The lifestyle of new immigrants in the United States

The lifestyle of new immigrants in the United States

1, adaptation stage: learning+looking for a job suddenly came to a strange country, and everything had to start from scratch. Confusion and inadaptability are normal. Generally speaking, this period lasts 1 to 2 years, which is called "dark period". During this period, you may not find a suitable job for a while, have no stable income, and have to scrimp and save, but this stage is also an important stage for you to accumulate strength and integrate into local life. At this stage, we should focus on learning English and actively look for a job. English Language Learning: The first thing many new immigrants face after entering the United States is the language barrier. You can communicate with local people bravely every day, and your English level will be greatly improved.

Of course, you can also take remedial classes to learn English. There are many English training institutions in America, many of which are free for new immigrants. Go to the library more: Besides basic reading and information inquiry, American libraries also provide services such as English tutoring and basic computer operation training. In addition, some American libraries also have specialized institutions that can assist applicants who immigrate to the United States to prepare resumes and find jobs. You can seek professional help in job hunting and employment: after immigrating to the United States, if you encounter problems in job hunting and employment, it is sometimes very correct to seek the support and help of some private or official institutions. In the United States, every state has a special employment center to provide free vocational training or employment guidance for job seekers.

2. Transition stage: looking for better employment opportunities.

Usually, after an adaptation period of 1 to 2 years, some people may try to find a suitable job. Some people may have worked in a department for a period of time, hoping that when the time is ripe, they will start to jump ship to get a better job and a richer position. This stage usually takes two to three years. During this period, the newly arrived "panic" has disappeared, the savings in the bank have also begun to pick up, the car has been purchased, and the purchase of a house has been in the foreseeable future. In short, this is a stage of exploration.

3, stable stage: enjoy a high quality of life.

After emigrating to the United States for 4 to 5 years, it generally begins to enter a stable period. At this time, immigrants are no longer called "new immigrants", and they gradually find their own position, such as changing to a more satisfactory job. From then on, life began to change qualitatively, from old cars to new cars, from renting houses to buying houses, and began to pursue entertainment and enjoyment. Family and children have gradually adapted to American life, and children can also receive American education. In short, everything is on the right track and you can enjoy a high-quality life.

Generally speaking, as long as you get through the first 1 to 2 years, you will gain a sense of belonging and identity, smoothly integrate into the local society and move towards a new life. After living in the United States, new immigrants have improved their education, employment, income, housing and language proficiency as they get closer to Americans. Many families immigrate to America for the education of their children. Immigrant children can enjoy the local high-quality education, scholarships and job opportunities that American immigrant children can enjoy, and finally lay the foundation for their children to work in the United States.

Extended reading: common sense of American immigrants

1. Having lived legally in the United States for many years does not mean that you can apply for a green card.

Some countries in the world have relevant provisions in their immigration policies. For example, you can apply for a green card or permanent residence if you have lived in China legally for many years, excluding the time spent studying abroad. For such an immigration policy, few countries will allow similar situations. For example, there are no relevant policies and regulations for American immigrants, so many immigrants need to study the policies and regulations of American immigrants in detail before immigration, or consult with relevant immigration agencies.

Second, studying in the United States does not mean that skilled immigrants can apply for green cards.

In American immigration policy, there are relevant preferential terms for people with special skills and outstanding talents, and they are applicable to American students. However, if skilled immigrants are used to apply for a green card, ordinary international students cannot meet the immigration requirements of outstanding talents. At least at the senior professor level, the research field must be beneficial to the United States. For international students, it is not an excellent shortcut for skilled immigrants to apply for a green card.

Third, you can't get a green card to buy a house in the United States.

First of all, there are relevant policies in the United States that buying a house in the United States does not mean that you can become an American citizen. Secondly, if we want to carry out investment immigration projects, we must meet some related requirements, and it is obviously not advisable to use real estate immigration for investment immigration.

Fourth, applying for immigration to the United States needs careful consideration.

I believe many people know that it is very difficult to apply for immigration to the United States. The United States is a relatively sensitive country, and many people's immigration applications need to be strictly evaluated. Even if they finally get an immigrant visa, can you stand the wonderful reasons of the US Customs? It should also be noted that the unsuccessful immigration application experience will have a certain adverse impact on future immigration applications, and the difficulty of passing the exam will be greatly increased. In serious cases, you may never have the opportunity to apply for immigration to the United States, or even you may not be able to enter the United States.

Extended reading: the cost of living after immigrating to the United States

I. Application fee

The application fee is relatively simple. If we don't talk about the very possible price increase for the time being, the current investment is generally $500 thousand. If we add other management fees and attorney fees, we can budget this part of the expenses to 600,000 dollars. However, if the price is adjusted at 20 17, it is very likely that the investment amount will rise to $800 to100000. Plus other extra fees, the whole application fee may double.

Second, the cost of education.

Most people emigrate for their children, so the cost of education is also part of the plan. If children attend public schools, education before university is completely free. What you need to pay is pen, ink, paper, inkstone, school uniform (in some schools) and some student activities. But these expenses are only one or two thousand yuan per person per year at most. However, if it is a private school, the tuition fee ranges from thousands to tens of thousands, generally between 20,000 and 40,000 per year. University expenses are very different.

According to the latest survey data, the average tuition fee of private universities is 3 1 000 per year, while that of public universities is more than 9,000 in the state and 22,000 out of the state. If accommodation, books, transportation and other expenses are added, the average annual expenses of private schools can reach 46,000, that of public states is about 23,000, and that of out-of-state is about 35,000.

Three. living expenses

After waiting for several years for the I-526 to land, there was no big expenditure. After landing, the first cost involved is the purchase or lease of the house. Due to different residence and personal requirements, this fee varies greatly. For example, if it is near Los Angeles, California, a four-bedroom house in an ordinary middle-class community will be between 500,000 and 654.38+00,000, but the same type of house may be half the price in Houston. Let's take 6.5438+0 million as an example. If you plan to buy a mortgage, the average mortgage term in the United States is 30 years (or less), and the current mortgage interest rate is between 4% and 5%. If the term is 30 years, the interest rate is 4.5%, and the down payment is 65,438+00%, then your annual mortgage repayment is about 55,000 dollars. But you also need to pay property tax, insurance and community management fees. There is no small difference in property tax rates among States in the United States. These extra taxes and fees will be around 20 thousand every year. So you will spend 6,543,800 yuan first, and then spend about 75,000 yuan every year. If you buy a house of 500,000 yuan, we can estimate the cost as half of the above: 37,500 yuan.

Four. living expenses

Let's look at the cost of living again. For a family of four, if it is an ordinary middle-class lifestyle, 5,000 yuan a month can be taken care of, including basic food, clothing, housing and transportation, or even lower. If you plan to buy two cars, the budget of 50,000 to 654.38+million can give you a pretty good choice.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) medical expenses

In addition, medical insurance is not a big expenditure. For a family of four, the monthly premium will be around $65,438+$0,000. Therefore, the annual medical budget1.5,000 to 20,000 should be enough. Even if there are serious illness expenses, as long as there is insurance, personal expenses will not be much higher than 20,000 (including premiums and medical expenses) because in the United States, there is a concept of "upper limit of personal expenses". If you are unfortunately seriously ill, the insurance company will pay all the expenses that exceed this upper limit.