Is it the same as living in America without a green card?

There is a big difference. Getting an American green card is equivalent to half an American, and there are no restrictions on work and life. Without a green card, you must have legal status in the United States, such as work, such as study, and so on.

Special benefits enjoyed by American green card holders:

1) Mexico, Albania, Kosovo, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominica and other countries are exempt from visas.

2) Children can acquire American citizenship as soon as they are born.

3) Tuition fees for primary and secondary schools are free.

4) Tuition fees of public universities: only the proportion of American residents needs to be paid, which is far lower than that of international students.

5) More scholarship opportunities: For ordinary 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. And its competitors are only Native Americans. Because many scholarship institutions in the United States limit scholarships to "Americans" (people with permanent residency in the United States).

6) Student loans can be obtained: green card holders above 18 can apply for various student loans in the year when they get their green cards. For example, the tuition and living expenses of excellent private universities in the United States are as high as more than 40 thousand dollars a year. When a green card holder wants to study for a two-year master's degree, he can lend 60,000 to 70,000 dollars at a time. 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 the United States, national policy ensures that no one can't go to school because of financial difficulties.

7) Green card holders can apply for green cards for their spouses and minor children under the age of 2 1 year after they get married with foreigners.

8) The government helps to find a job. The U.S. government has set up specialized agencies in various places to find jobs for its own 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 those who register for free. 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.

9) 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 a very unequal competition with American students when they look for jobs after graduating from college. The green card holder need not worry about this, he or she can change from an "inferior party" to an "excellent party".

10) changes in labor value: the value of talents with the same skills in the American labor market is obviously different depending on whether they have a "green card", and the gap ranges from 50% to several hundred%.

1 1) Retirement benefits: Green card holders can receive a lifetime pension ($700-$65,438+$0,200 per month) from the US federal government after retirement (usually at the age of 65) after accumulating tax records for ten years (the bottom line is about $50 per month). For many immigrants, the number of years of receiving a pension is more than the number of years of paying taxes.

12) unemployment relief: when the applicant, spouse or even children have no job after transferring to a green card, the government will find a job for you free of charge. When you have a normal income and are unemployed after paying taxes for not less than six months, you can receive monthly government relief (the amount ranges from $600 to $65,438+$0,200 per month) by reporting your unemployment to the local authorities in the United States and going through relevant procedures.

13) enjoy high-level medical care: the medical level in the United States is the highest in the world today. Many drugs that are not available now are already available in the United States; Many operations that cannot be performed can be performed in the United States.

14) loan: after you have a green card, you can easily get various loans from the government, banks and other relevant institutions when you buy a car or house in the United States. At the same time, the interest part of the annual repayment of real estate can also be used to deduct personal income tax.

15) life insurance and funds: green card holders can enjoy some life insurance linked to funds that are not available in China but only in the United States, so that they can earn more after retirement. You can also get insurance with high insurance coverage at a much lower premium than in China.

16) 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. People who have no money to buy a house can also apply for government low-rent housing, and the market price is 1/3 to 1/4.

17) Free entertainment: those who meet the requirements can enter the community elderly centers upon application. All kinds of entertainment, fitness, study, medical care and other projects in the center are open free of charge; Meals in the activity center are also provided free of charge; The shuttle bus from home to the activity center is also free.

18) government subsidy: when the 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 the living allowance (more than $600 per month) after retirement (65 years old).