The generous social welfare benefits in the United States have always been one of the key factors attracting Chinese investors to immigrate to the US. From healthcare to elderly care, and from housing to retirement, the US welfare system is comprehensive and wide-reaching. So, what specific benefits can US investment immigrants enjoy?
Experts explain that, first of all, children of US investment immigrants born in the United States will directly become US citizens, holding US passports without any residency time restrictions, and can enter and exit the United States freely for life. Children attending US schools are completely exempt from tuition fees until they reach the age of 18 before university. When applying for universities, they not only have a much higher admission rate to top schools compared to other international students, but they can also enjoy a wider range and higher quality of scholarship application systems. In addition, children of US investment immigrants are eligible to apply for student loans and can repay them in installments after graduating and finding a job. In the United States, no one is unable to attend school due to financial difficulties.
If US investment immigrants and their spouses or children do not have jobs temporarily after receiving their green cards, the government will even help them find work for free. Once they have a tax payment record of more than 6 months, US investment immigrants can also report unemployment to the relevant US departments and receive government relief funds.
Upon reaching retirement age, the social benefits that US investment immigrants can enjoy are even more extensive. As long as they have a cumulative tax payment record of more than 10 years, they can receive retirement pensions issued by the US federal government after retirement. For many US immigrants, the number of years they receive a pension is even longer than the number of years they paid taxes. Similarly, after retirement, US investment immigrants only need to pay very low insurance premiums to enjoy high-quality US medical services, with the government covering the corresponding medical expenses. In addition, US investment immigrants can also apply to purchase low-income elderly apartment housing; such housing is built with subsidies from the US government, and the price is only about 35% of the market price.
Experts state: Currently, the US investment immigration program has been extended to April 28, 2017, and the investment immigration capital remains at 500,000 USD. It is currently unknown how the policy will change after the act expires. Therefore, experts advise all US investment immigration applicants to seize the current favorable opportunity, apply in advance, and fulfill their wish to immigrate to the United States with their whole family as soon as possible.
