Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
What's the big rush?
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
Thank you for your comments.
Can you give me any advice on how to secure an office job from the US? I was thinking of registering with temp agencies as soon as I get back, because I do not think they will be able to line anything up from over here. The sort of work I would be looking for, basically office work, is not something that a company is going to hold open until I can get there and start in a month.
I would also be reluctant to try to secure accommodations without viewing the property/area, so I was thinking it would be better to wait until we arrived to sort that out.
Like I said before, we are aiming to try to get enough money together to get us through a years rent and at least 2 months living expenses.
I've lived in the US for 10 years now, and I used to think "How can I give up all these things I have?" and now I find myself looking around and thinking "its all just STUFF that can be replaced" and people and time can not be replaced. We might not have many more years left, and I just feel as though it would be better to be there to help them, than to be stuck thousands of miles away.
Can you give me any advice on how to secure an office job from the US? I was thinking of registering with temp agencies as soon as I get back, because I do not think they will be able to line anything up from over here. The sort of work I would be looking for, basically office work, is not something that a company is going to hold open until I can get there and start in a month.
I would also be reluctant to try to secure accommodations without viewing the property/area, so I was thinking it would be better to wait until we arrived to sort that out.
Like I said before, we are aiming to try to get enough money together to get us through a years rent and at least 2 months living expenses.
I've lived in the US for 10 years now, and I used to think "How can I give up all these things I have?" and now I find myself looking around and thinking "its all just STUFF that can be replaced" and people and time can not be replaced. We might not have many more years left, and I just feel as though it would be better to be there to help them, than to be stuck thousands of miles away.
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
I don't know, but it just sounds very hasty, unless you feel your parents are really at death's door. I'm not sure you could really present yourself as homeless if you have intentionally given up jobs and a home. Keep saving and set up some short-term accommodation from the US? I think a number of people on this forum have done that when they moved back. WhoFan as I remember had some good information on job centre help if you look up her threads.
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
Thank you for your comments.
Can you give me any advice on how to secure an office job from the US? I was thinking of registering with temp agencies as soon as I get back, because I do not think they will be able to line anything up from over here. The sort of work I would be looking for, basically office work, is not something that a company is going to hold open until I can get there and start in a month.
I would also be reluctant to try to secure accommodations without viewing the property/area, so I was thinking it would be better to wait until we arrived to sort that out.
Like I said before, we are aiming to try to get enough money together to get us through a years rent and at least 2 months living expenses.
I've lived in the US for 10 years now, and I used to think "How can I give up all these things I have?" and now I find myself looking around and thinking "its all just STUFF that can be replaced" and people and time can not be replaced. We might not have many more years left, and I just feel as though it would be better to be there to help them, than to be stuck thousands of miles away.
Can you give me any advice on how to secure an office job from the US? I was thinking of registering with temp agencies as soon as I get back, because I do not think they will be able to line anything up from over here. The sort of work I would be looking for, basically office work, is not something that a company is going to hold open until I can get there and start in a month.
I would also be reluctant to try to secure accommodations without viewing the property/area, so I was thinking it would be better to wait until we arrived to sort that out.
Like I said before, we are aiming to try to get enough money together to get us through a years rent and at least 2 months living expenses.
I've lived in the US for 10 years now, and I used to think "How can I give up all these things I have?" and now I find myself looking around and thinking "its all just STUFF that can be replaced" and people and time can not be replaced. We might not have many more years left, and I just feel as though it would be better to be there to help them, than to be stuck thousands of miles away.
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
As a green card holder the US will tax you on your worldwide income. There is a double taxation treaty in place that prevents you from being taxed twice, ie by the US and the UK, but you will probably have to file a US tax return to make sure you are paying the correct amounts to each country. US tax payers who live in the UK usually end up paying little to no tax in the US because of the UK's higher tax rates. But if you get UK benefits that are free of UK tax those would be fully taxable by the US........that's if you keep the green card.
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
Now, with the tax treaty that exists, and with exclusions and other bits for Americans (and Green Card holders) living overseas, you actually don't have to "pay" any US tax on that. It's basically -$0- owed. But you still have to file a US tax return every year you hold a Green Card until you formally surrender it to the US government and file the necessary immigration and tax forms to declare "I am no longer resident".
So that's the issue--keep the Green Card alive by filing for a re-entry permit valid for a couple of years, and then go through the yearly process of filing and claiming the deductions for US taxes -OR- formally surrender your Green Card, fill out the US tax form saying 'hasta la vista' and be done with all the paperwork requirements, but then have to jump through hoops if you want to return to the USA one day.
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
Something to ponder, for sure. Thank you
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Re: Considering moving back to the UK from US after 10 years
Thank you for your comments.
I've lived in the US for 10 years now, and I used to think "How can I give up all these things I have?" and now I find myself looking around and thinking "its all just STUFF that can be replaced" and people and time can not be replaced. We might not have many more years left, and I just feel as though it would be better to be there to help them, than to be stuck thousands of miles away.
I've lived in the US for 10 years now, and I used to think "How can I give up all these things I have?" and now I find myself looking around and thinking "its all just STUFF that can be replaced" and people and time can not be replaced. We might not have many more years left, and I just feel as though it would be better to be there to help them, than to be stuck thousands of miles away.
I soon am returning back to the UK and even with my new perspective on "stuff" am having a hard time letting go of it. Thank you for your post, reading that "people and time cannot be replaced" gave me such a lump in my throat. It's going to be hard going back and there will be a time where we are in shock and grieve for the life we had in the US. BUT stay strong, follow your heart and good luck