I don't have a green card and want to buy a house in the United States with a tourist visa. Is life reliable in China and the United States?

First of all, it must be clear that buying a house and living are not necessarily causal. The United States does not stipulate that you can live in the United States as long as you buy a house. However, if you want to live in the United States for a long time, you need to hold a green card, a work visa, or an L- 1 visa; If you only live in the United States for a short time, you can hold a B 1/B2 visa or a student visa.

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1. Can I live in the United States?

Not necessarily, it depends on the identity of the buyer.

1. From the perspective of the American government, buying a house is a simple purchase, which is not necessarily related to living in the United States and does not constitute a causal relationship. Therefore, there is no provision that "buyers are allowed to live in the United States for a long time when they buy a house in the United States";

If you want to live in the United States, there is only one condition: you have a legal visa, a green card or naturalization in the United States.

Second, how to live in America?

If you want to live in the United States, you must first obtain a legal visa. At present, some visas opened in the United States can meet the needs of buyers.

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Theoretically, all time-limited visas can be renewed, and the renewal period is related to the visa holder's own conditions.

1.B 1/B2 visa

B 1/B2 visa is a short-term visit visa. "Short-term" means that visa holders are allowed to stay in the United States for a short period of time, with a maximum stay of 183 days. However, this is only a theoretical stay time. The real legal time is based on the stay period given by the US Customs when the visa holder enters the United States. The longest time is 183 days, and the immigration officer of the customs may give a shorter time according to his own judgment, such as 30 days, 60 days and so on. Therefore, when you live in the United States with a B 1/B2 visa, you should abide by the regulations and leave the country on time. If you want to live for a long time, you can consider the "exit-re-entry" method, such as traveling to Canada for a few days and then returning to the United States. At this time, it is possible to regain the stay time of 183 days or a certain number of days;

B 1/B2 Visa in Passport

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You can see in the red box that the man entered the United States with a B 1/B2 visa.

2. Green card/temporary green card

For buyers who have obtained green cards or temporary green cards, the stay time after entry is unlimited and they can live in the United States for a long time;

Interpretation of Green Card by American Immigrants to official website

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Official website publicized the relevant regulations on how to obtain a green card, the conditions for applying for a green card and the requirements for holding a green card.

3. Work visa/student visa /L- 1 visa

These types of visas allow holders to stay in the United States for more than half a year or even long-term residence. Among them, the L- 1 visa is one of the entry permits for foreign businessmen and outstanding foreign scholars to work in the United States for a long time, and it is a visa to encourage foreign enterprises to do business in the United States.

Schematic diagram of student visa

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Passports will reflect the personal information of American schools and students.

L- 1 visa application conditions

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L- 1 visa has no nationality, industry and scale restrictions, and you can enter the country multiple times with L- 1 visa.

Third, how to buy a house with self-occupation needs?

Because buyers have certain needs for the use or residence of real estate, they should plan well when buying a house.

1. A short holiday

You can choose serviced apartments for short-term holidays. Because this kind of property can often provide a certain length of self-occupation time, it is more flexible and meets the needs of buyers for short-term self-occupation or vacation, but only if they have a visa;

long-lived

If you want to live in the United States for a long time, you can choose the type of real estate according to your own preferences, but you need to obtain the corresponding visa. I don't want to be limited by time, so I can only get a green card or naturalize in the United States.

To buy a house in the United States, you don't need the buyer to go to the United States in person, you can buy, sell or rent the property without a visa, and you can even entrust others to complete the sale and transfer of the property. But if you want to live, you must have a legal visa and pay attention to the stay time stipulated in the visa.