①Melbourne/Australia;
②Vienna/Austria;
③Vancouver/Canada;
④Toronto/Canada;
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⑤Calgary/Canada;
⑥Adelaide/Australia;
⑦Perth/Australia;
⑧Auckland/ New Zealand;
⑨ Helsinki/Finland;
⑩ Hamburg/Germany.
The above selection criteria involve indicators such as education, medical care, quality of life, economic development, political environment, and global influence. It can be seen from the selected cities that so-called livable cities are mostly medium-sized cities in developed countries with relatively low population density. It not only requires beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate, but also requires the country of immigration to be able to provide better social welfare, medical conditions, good education levels, and complete infrastructure. In addition, the country's political stability and low crime rate are also indispensable criteria. After all, if a country cannot even guarantee personal safety, no matter how beautiful and developed it is, it will be in vain if it is not blessed.
The country with the best immigration welfare
Spain:
Although Spain is a small European country, its immigration welfare is no worse than that of the United States. As long as immigrants have legally obtained the right of residence, they can enjoy the public medical system; if you buy another insurance every month for less than 200 euros, you can enjoy all free medical services, including emergency and serious illnesses.
Portugal:
Portugal is popular for its many advantages such as the EU and Schengen "dual status", "one person can apply for three generations of immigrants" and "permanent property rights passed down from generation to generation". Children under the age of 18 can not only enjoy Portuguese public education for free, but can also choose to attend international schools; Portugal has a complete medical security system and very developed medical technology. You can enjoy better benefits by purchasing private insurance covering the EU or Schengen member states. Medical resources and services; Portugal has a large and complete pension system. People over 65 years old can receive pensions and pensions. People over 80 years old have supplementary pensions and can apply for long-term care subsidies.
Greece:
Greek immigrants are entitled to publicly funded medical care. Child subsidy: starts from the 5th month after pregnancy and ends when the child is 3 years old. Greece encourages childbirth. The more children you have, the more you will have to provide for them. Generally, if you have more than three children, the mother basically does not have to work. The subsidy given by the state is enough to cover daily living expenses. Of course, the subsidy conditions are related to the family income. Generally, you can apply for up to 1,000 per month. Around Euro. There are many other subsidies for young children that you can apply for. In addition, there are various unemployment, living and pension subsidies.
United States:
Before going to college at the age of 18, all primary and secondary schools in the United States implement compulsory education, that is, zero tuition (except for "aristocratic" schools); after accumulating ten years of tax payment records, You can receive a pension from the U.S. federal government for life after retirement (usually 65 years old); if you do not have a job after converting to a green card, the government will find a job for free. Those who cannot find a job for more than six months can receive unemployment benefits; any "low-income" green card holder (no tax record required) can apply for a "medical card" after retirement, and no more money will be spent on any medical treatment with the card. ; Green card holders can apply to purchase apartments for low-income seniors after retirement.
Canada:
Social welfare benefits are a cornerstone of the Canadian welfare system. Anyone with a bank deposit of less than 1,000 can receive a monthly subsidy of 700 Canadian dollars, and each family can receive 1,300 Canadian dollars. It’s about Canadian dollars, but it takes 6 months for new immigrants to be eligible to receive it. After immigrating, those who are unable to continue working due to unemployment, illness, childbirth or adoption of children can receive unemployment benefits. Those with children can apply for child milk subsidies and child care subsidies. In addition, there are various health care benefits, unemployment insurance, long-term unemployment benefits, tax refund programs, day care, disability pension, widow's pension, family assistance and other protections.
Australia:
Australia is an immigration country with the highest welfare among developed countries, and has a fairly complete social welfare network.
There are many types of benefits and security allowances. Residents and citizens who have obtained Australian green card status can enjoy the benefits they deserve. For example, childcare subsidies, childcare subsidies, home purchase subsidies, and unemployment benefits. Permanent residents and citizens can enjoy free medical care in public hospitals, and their children can receive free primary and secondary education and other benefits; foreign pregnant women can apply for maternity subsidies; they can enjoy pensions at the age of 65, and can receive preferential medical drugs and other health care benefits, and Other discounts; you can enjoy 12 years of free compulsory education; new immigrants have to wait two years before they are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits.
New Zealand:
In layman’s terms, the New Zealand government takes care of everything from birth to death. As long as you get a green card, you can enjoy free maternity, and all expenses from pregnancy to childbirth are borne by the state; free public education: public education in primary and secondary schools is free, and national universities only need to pay nominal low tuition fees. After two years of settling in New Zealand, You can also enjoy student allowances; free public medical care: New Zealand’s medical system is very sound, all public hospitals provide free treatment, and the hospital’s surgical equipment is provided free of charge by the state; Unemployment benefits: If you have been a New Zealand resident for more than two years , or hold a New Zealand passport and are unemployed, you can apply for unemployment benefits; if you have settled in New Zealand for 10 years and are over 65 years old, you can enjoy government pension subsidies.
Inventory of immigration costs
Countries with immigration costs within 1 million: Mexico, Brazil, Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa, Chile, Thailand, Fiji;
Immigration Countries with immigration costs within 1 million to 2.5 million: Malaysia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden;
Countries with immigration costs within 2.5 million to 5 million: Finland, France, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Japan, the United States;
Countries with immigration costs within 5-10 million: Canada, Australia, Bulgaria;
Countries with immigration costs above 10 million: Russia, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Ireland
Is getting a green card equal to naturalization? Big mistake!
When it comes to immigration, we have to talk about "right of abode", "right of permanent residence", "Green Card", what are the similarities and differences between them? If you don't fully understand "right of abode" and "right of permanent residence" (commonly known as "green card"), then you can easily be fooled. Permanent residency is the right to live permanently, while residence is for a short period of time. Once the time has passed, you need to submit a residency application again. The application conditions include personal income, savings, time of residence in the country, etc. If the application fails again, you may not have the right to live in the house.
The so-called "green card for buying a house" is essentially a short-term immigration policy. The purpose is just to let you spend money to pay for the social welfare of local residents, and then it has nothing to do with you.
Taking Denmark as an example, after you buy a house and invest, you only get a time-limited right of residence. After meeting certain residency requirements, you can apply for permanent residence and obtain a green card. Moreover, you cannot enjoy state benefits during the first three years of applying for a permanent residence permit.
In other words, they have set some game rules for you. You must abide by them for 3 years before you can enjoy permanent residence. If you don’t abide by them, you will be game over.
Many people take it for granted that permanent residence is equivalent to naturalization? That’s not true. Take Denmark as an example. Even if you obtain permanent residence, you need to reapply to obtain Danish citizenship. After another 5 years, 10 years or something is not impossible.
Summary
With the introduction of the concept of "light immigration", old immigration countries such as the United States and Canada are no longer the first choice for Chinese people. They are increasingly targeting those with lower thresholds and livable environments. , European countries with high social welfare.
But what you need to know is:
1. Immigrating to the European "Schengen countries" is equivalent to owning a "European passport";
2. Temporary There is still a certain distance between the right of residence and the "green card". You can choose countries that do not have hard residence time restrictions, such as Portugal, Greece, and Spain;
3. Choose a country where permanent residence and the right to purchase property are not linked to immigrate and naturalize. , even if you sell your house, it will not affect your green card;
4. Countries where you can stay and work are more suitable for family immigration. Mr. Hanamaki’s reminder: Don’t believe in European countries’ “green cards for buying a house”. If such a good thing really happens, there must be many restrictions. For example, you can only set up a company locally but cannot work. The implication is that you either open a company or sit back and wait until you get nationality, but this will take at least 5 to 10 years. Therefore, the first priority is to calculate how much it will cost a family of three, and then wait until you have saved enough!