List of rights of American green card holders

The official title of American green card is permanent residence permit. If you get an American green card, it means that you enjoy certain American rights and obligations. Let's talk about the rights of American green card holders.

The American green card records the cardholder's photo, fingerprint, name and a number in detail. Because the earliest permanent residence permit in the United States is a green card, it is called a green card. With a green card, you can work freely in the United States without any additional work permit; You don't need to apply for a visa to enter and leave the United States. Being allowed to work and enter the country is the basic right of green card holders, but I'm afraid you may not know all the other rights.

* Rights of permanent residents (green card holders)

1. Live, study and work permanently in the United States and anywhere in the Trust Territory (except for some federal government positions);

2. Protected by federal laws, state laws and local laws;

3. Apply for a residence visa in the United States for your spouse or unmarried children;

4. apply for a green card for relatives including parents, spouses or children, but wait for the schedule;

5. If conditions permit, you can get "social security fund", "living allowance" and medical benefits. This is usually based on the specific provisions of each country, including the following:

? Medicaid and other medical insurance and medical and health services, including public services, such as vaccination to detect and prevent infectious diseases, use of medical clinics, short-term rehabilitation services, prenatal care and emergency medical services;

? Children's health insurance;

? Nutrition programs, including Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap)-usually refers to food stamps, especially food stamps for women, babies and children (WIC), school lunch and school breakfast programs, and other food supplement and emergency assistance programs;

? Housing welfare;

? Child care services;

? Energy assistance, such as liheap); For low-income families;

? Emergency disaster relief;

? Foster care and adoption assistance;

? Educational assistance (such as public schools);

? Vocational training plan;

? Unemployment compensation;

6. Apply for a driver's license in a state or the United States;

7. Have the right to vote in some elections (citizenship is not required);

8. In many states, green card holders can attend public universities/colleges only by paying state tuition fees;

9. Permanent residents are also free to enter and leave the United States. Generally, you can return to the United States with a green card less than one year after leaving the country;

10. Holding an American green card means visa-free travel to some countries, such as Canada, Mexico and South Korea.

1 1. As a permanent resident, you can apply for naturalization and become an American citizen after meeting the conditions.