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Forum: USA
Apr 10th 2024, 9:56 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 782
Posted By Elvira

Re: Passport photo nightmare...!!

Ha!!!
The CVS photos came with an impressive list of green ticks, suggesting that they should be good enough - or something. Maybe good enough for US passports, but us Brits clearly have standards...
Forum: USA
Apr 10th 2024, 12:54 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 782
Posted By Elvira

Re: Passport photo nightmare...!!

Thanks, Lion - I've just had my picture took at Snappy Snaps. Easy peasy, literally took 2 minutes, and they even uploaded the photo to the .GOV website.

But this still leaves my husband and sons...
Forum: USA
Apr 9th 2024, 11:05 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 782
Posted By Elvira

Re: Passport photo nightmare...!!

What I find difficult to understand that the photos we had taken at CVS - supposedly official passport photos! - were unacceptable. For all three of us these photos came up as POOR, supposedly...
Forum: USA
Apr 9th 2024, 4:59 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 782
Posted By Elvira

Re: Passport photo nightmare...!!

Many thanks, Lansbury - I'll convey this to my menfolk.

As for me, I just got back to the Bright Side, so I am hoping that Snappy Snaps can sort me out... 🤞

Just wondering about other peeps'...
Forum: USA
Apr 8th 2024, 8:31 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 782
Posted By Elvira

Angry Passport photo nightmare...!!

I am trying to renew my family's British passports online.

We have tried countless photos taken with our phones, both i-phones and android.

As well as digital photos taken at CVS.

All come...
Forum: USA
Feb 1st 2024, 7:10 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 470
Posted By Elvira

Re: Foreign bank wants W9 - but I'm retired!

Thanks, MidAtlantic.
So I check 'Individual', even though it is labelled 'Individual/sole proprietor or single member LLC'...?
Okay - you are right, it is indeed confusing!
Forum: USA
Feb 1st 2024, 6:43 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 470
Posted By Elvira

Foreign bank wants W9 - but I'm retired!

I have inherited a small (4-figure) sum from a relative who lived and died in a European country.
The foreign bank where the money is held has sent me various forms to fill in, including a W9, to...
Forum: USA
Feb 1st 2024, 6:28 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 825
Posted By Elvira

Re: Renewing UK passports - which address?

I only just saw this - thank you so much.

I really appreciate your expert help with so many questions!
Forum: USA
Jan 7th 2024, 4:03 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 825
Posted By Elvira

Renewing UK passports - which address?

I am back in the UK but my husband and one son are still living in the US. We all need to renew our UK passports and I thought it would be easier if I sent all the applications together from the UK...
Forum: USA
Sep 17th 2021, 9:25 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,712
Posted By Elvira

Re: Unqiue travel to the US question

Only citizens, LPRs and a few selected visa holders such as L1 are allowed to enter AFAIK. ESTA definitely not. Though I stand to be corrected if this has changed in the last few days... though I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 6th 2021, 9:47 am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,337
Posted By Elvira

Re: Moving back to UK for schooling

“Based on the information on university websites, a US High School Diploma with multiple AP courses (particularly in sciences and math) would make him eligible for Medicine in the UK (of course he...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 1st 2021, 4:54 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,172
Posted By Elvira

Re: Moving foreign Covid vax record to UK/NHS

Thanks Robin.
Fortunately I was vaccinated in California.
Unfortunately the system cannot find my vaccination record…
I feel I’m going round in circles!
Forum: USA
Jun 30th 2021, 1:35 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 1,806
Posted By Elvira

Re: Official US vaccination record for Covid?

unfortunately my GP surgery knows about my US vaccination and have added it to their records.

I’m sure I could get vaccinated again, but my surgery would be informed, and they have already told...
Forum: USA
Jun 30th 2021, 11:42 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,806
Posted By Elvira

Official US vaccination record for Covid?

I got vaccinated against Covid in the US and I have my little CDC vaccination card, showing dates and batch numbers etc.

Now back in England for a while. NHS England have introduced a vaccination...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 30th 2021, 11:31 am
Replies: 30
Views: 4,172
Posted By Elvira

Re: Moving foreign Covid vax record to UK/NHS

please can you elaborate. Are you saying you got vaccinated abroad but the NHS App shows your vaccinations? If so how did you make this happen?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 30th 2021, 11:15 am
Replies: 30
Views: 4,172
Posted By Elvira

Re: Moving foreign Covid vax record to UK/NHS

Sigh. Not looking good.

I talked to a guy from the NHS England vaccination coordination team who had called me to persuade me to get vaccinated.

I explained that I’d been vaccinated in the US...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 24th 2021, 3:49 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,172
Posted By Elvira

Re: Moving foreign Covid vax record to UK/NHS

thats great, Countrygirl!

Please can you give me some more details. What reason did you give to get an appointment with your GP. They seem to be really difficult to get these days and...
Forum: Australia
Jun 24th 2021, 4:43 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,905
Posted By Elvira

Re: Divorce and UK Property

Make sure you include PENSIONS in the division of assets.

you may need to get an actuarial valuation to get a true determination of pension values.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 18th 2021, 6:06 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,172
Posted By Elvira

Moving foreign Covid vax record to UK/NHS

I'm based in the UK but spend a lot of time in the US and got vaccinated there. I have my little vaccination card but have not yet found a way of transferring this to my NHS records.

There seems...
Forum: USA
Jun 13th 2021, 6:09 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,883
Posted By Elvira

Re: Separate will for UK US or just one?

if there is one thing I have gained from starting this thread is that anything related to estate planning and wills is never 'simple'...... 😂
Forum: USA
Jun 12th 2021, 9:53 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,883
Posted By Elvira

Re: Separate will for UK US or just one?

One more thing:
My Centre of gravity is the UK, and by the time I pop my clogs I’ll most likely be resident in the UK and my green card will have lapsed.
I am wondering how this may complicate...
Forum: USA
Jun 12th 2021, 4:17 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,883
Posted By Elvira

Re: Separate will for UK US or just one?

Thanks again Mr F - I shall 😀
Forum: USA
Jun 10th 2021, 5:14 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,883
Posted By Elvira

Re: Separate will for UK US or just one?

So, the current plan is to create "revocable inter vivos trusts" for our California properties.
Most of my other US based assets are in a SEP pension, where I have nominated beneficiaries.
The rest...
Forum: USA
Jun 10th 2021, 5:06 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,883
Posted By Elvira

Re: Separate will for UK US or just one?

Thank you so much Mr F.
Forum: USA
Jun 8th 2021, 2:29 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,883
Posted By Elvira

Separate will for UK US or just one?

I know this has been covered in several threads in the past. I thought the ultimate consensus was that one will can cover property and assets in both countries. However....

My husband and I need...
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