Diversity and inclusion are two very important labels among the many labels in Seattle, USA. New immigrants always inject fresh blood into Seattle's culture, making the people here particularly friendly and easy to get along with. The following is a collection of information related to immigrating to Seattle, USA.

My feelings after immigrating to Seattle, USA for almost a year

I am a relative who immigrated to Seattle. For an ordinary Chinese citizen, going abroad is like the blessing of fate. I am older than He is single and has a low income. From the application procedures, to the interview, to supplementing the documents, and then receiving the visa, this process is long and painful, which ordinary people cannot understand. When the plane takes off from Beijing Airport to start a new journey of life, the excitement will be unforgettable for a lifetime. After an 11 hour night flight. Arriving in the sky above Seattle, I saw clouds passing under the plane, and could vaguely see the houses on the ground. My heartbeat felt like falling in love and seeing a beautiful girl. Scalp numbness. My friend's car was waiting at the airport. I hadn't slept for 11 hours. Sitting in the car, I saw real American streets and houses. It's like a dream. I come from a county town and have been to most big cities in China. I feel that American cities are indeed different. Very beautiful and shocking.

Every new immigrant who first arrives yearns for a strong America that can change their lives. That exciting feeling and longing for the future soon faded away after a week. The question of survival in a strange American city came to my mind after I gave up all my houses and friends in China. I am a low-income person in China, so my psychological acceptance of working in the United States is easy to balance. I'm single so I don't have much of a burden. Travel light. Many Chinese people I meet in the United States will tell me that the language must be passed. Otherwise it would be difficult to live. Now I can realize that these words are very close to the truth. I worked quickly and was driven to and from work, doing private renovations. Not filing taxes. Next, take the license plate test. After the project ended, I found a job in a relatively large and formal Chinese restaurant, because doing tax returns is very necessary in the United States. Many future benefits and credits, as well as naturalization, will require your tax records.

Restaurants are very hard work and the pay is relatively good. As I write this, after all, I just came here and my horizons are not wide enough. Let me share some of my feelings about coming to the United States. It’s also a bit of advice for people who are about to come to the United States. It depends on your income and assets in China, as well as your family structure. The purpose of coming to the United States and future plans. If you have money and come to the United States to enjoy it, it goes without saying that you have come to the right place. For middle-income people to educate the next generation, I remind you that America’s subsistence consumption jobs will make you regret it. You can live a good life in China without worries or pressure to survive. After coming to the United States, you will experience everything. The contrast is huge. Let alone letting your children live and study well, it is better to spend your energy on the development of China and help your children study abroad. On the other hand, if you have no money and no future in China, if you have the opportunity to come to the United States, it can be said that it will be a good turning point for you in changing your destiny. If you work hard and slowly accumulate wealth, you will become a petty bourgeoisie in China within a few years. Group, help you get out of poverty as soon as possible. There are better conditions to find a wife.

The biggest enemy of coming to the United States is loneliness, especially for a single person like me. I didn’t expect that there were many people like me in Seattle, with nowhere to go and no friends to accompany me. Really apart from work, it’s the bed. When all the novelty wears off, you may even hesitate whether you should immigrate or not. You can imagine how terrible loneliness is. Faced with the pressure of survival, you can slowly cope with the challenge. It will get better step by step. But loneliness didn’t relieve my stress. Americans in Seattle are friendly and tolerant. There is no resistance to accepting new immigrants. Everyone consciously maintains order and protects the environment. The quality feels slightly better than at home. I am resisting the so-called pressure of newly arrived immigrants. After a year or two, once you get used to it, it may not be so emotional.

Things to note when immigrating to the United States and buying a house in Seattle

1. You can only get a loan if you have a job

First-hand housing prices in Seattle are much more expensive than second-hand houses. If you like a house, For a new house, you can buy it before it is built, otherwise the price will rise by the time the house is built.

Seattle banks do not grant loans to investment immigrants who do not have jobs, because no job means no credit. But as long as you have a job, a stable income, a salary file and no bad records, you can get a loan from the bank.

2. Fees that buyers and sellers need to pay

The commission for buying a house in Washington State, for example, is currently 6%, which is a 2% drop from 2007. Although there are many related expense items when buying a house, these items are not necessarily required and vary from person to person. Therefore, the fees that the seller needs to pay are mainly commissions, while the buyers need to pay mainly house insurance premiums, which are usually Charged on a pro-rata basis.

3. Property rights are different from having the right to live in them

In Seattle, you can buy houses with property rights or housing rights. Houses with property rights can be freely bought, sold and rented by the owners, while houses with property rights can be bought, sold and rented by the owners freely. Houses with residence rights only have property rights for more than ten years, and can only be rented or sold through the property neighborhood committee. The price is several times cheaper than houses with property rights.

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Ranking of the most suitable cities for immigrants in the United States

Tenth place: New York, New York

Ninth place ：Washington.D.C

Eighth place: Denver, Colorado

Seventh place: Raleigh, North Carolina

Sixth place No. 1: Tulsa, Oklahoma

No. 5: Austin, Texas

No. 4: Shiloh, North Carolina Charlotte

Third place: Charleston, South Carolina

Second place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

First place: Seattle, Washington