1, right of residence and convenience of travel
With an American green card, you get permanent residency in the United States and can freely enter and leave the United States without going to the embassy to apply for a visa. Permanent residents of the United States can live in any of the 50 States of the United States and travel to many countries without a visa.
With a US passport, you can get visa-free access to about 186 countries and regions in landing visa. With the American green card, more than 100 countries and regions have implemented visa-free and landing visa.
2. Education for children
Admission rate: 80% of the admission qualifications of famous American schools are usually allocated to their own citizens or students with permanent residency. This kind of students don't have to compete with the world's top students for admission places when applying, but a separate pool.
There are no restrictions on majors: the ace majors of some famous universities in the United States are not open to international students, while students with permanent residency apply as locals, which not only has a high admission rate, but also gives priority to the ace majors of many famous universities.
Scholarships: Students with permanent residency can apply for a variety of scholarships, with superior examination and approval conditions and a high probability of winning scholarships.
University tuition: The tuition fees paid by students with permanent residency to attend universities (including graduate students and doctoral students) are far lower than those paid by international students. Permanent residents can often save 2/3 of the expenses compared with international students.
Free education in primary and secondary schools: the benefits of becoming a permanent resident are not limited to higher education. Permanent residents can also enjoy free public primary and secondary education.
3. Work and employment
Freedom of employment: green card holders have no restrictions on employment, and can directly choose their favorite occupations like native Americans. Of course, there will be some restrictions. For example, some aerospace companies will require citizenship.
In the United States, international students want to stay only by applying for an H 1B visa. However, it is not easy for international students to find a job. It is even more difficult to find a position and a company is willing to apply for a job in H-1B. There was once a graduate student from a famous university who was interviewed by H- 1B for 72 times. Because I am an international student, I have hit a wall many times.
Unemployment benefits: When the green card holder has no job, the government will give you a job for free. When you have a normal job, pay taxes for not less than six months (three months in some places), and then lose your job, you can get government relief on a monthly basis by reporting your unemployment to the local authorities in the United States.
The amount of unemployment benefits is usually based on the range of pre-employment salary, usually calculated on the basis of a quarter's salary, ranging from 500 dollars to 2000 dollars.
4, immediate family members benefit
Green card holders can apply for green card status for their spouses or unmarried children under the age of 2/kloc-0. Although Trump's immigration plan is to tighten chain immigration (that is, relative immigration), the focus is on immediate family members. However, it can be seen that immediate family members are not affected much and can still apply.
Social security benefits
After paying taxes for 40 quarters (equivalent to 65,438+00 years), green card holders can receive a pension issued by the US federal government for life after retirement (700 ~ 65,438 USD+0,200 USD per month) (the legal retirement age for those born after 65,438+0,960 is 67 years old). The retirement time is flexible, and the later you retire, the more pensions the government issues. For many immigrants, the number of years of receiving a pension is more than the number of years of paying taxes.
Retirees are exempt from taxes when they receive federal pensions, but those whose annual total income exceeds a certain amount have to pay taxes. Beneficiaries of federal pension include not only retirees themselves, but also spouses (including divorce) and minor children (including adoption) who meet certain conditions.
5. Old-age medical insurance
In the United States, medical expenses are quite high, but any "low-income" green card holder (with no tax record) can apply for a "medical card" after retirement, and any illness is paid for free. This completely relieved the worries of the old man's illness.
6. Housing subsidies
Green card holders can apply for buying apartments for low-income elderly people after retirement. About 35% of the market price, buy a house subsidized by your country in the United States. People who have no money to buy a house can also apply for government low-rent housing, which is only about 1/3- 1/4 of the market price.
7. Free entertainment
Eligible green card holders can enter the elderly centers in various communities after applying. All kinds of entertainment, fitness, study and medical treatment in the center are free, meals in the activity center are also free, and the shuttle bus from home to the activity center is also free.