Necessary documents for American immigrant life

None of the 50 states in the United States, plus Washington, D.C., has a unified ID card.

An American's ID card is a driver's license. If you go to the store to buy goods that are strictly forbidden to be sold to minors, the cashier will ask you to show your "ID card", but what you want to show is actually your driver's license.

In America, "ID" means driver's license. A few adults who can't drive can apply for an "ID card" in the driver's license department without a written test and a road test. Of course, they can't use it to drive. The driver's license in every state in the United States looks different, but everyone's important personal information, such as address, date of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, is entered into the national unified database.

Usually, for some primary and middle school students who don't have a driver's license, "ID card" is equivalent to a student ID card.

In the United States, the unified compulsory certificate is the social security number, which can be abbreviated as SSN.

Students can go to the local government department to fill out the application form. After about a week, the social security card will be sent to your residence by ordinary mail. It is free to apply for social security number, but SSN is the most important card in America.

Exactly, you need to provide SSN number for future registration, loan, insurance, etc. Any government department or non-government department in the United States can find out everything about everyone through this number, such as where they live, whether they owe money, and whether they have criminal records.

There is no household registration book in the United States, but the social security number actually established a unified "data household registration book" system in the United States.

In addition to academic qualifications, some students may want to take other professional certificates, such as teacher qualification certificate, doctor qualification certificate, lawyer qualification certificate, real estate agent qualification certificate and so on. These certificates were obtained through various examinations. So there is no * problem.

In short, there are only a handful of people in the United States who really need certificates issued by government departments. Americans must be strict in doing things according to the rules. As long as the conditions are met, everyone can basically do it at one time.

In addition, some fees are charged. For example, in Virginia, it is reasonable to charge $32 for an eight-year driver's license.

It should be noted here that if you want to go, you must make an appointment in advance, otherwise you may have to wait in line for a while.