Green Card vs Citizenship: What's the Difference?

Tanya Freedman, CEO Connetics USA International Nurse Recruitment Agency: What is the difference between the green card and US citizenship?

Denise Gavica Perez, Immigration Lawyer: The green card is permanent resident but it is not US citizenship in order to become a US citizen, if you obtained residents. First you have to obtain permanent resident and then after you obtain permanent residence, you can apply for US citizenship.

If your case is based on employment, then you would have to wait five years in order to apply for US citizenship.

And the difference the main difference between a permanent resident and US citizens that a US citizen has a right to vote, the US citizen can work for certain government agencies that a permanent resident can't. But but basically the main main rights that a person has with citizenship is that they have the right to vote.