1. How do American immigrants apply for social security cards?
1. Prepare the required documents.
You need to provide some documents to apply for a social security card. When applying, you need to prove that the applicant is a legal foreigner or American citizen, and you must have proof materials in this regard. You need to bring your birth certificate, driver's license, passport and visa. If there is a guarantor, bring a letter of introduction from the guarantor. In addition, you should bring all necessary forms and written materials that can prove your identity and status. Military service records, school certificates and work permits are all valid documents that can prove your identity.
If you have documents that can prove your legal status as a foreigner, such as Form I-55 1, I-94, I-688B or I- 766, you must bring them with you when you make an appointment.
2. Fill in the application form of American immigrant social security card.
When you arrive at the office, you need to fill out a SS-5 form specially designed for applying for social security certificate. This application form can be printed online and should be filled in before making an appointment. You can also call1-800-772-1213, or go directly to the local social security office to get the form.
If you are 18 years old and it is the first time to apply for a social security number, the applicant must go through the application procedures in person. If you already have a social security number and just want to correct your personal situation or replace it with a new card, you can apply online or by mail.
3. Time required for card processing
Generally speaking, your social security card will be mailed to you within 2-4 weeks after you submit your application. Before that, you will get a temporary social security certificate to prove that your application is being processed. If the local organization you meet doesn't issue temporary cards, you can ask for an application form to bring back.
2. Benefits of emigrating to the United States for naturalization
After immigrating to the United States, people's overseas income and property may be taxed, which is one of the considerations for many people to hesitate to become naturalized. In fact, in addition to voting rights, naturalization in the United States is more important for people to receive social welfare benefits after retirement, apply for high-quality apartments for the elderly, medical insurance and so on.
Many people choose to immigrate to the United States because of the better pension and social welfare in the United States. Especially for low-income retirees, there are not only white cards for medical insurance, but also pension benefits. But these benefits have many restrictions on non-American citizens, that is, green card holders.
For example, as long as American citizens meet the social security qualifications, they can receive the money on time, whether they live in the United States or return to China after retirement; However, once American green card holders leave the United States, their social security contributions will be cancelled. In addition, medical insurance has no restrictions on American citizens, as long as they are over 65 years old; However, green card holders need to live in the United States for five years and pay at least 40 points in tax returns.
In addition, as long as American citizens meet the poverty conditions, they can apply for supplementary income protection, such as income not exceeding 700 US dollars and marital property not exceeding 3,000 US dollars; American green card holders must meet five years and other conditions before they can apply.
At the same time, American citizens have more employment opportunities than green card holders, and many sensitive departments and key positions, such as official military, national defense diplomacy, high-tech and core laboratories, strictly restrict American citizens from entering; In addition, low-level positions such as prison guards and patrol police are also the first choice for American citizens.
More notably, only American citizens can apply for parents, married children and siblings to immigrate to the United States, and American green card holders are not eligible. There is no quota limit for American citizens to apply for spouse immigration, and the spouses of American green card holders have to wait for several years to reunite because of the immigration quota.
If new immigrants plan to become American citizens through naturalization, they must meet the evidence that they have lived for at least two and a half years within five years of holding legal resident status (green card); If you live outside the United States for more than one year, you will not meet the requirements for continuous residence. Holding a US green card for 3 years, maintaining a marriage relationship, you can apply for naturalization. Applicants should also show that they have good moral character, and any false record may lead to the cancellation of naturalization qualification.
3. Living expenses after emigrating to the United States
I. Application fee
The application fee is relatively simple. If we don't talk about the very possible price increase for the time being, the current investment is generally $500 thousand. If we add other management fees and attorney fees, we can budget this part of the expenses to 600,000 dollars. However, if the price is adjusted at 20 17, it is very likely that the investment amount will rise to $800 to100000. Plus other extra fees, the whole application fee may double.
Second, the cost of education.
Most people emigrate for their children, so the cost of education is also part of the plan. If children attend public schools, education before university is completely free. What you need to pay is the cost of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, school uniforms (in some schools) and some students' activities. But these expenses are only one or two thousand yuan per person per year at most. However, if it is a private school, the tuition fee ranges from thousands to tens of thousands, generally between 20,000 and 40,000 per year. University expenses are very different.
According to the latest survey data, the average tuition fee of private universities is 3 1 000 per year, while that of public universities is more than 9,000 in the state and 22,000 out of the state. If accommodation, books, transportation and other expenses are added, the average annual expenses of private schools can reach 46,000, that of public states is about 23,000, and that of out-of-state is about 35,000.
Three. living expenses
After waiting for several years for the I-526 to land, there was no big expenditure. After landing, the first cost involved is the purchase or lease of the house. Due to different residence and personal requirements, this fee varies greatly. For example, if it is near Los Angeles, California, a four-bedroom house in an ordinary middle-class community will be between 500,000 and 654.38+00,000, but the same type of house may be half the price in Houston. Let's take 6.5438+0 million as an example. If you plan to buy a mortgage, the average mortgage term in the United States is 30 years (or less), and the current mortgage interest rate is between 4% and 5%. If the term is 30 years, the interest rate is 4.5% and the down payment is 65,438+00%, then your annual mortgage repayment is about 55,000 dollars. But you also need to pay property tax, insurance and community management fees. There is no small difference in property tax rates among States in the United States. These extra taxes and fees will be around 20 thousand every year. So you will spend 6,543,800 yuan first, and then spend about 75,000 yuan every year. If you buy a house of 500,000 yuan, we can estimate the cost as half of the above: 37,500 yuan.
Four. living expenses
Let's look at the cost of living again. For a family of four, if it is an ordinary middle-class lifestyle, 5,000 yuan a month can be taken care of, including basic food, clothing, housing and transportation, or even lower. If you plan to buy two cars, the budget of 50,000 to 654.38+million can give you a pretty good choice.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) medical expenses
In addition, medical insurance is not a big expenditure. For a family of four, the monthly premium will be around $65,438+$0,000. Therefore, the annual medical budget1.5,000 to 20,000 should be enough. Even if there are serious illness expenses, as long as there is insurance, personal expenses will not be much higher than 20,000 (including premiums and medical expenses) because in the United States, there is a concept of "upper limit of personal expenses". If you are unfortunately seriously ill, the insurance company will pay all the expenses that exceed this upper limit.