There are a million people who dreams day in and day out of immigrating to the United States. But trust me; this is just the easy part. Once you have legally immigrated to the United States then all the laws Federal laws would be applicable on you too like on any other American. You would be liable to pay all the applicable taxes which you are liable for, and some questions like the SSN, the ITIN, determining the alien tax status, and the taxation of the resident and the nonresident aliens would not take very long to steal away your sweet night sleep.

Mentioned here under are the answers to some of the questions mentioned above. Trust me these are just the starting. But eventually as you get used to these they would not be bothering you so much. So let’s move to the first topic.

1. SSN Application – SSN or the Social Security Number is very important for a person living in the United States. Though we are not going to dig much in to it but let’s just keep it limited to the fact that your eligibility to file for an SSN depends on whether or not the DHS has granted you permission to work in the United States.
2. ITIN – You can call the ITIN as a substitute for the SSN to some extent. In other words if you are required to file for the federal tax return and in case you do not have the SSN in that case you would require an Individual Taxpayer’s Identification Number”.
3. Determining Alien Tax Status – Chances are that the IRS guys would deem you to be a resident alien in the United States even if you are not a lawful permanent resident of the United States, or you do not hold a Green Card. A detailed peek in to the IRS would help you understand how the mechanism works and the status of your alien tax.
4. Taxation for the NR Aliens and the Resident aliens in the United States – As far as the taxation is concerned, for a typical non resident alien; they are just subjected to the income tax part only, to the extent of their income source only in the United States. However when we look in to the situation of a resident alien the story changes a lot. These people are subjected to the normal federal taxes as is done for any other United States citizen.

These are just the beginning and trust me there is a lot more than that meets the eye, related to the above mentioned topics. Thus your best bet for the above mentioned questions would be to dig in to the IRS. Or wait till we happen to talk about each one of these in details later.

Getting an admission to one of the schools in the United States and then getting the visa approved basis that to get in to the United States on an F1 visa is really the easy part. It’s to be noted that the F1 visa is not a sponsored program, as in the case of the J1 visa. Thus the visitor has to bear all the related expenses himself during his stay in the United States. Thankfully the United States government is considerate about this and to help the students during the stay they are allowed to work for limited number of hours.

Thus a lot of the students choose to take up driving as a profession during this period. As this profession fetches them more money than any other job that they would be eligible for. Though every state has a different set of rules and procedures related to the issuance of the driving license but the basics are as follows.

There are 2 steps for the same.

1. Pass the written test.
2. Pass the road test.

The procedure to get the Drivers license is.

1. Go to the DMV office with a prior appointment for a prompt service.
2. Now submit the fee along with the completed form for the test.
3. A thumb print would also be required from you.
4. Have your picture clicked.
5. You would be required to provide your SSN and proof of your date of birth, along with your passport.
6. Now you are good to appear for the written test.

The written test – A fee of $12 is required for the same, and you would be able to attempt thrice basis the amount. Normally there are 36 questions related to traffic laws and signs and its essential you have atleast 31 correct answers to pass the test. Once this is passed, then you need to appear for the eye test. Upon successful completion of the same, you would be eligible to be issued the temporary driving permit. You can use the same to practice driving.

The road test – It’s the practical part of the tests and is the most important part. In this part you would be tested for your carefulness and your ability to drive safely on the streets. It’s not going to take long but is a 100 marks test in which the minimum passing score would be 70%. In this one also you would be given three chances to pass the test in case you flunk in the 1^st attempt.