After successful immigration, the applicant will receive two identities: green card and passport.
What is a green card?
Green card holders are called permanent residents of the United States. After several revisions and color changes, the ID card obtained by permanent residents of the United States finally returned to the classic green. Americans directly call it Green Card. .
Because the influence of the United States is too great, although the green cards of each country have their own names.
- It is called Maple Leaf Card in Canada
- It is called Golden Residence Card in Europe
- It is called PR
in Australia It is a permanent resident, but simply it can be collectively called a green card.
After the applicant obtains the green card, he is a resident of this country and enjoys the same economic benefits as the locals, including medical care, education, pension, unemployment, etc.; but the applicant is still a Chinese citizen and holds an Chinese passport. , with Chinese nationality, there is no need to cancel the Chinese household registration, and all welfare and social security in China will not be affected at all. At the same time, because they do not have the nationality of the country of immigration, they do not have corresponding political rights there and cannot participate in voting and elections. Of course, as the Chinese people have increasingly single values, they have basically no interest in political rights.
What is a passport?
In most immigration countries, after the applicant obtains the green card and meets certain conditions, you can apply for a passport. Generally, you need to live for a certain period of time and take the naturalization test at the same time; please note that you apply proactively. If you do not apply, you will not automatically obtain a passport. of. Obtaining a passport means obtaining citizenship, enjoying political rights, and being able to vote and be elected.
China does not recognize dual nationality , so theoretically, when you obtain a foreign passport, your Chinese passport will be invalid.
In addition to political rights, holding a passport has several practical benefits to the applicant.
- No longer subject to immigration supervision restrictions.
Immigration prison, as the name suggests, means that after immigrating, you have to live in the country of destination for a period of time, just like going to jail. There are two types of immigration supervision. 1⃣️Immigration supervision is required to keep the green card. After Canadian immigrants obtain the green card, they need to live in Canada for a total of two years in five years, and they can be successfully replaced when the green card is renewed next time; 2⃣️Immigration supervision is needed to join the nationality. This kind of immigration supervision is required by almost all countries. Even for immigration projects such as European immigration, which have no residency requirements at all, it still requires a long period of immigration supervision when the applicant applies for naturalization ( Greek immigration requires It is possible to live in Spain for seven years. In the United States, it is required to live for two and a half years in five years. In Canada, it takes three years in total in five years.) After the applicant obtains the passport, there will be no immigration supervision, even for decades. You won’t lose your status if you don’t go back, and you can keep your spouse and children’s green cards at the same time.
- visa-free for traveling to other countries.
Holders of a U.S. green card do not need to apply for a visa to go to the United States, but they still need to apply for a visa when going to the United Kingdom, Australia, and Europe. Of course, there will be no refusal of visa if you hold a U.S. green card, but you still have to go through the process and interview. Still have to interview. With US passport , you can travel visa-free to more than 150 countries around the world. Here we should mention the Heinz Visa Index: the number of countries with visa-free access to this country’s passport. The United States and the United Kingdom both have 150,160; countries like Montenegro also have 88. China used to be 38, but the situation has improved in the past two years, and it should be more than 50.
- In some countries, only with a passport can you reunite with your parents to get a green card.
For example, in the United States; Canada only needs a green card to reunite parents. Most immigration projects on the market are green card projects. After obtaining the green card and meeting the conditions, you can apply for a passport. There are only a few immigration programs that directly obtain a passport.
What is a visa?
Visa is a visa. It is usually a sticker affixed to the applicant’s Chinese passport, and sometimes it is stamped to reduce costs; a visa is a valid certificate for entering this country, that is, a pass, and it is the embassy or consulate of the country stationed abroad. It is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.
In the United States, the customs officials that applicants face when entering the country are affiliated with the Department of Homeland Security. In theory, the customs has the power to deny entry to people holding visas. Therefore, parents who hold ten-year multiple-entry visas to the United States and want to accompany their children to study may be stopped at customs and refused entry.
In some countries, the validity period of a visa is the length of stay in the country, such as Australia. In some countries, such as the United States and Canada, a visa is just a pass, and the length of stay after entry depends on another document.
That’s it for today’s sharing about green cards, passports, and visas. Everyone is welcome to comment and send private messages.
