A U.S. Green Card is a permanent residence permit for foreign nationals. Holding a Green Card means that the holder has the right of permanent residence in the United States and allows your entire family to enjoy the same benefits as lawful permanent residents. These include:
● Enjoy benefits stipulated by the U.S. government. You and your family can immediately enjoy federal social benefits upon entering the United States, including: emergency medical care; short-term, non-cash emergency relief; immunization and testing for infectious diseases; specific foster care and adoption subsidies under the Social Security Act; student subsidies under the Higher Education and Public Health Service Acts; programs under primary and secondary education; job training, etc.
● Federal social benefits that you and your family can enjoy five years after entering the United States: food stamps, Medicaid; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), etc.
● Freedom to enter and exit the United States, and the ability to apply for a Re-entry Permit to apply for visas to other countries, facilitating travel to third countries.
● The ability to work, reside, and own a business anywhere in the United States, protected by the U.S. Constitution, labor laws, and other relevant legislation.
● Children can attend public primary and secondary schools as well as colleges and universities in the United States; they can choose their major without being restricted by quotas for foreign students; and they can enjoy various preferential policies in U.S. education, such as paying the same tuition as state residents and applying for various scholarships or student loans, saving significant educational expenses.
● With the appropriate application procedures, you can sponsor other family members to come to the United States.
● Upon meeting the relevant conditions in the future, you may naturalize to become a U.S. citizen.
