The difference between green card permanent residence and naturalization

If you want to immigrate, you must first understand the meaning of immigration, green card and permanent residence. Many people want to get an American green card, but they don't quite understand whether an American green card means permanent residence! In fact, these are not too difficult to understand. Let's see how Bian Xiao distinguishes them.

Immigration, distinguishing green card, permanent residence, naturalization;

This word is often used as an abbreviation for long-term residence visa among foreigners. With this kind of visa, you can get the legal right to live in the country within the time specified in the visa. For example, our common student dormitory, work dormitory, freelancer dormitory and so on. , is a kind of residence.

Green card: permanent resident's identity card

Green card is a permanent residence permit granted to foreign citizens by a sovereign country. Holding a green card means that the cardholder has the permanent residence in the issuing country, and at the same time, holding a green card can exempt entry visas for a certain period of time.

Permanent residents: People with permanent residency are called "permanent residents".

Permanent residency: refers to the right of an individual to reside permanently in a country, but does not enjoy civil rights. Refers to the right that country A allows citizens of other countries to reside permanently in country A, and the obligee enjoys all rights and benefits in country A except the right to vote and to be elected.

Passport: citizen travel document

Passport is a legal document issued by a country to prove the nationality and identity of its citizens when they enter and leave the country and travel or stay abroad. The word Passport means port pass in English. In other words, a passport is a passport for citizens to pass through international ports in various countries. Therefore, some countries in the world usually issue passes instead of passports.

Nationality: National

Nationality refers to a person's legal qualification as a national or citizen of a certain country, indicating a fixed legal connection between a person and a specific country, and is the legal consultant basis for the country to exercise personal jurisdiction and diplomatic protection.

But it should be noted that people often equate green cards with passports.

Professional immigration agencies suggest that if you "judge" your identity according to the type of documents, your passport is equal to your nationality. In other words, if you get a passport from that country, it means that you have a passport from that country and become a citizen of that country.

Many countries allow citizens to have dual citizenship, but note that dual citizenship is not allowed in China.

International students apply for relatives (including marriage) immigration. Foreign students can apply for a green card if their relatives in the United States are American citizens. The relatives of these American citizens include parents, children and brothers and sisters. However, the immigration law stipulates that the priority categories of immigration applications submitted by these relatives are different, and the time for international students to get green cards is also very different. There are mainly the following categories:

1, brothers and sisters of American citizens submit immigration applications, and international students need to wait about 10 years to get a green card;

2. Parents are American citizens, and the age of international students is below 2 1. After parents submit their immigration application, international students may get a green card in a few months. However, if international students are over 265,438+0 or married, they will have to wait for many years to get a green card by their parents' immigration application, which may be as long as 7 or 8 years.

3. The children of international students are American citizens and have reached 2 1 year old. Parents with foreign student status can get a green card within a few months;

4. The children of international students are small American citizens, and they must wait until their children reach 2 1 year before submitting a green card application for their parents who are international students.

When a foreign student marries an American citizen, the foreign student can usually get an American green card within a few months.

However, this green card is usually a temporary green card valid for two years. After obtaining the green card 1 year and 9 months, submit an application for converting a temporary green card into a formal green card. Once the application for converting a temporary green card into a formal green card is approved, international students will get a green card valid for 10 years. Once the application for converting a temporary green card into a formal green card is rejected, international students will enter the expulsion procedure of the immigration court.