It takes about 1.5 years to apply for a US green card through EB-5 investment immigrants from application to obtaining a conditional green card. There is no requirement for language, education, business experience and work experience, as long as the legal source of $500,000 is explained. After the application is successful, the whole family, including unmarried children under 2 1 year old, can go together.
The visa for studying in the United States is a non-immigrant visa, and the visa officer adopts the "presumption of guilt" and assumes that there is an immigration tendency. If you come from a high-risk area, the application difficulty will further increase. The key is to provide sufficient and credible materials to American immigration officials to prove their purpose of studying abroad. In addition, we should also consider English. If the TOEFL score is not good and the spoken English is average, it will be difficult to pass the interview.
Advantage 2 of studying in the United States with a green card: tuition
Since primary and secondary schools in the United States implement compulsory education, that is, zero tuition fees (except for aristocratic private boarding schools), students do not need to pay any fees, only need to pay lunch fees. After the arrival of new immigrants, it is very simple to enter the public school where they live. Just show the contract for buying or renting a house, plus the water and electricity bills, telephone bills and proof of vaccination for their children.
According to TOPS study abroad experts, to study in the United States, the annual tuition, living expenses, accommodation and round-trip air tickets cost about 250,000 yuan, and the undergraduate course needs at least 6,543,800 yuan for four years. The tuition fees of local students are only one-third of those of international students, and international students cannot apply for financial aid. State universities or community colleges will charge high tuition fees, fees and credits to international students.
Advantages of studying in the United States with a green card: student loan
/kloc-green card holders over the age of 0/8 can apply for various student loans in the year when they get a green card. For example, the annual tuition fee of excellent private universities in the United States is as high as 30 thousand dollars. Green card holders want to study for a two-year master's degree, and they need $60,000 to $70,000, so they can apply for loans.
Advantages of studying in the United States with a green card 4: attending top universities
To enter the top universities in the United States, like eight Ivy League universities, the average annual admission rate is only 9.2%. Generally speaking, the number of international students enrolled by prestigious schools is about 5%~ 10% of the total enrollment each year, and it is open to the whole world. Take Harvard University as an example. In the past seven years, only seven China students have been admitted each year. 90%~95% of the places are reserved for permanent residents or citizens, and about 2000 local students are admitted every year.
Mr. Xie immigrated to America with his family when his son was in the fourth grade. His son did well in school and was finally admitted to MIT. There is a China girl in his son's class, and her academic performance is excellent. However, because she did not immigrate to the United States, she had to apply as an international student when applying for a university, and finally went to the University of California, Berkeley. It can be seen that even if two equally excellent students study in the United States, they will apply for universities because of their different identities.
Advantages of studying in the United States with a green card 5: Scholarship
For international students who are interested in applying for American university scholarships, they can only compete with outstanding people from all over the world for very limited scholarship places open to foreigners. But for people with American green cards, the scope of scholarships is far from what a foreigner can apply for.
Advantages of studying in the United States with a green card 6: Part-time job
Because international students have no identity, there are many restrictions on working. First of all, they can only apply for part-time jobs on campus. Most of these part-time jobs are unskilled manual labor, and the number is limited, which is difficult for most international students to obtain. Secondly, only students who have obtained the above positions and social numbers are eligible to take part-time jobs outside the school. Local students have no identity problems, few work restrictions, and can freely choose their workplace. The number of off-campus part-time jobs is large, the remuneration is high and the work content is rich.
Advantages of studying in the United States with a green card 7: medical expenses
The high medical expenses of international students can only be borne by commercial insurance or at their own expense. Most of the medical expenses of local students are borne by social insurance, so parents can accompany them at any time and get more care and guidance in their study and life.
Advantages of studying in the United States with a green card 8: Employment
American green card holders have no restrictions on working in the United States, and international students are in a very unequal competitive position with American students when they look for jobs after graduating from college. The United States government has specialized agencies to find jobs for our people free of charge.
Advantages of studying in the United States with a green card 9: Stay and work in the United States
After the international students finish their studies in the United States, the first thing to be solved is the identity problem. American F- 1 Students have one-year optional training (OPT) qualification after graduation. If students do not apply for OPT within 60 days after graduation, they must leave the United States. After getting the OPT visa, find a job, and then the employer will come forward to change the student status of F- 1 to the employment status of H-1B. With the H- 1B visa, the applicant can apply for a green card while working. The general cycle is as long as 6~7 years.
The United States issues 6.5438+0.4 million green cards to professional immigrants every year. The number of green cards obtained by citizens of any country through professional immigration cannot exceed 7% of the total, that is to say, it cannot exceed 9,800 green cards, while the number of citizens applying for professional immigration in China, Indian and other countries far exceeds this figure every year. This makes many China students who have obtained master's and doctoral degrees in the United States have to wait for a long time even if they find jobs in the United States and get a green card guaranteed by their employers. If an international student does not get a green card after completing his studies in the United States, he will have no choice but to leave the United States. According to the statistics of authoritative departments, the number of overseas students returning from China is increasing year by year. Children of applicants who have obtained family green cards through EB-5 investment immigration have solved their identity problems and can legally settle in the United States to work or continue their studies.