self-employment income, tips and real estate sales income. The tax you report can let the government know how much money you have earned and how much tax has been deducted from your salary.

If your salary is deducted too much, you can get a tax refund. If your salary withholding amount is not enough, you need to pay back the tax to the IRS.

Social security benefits and Medicare taxes will also be deducted from your salary. Social security benefits provide benefits for some retired workers and their families, some disabled workers and their families, and some family members of deceased workers.

Social security benefits and federal medical insurance are used to pay for medical services for most people over 65.