Which country has the best permanent residency?

The right of permanent residence is essentially a right, which allows residents who have obtained permanent residence to live permanently in the country and enjoy the same treatment as nationals of the host country in many aspects. There are various conditions for applying for permanent residence in countries all over the world, but most of them include relatives, investment and professional immigrants. What is the difference between China's application for permanent residence and other countries? Let's take a look.

How difficult is it to apply for permanent residence in China?

China has a high threshold for applying for permanent residency, and China's permanent residency was once dubbed as "the most difficult green card in the world". China issues more than 200 technical green cards every year, while in China, the Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs alone has more than 500,000 foreign experts. The United States issues 6,543,800+2,000 technical green cards every year, nearly 500 times that of China. Only about 5,000 foreigners have applied for a "green card" in China since China began to implement the "green card" system in 2004. The channels for applying for permanent residence in China include not only relying on relatives and investing in China, but also more difficult conditions such as making outstanding contributions to China. There are few places for permanent residence in China, so it is difficult to apply. Many foreigners have gradually realized the reality and stopped applying blindly.

Basson? Cha Lunpeng is the owner of a Thai restaurant in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. He is about 30 years old this year. He told the author that he left his hometown of Bangkok and came to China for almost ten years. Last year, he met a local girl in Jiaxing. They fell in love at first sight and got married soon. Now the couple are doing business in the hotel all day, and their days are not bad. However, he has always been worried that he has not obtained the permanent residency in China. To this end, he goes back to Thailand to apply for a visa every year, which brings a lot of inconvenience to his busy life. Working and living in China for nearly ten years, Basson? Cha Lunpeng knows the difficulty of applying for permanent residence in China. His best hope now is that he can apply for permanent residency as the spouse of a China citizen after five years of marriage with his wife.

Application channels for permanent residence in other countries

Compared with China's application for permanent residence, the threshold for some foreign immigrant countries to apply for permanent residence is relatively low. At present, there are two channels to apply for permanent residence in the United States, relative immigration and professional immigration. Applicants for relative immigration can be American citizens or permanent residents of the United States. American citizens can apply for immigration for spouses, children, parents and siblings; Permanent residents can apply for immigration for spouses and unmarried children. Professional immigrants need work certificates from the United States, and it is more difficult for unskilled workers to apply for immigration. 20 1 1, South Korea stated that' foreigners who have lived in South Korea for more than five years or invested more than 500,000 US dollars will obtain permanent residency, thus greatly relaxing the conditions for obtaining permanent residency in South Korea. Portugal promulgated a law in June+10 last year, stipulating that citizens of non-EU countries can obtain the right of abode by investing 500,000 euros in real estate in Portugal, that is, they have a European pass and can freely enter and leave Schengen member countries.