Is it a local student to study in the United States with an American green card? (I haven't lived there for a full year)

because I have a permanent American green card. The United States is a high school student whose mother tongue is not English, but an undergraduate student in the United States is considered a local American student because he has a green card.

Supplement: Advantages of having a green card:

Visa

It takes about one year to apply for an American green card and get an immigrant visa. There is no requirement for language, education, business experience or work experience, just explain the legal source of 5, US dollars. After successful application, the whole family, including unmarried children under the age of 21, can get visas to enter the United States at the same time. The visa for studying in the United States is a non-immigrant visa, and the visa officer adopts the "presumption of guilt", assuming that there is an immigration tendency. If you come from a high-risk area, the application difficulty will further increase. The key is to provide sufficient and credible materials to US immigration officials to prove their purpose of studying abroad. In addition, we should also consider the problem of English. If you don't have a good TOEFL score and your spoken English is average, it will be difficult to pass the interview.

Tuition

Because all primary and secondary schools in the United States implement compulsory education, that is, zero tuition (except private boarding schools for nobles), students don't need to pay any fees, just pay lunch. After new immigrants arrive in the United States, the procedures for enrolling in public schools in their places of residence are very simple. They only need to show the contract for buying or renting a house, add water and electricity bills, telephone bills, and proof of children's vaccination. As far as college tuition is concerned, if an international student without a green card studies in the United States, the annual tuition, living expenses, room and board, round-trip air tickets and so on will cost about 25, yuan, and at least 1 million yuan after four years of undergraduate study. The tuition fee for local students is only one third of that for international students, and international students cannot apply for Financial Aid. State universities or community colleges will charge high tuition, fees and credits to international students.

student loans

green card holders over the age of p>18 can apply for various types of 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 3, dollars. When green card holders want to study for a two-year master's degree, they need 6, to 7, dollars and can apply for a loan.

To attend a top-ranking school

You need to enter a top-ranking American school, like eight Ivy League schools, with an average annual admission rate of only 9.2%. In general, the number of international students enrolled in prestigious schools is about 5%~1% of the total enrollment each year, and it is open to the whole world. Take Harvard University as an example. In the past seven years, only seven China students have been admitted each year. 9%~95% of the places are reserved for permanent residents or citizens, and about 2, local students are admitted each year.

scholarship application

for international students who are interested in applying for American university scholarships, they can only compete with outstanding people from all over the world for a very limited number of scholarships open to foreigners. However, for those who have an American green card, the scope of scholarships is far beyond what a foreigner can apply for.

Part-time

International students have more restrictions on working because they have no identity. First of all, you can only apply for part-time jobs on campus. Most of these part-time jobs are manual labor with no technical content, and the number is limited, which is difficult for most international students to obtain. Secondly, only students who have obtained the above positions and Social Number (social number) are eligible to take part-time jobs outside the school. Local students have no identity problems, have less restrictions on working, and can freely choose their working places. The number of off-campus part-time jobs is large, the remuneration is high and the work content is rich.

medical expenses

the high medical expenses of international students can only be borne by commercial insurance or out-of-pocket expenses. The medical expenses of local students are mostly borne by social insurance, and parents can accompany them at any time and get more care and guidance in study and life.

Employment

There is no restriction for holders of American green cards to work in the United States, while foreign students are in extremely unequal competition with American students when they look for jobs after graduating from college. The U.S. government has specialized agencies to find jobs for Americans free of charge.

Work in the United States after graduation

After the international students finish their studies in the United States, the first thing to be solved is the identity problem. American F-1 students have one-year Optional Practical Training (OPT) qualification after graduation. If students still fail to apply for OPT within 6 days after graduation, they must leave the United States, get an OPT visa and seek a job, and then the employer will come forward to change their F-1 student status into H-1B employment status. After holding an H-1B visa, the applicant can apply for a green card while working. The general cycle is as long as 6~7 years. The United States issues 14, green cards to professional immigrants every year, and the number of green cards obtained by citizens of any country through professional immigrants cannot exceed 7% of the total, that is to say, it cannot exceed 9,8 green cards, while the number of citizens of China, Indian and other countries applying for professional immigrants every year far exceeds this number. As a result, many China students who have obtained master's and doctor's degrees in the United States have to wait for a long time even if they find jobs in the United States and are guaranteed by their employers to apply for green cards. If an international student does not get a green card after completing his studies in the United States, he will have no choice but to leave the United States. According to the statistics of authoritative departments, the number of returned overseas students from China is increasing year by year. I.M.G, a senior American immigration expert, also said that the children of applicants who have obtained family green cards through EB-5 investment immigration have already solved their identity problems and can legally settle in the United States to work or continue their studies.