Is it okay to live in America without a green card?

First of all, you must have a legal entry visa to go to the United States, and you can legally stay and live within the validity period of the visa.

1. If you apply for a green card, you will become a permanent resident of the United States.

If you don't apply for a green card or visa, you are entering the country illegally.

The new immigration law of the United States stipulates that all foreign immigrants with legal residency can apply for American citizenship, but they must meet certain conditions before they can be approved. Naturalization mainly meets the following conditions:

1. You must live in the United States continuously for five years after obtaining permanent residency. Before applying for naturalization to the US Immigration Service, you must live in the United States for at least three years, at least half a legal period.

2. A foreign citizen who marries an American citizen must remain married for two years before both husband and wife can apply for naturalization to the Immigration Bureau. The prerequisite must be a marriage relationship that lasts for more than two years.

3. When applying for naturalization, you must live in the United States for the last six months of five consecutive years and live in the local state or city for at least six months.

You must have basic English reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. The new immigration law also exempts applicants over the age of 55 who have obtained permanent residency in the United States for more than 15 years and replaces them with their mother tongue.

Applicants for citizenship must give up their original nationality. If they still want to keep their original nationality, they may not become American citizens.

Extended data:

Chapter II of the Law on the Administration of Illegal Entry stipulates that

Article 9

China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country.

Article 11

When China citizens leave or enter the country, they shall submit their passports or other travel documents and other exit and entry documents to the entry-exit frontier inspection authorities, and shall go through the prescribed procedures before leaving or entering the country.

Article 12

Under any of the following circumstances, China citizens are not allowed to leave the country:

(1) Failing to hold a valid exit-entry certificate or refusing or evading border inspection;

(two) the punishment has not been completed or belongs to the defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

(three) there are unresolved civil cases, and the people's court decides not to leave the country;

(4) Being subject to criminal punishment for obstructing the administration of the country (border) or being repatriated by other countries or regions for illegal exit, illegal residence or illegal employment, and not allowed to leave the country within the prescribed time limit;

(five) may endanger national security and interests, the relevant authorities in the State Council decided not to leave the country;

(6) Other circumstances under which exit from the country is prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.

Article 13

China citizens who have settled abroad and wish to return to China to settle down shall apply to the embassies and consulates of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China or other overseas institutions entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before entering the country, or they may apply to the overseas Chinese affairs department of the local people's government at or above the county level through their relatives.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Illegal Entries (Laws and Regulations)

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-American Immigration Law

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-American Nationality