Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
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Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
From the information you've given your son is already a British citizen by descent as well as a US citizen by birth and has been since the day he was born. Both the UK and US allow dual nationality and there is no requirement on either side to renounce one citizenship to hold the other.
Providing your son's British passport describes him as a British Citizen then he can move to the UK and start work tomorrow as he has all the same rights to live and work in the UK (Right of Abode) as any other British citizen.
I'm sure where he's getting his information from but either his source is wrong or he's misinterpreting it.
Providing your son's British passport describes him as a British Citizen then he can move to the UK and start work tomorrow as he has all the same rights to live and work in the UK (Right of Abode) as any other British citizen.
I'm sure where he's getting his information from but either his source is wrong or he's misinterpreting it.
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Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
Hi everyone ,
can any one help due to move back to Uk in four weeks ,its been a nightmare harder then I ever thought .
Now im having a very difficult time finding a shipping company from Montreal to Uk ,
I have been in touch with many and met a few .They are very confusing and in my opinion scam artist .
I thought I had a short list of descent ones, but once they know I packed most of my own belongings and put it in self storage untill Im ready to ship, they dont respond to email questions regarding insurance etc.
I also need to ship clothing in the next couple of weeks to get there when I do but cant get them to commit with me committing to shipping my furniture with them it seems .
Im trying to stay positive but so many problems I'm bringing to think Im doomed .
can any one help due to move back to Uk in four weeks ,its been a nightmare harder then I ever thought .
Now im having a very difficult time finding a shipping company from Montreal to Uk ,
I have been in touch with many and met a few .They are very confusing and in my opinion scam artist .
I thought I had a short list of descent ones, but once they know I packed most of my own belongings and put it in self storage untill Im ready to ship, they dont respond to email questions regarding insurance etc.
I also need to ship clothing in the next couple of weeks to get there when I do but cant get them to commit with me committing to shipping my furniture with them it seems .
Im trying to stay positive but so many problems I'm bringing to think Im doomed .
Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
The reason the moving companies like to pack......because its professionally done and less chance of damage/breakage.
Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
Hi everyone ,
can any one help due to move back to Uk in four weeks ,its been a nightmare harder then I ever thought .
Now im having a very difficult time finding a shipping company from Montreal to Uk ,
I have been in touch with many and met a few .They are very confusing and in my opinion scam artist .
I thought I had a short list of descent ones, but once they know I packed most of my own belongings and put it in self storage untill Im ready to ship, they dont respond to email questions regarding insurance etc.
I also need to ship clothing in the next couple of weeks to get there when I do but cant get them to commit with me committing to shipping my furniture with them it seems .
Im trying to stay positive but so many problems I'm bringing to think Im doomed .
can any one help due to move back to Uk in four weeks ,its been a nightmare harder then I ever thought .
Now im having a very difficult time finding a shipping company from Montreal to Uk ,
I have been in touch with many and met a few .They are very confusing and in my opinion scam artist .
I thought I had a short list of descent ones, but once they know I packed most of my own belongings and put it in self storage untill Im ready to ship, they dont respond to email questions regarding insurance etc.
I also need to ship clothing in the next couple of weeks to get there when I do but cant get them to commit with me committing to shipping my furniture with them it seems .
Im trying to stay positive but so many problems I'm bringing to think Im doomed .
Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
I used Starline from Calgary to UK, but they did the packing and I was very happy with them. Others on here have used Upak we ship, or something like that, so they might be worth contacting. Good luck with your move. It is a stressful time and I wouldn't want to do it again in a hurry.
Last edited by lf1; Jun 23rd 2015 at 6:21 pm.
Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
Four weeks is cutting it fine, to be frank.
From Alberta I used Upakweship, who just provide a container, and Starline to load it. But I did my own packing. If you've got most of your stuff packed already, that may not be so much of a problem, but you do have to provide an inventory and that takes time.
If you have packed yourself, then you do have to accept lower insurance cover. I was just covered for loss of the container.
From Alberta I used Upakweship, who just provide a container, and Starline to load it. But I did my own packing. If you've got most of your stuff packed already, that may not be so much of a problem, but you do have to provide an inventory and that takes time.
If you have packed yourself, then you do have to accept lower insurance cover. I was just covered for loss of the container.
Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
I had half a container of books. Worth millions?
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formula can you please send me a link or some kind of proof on this that Barclays were the first!!! I dont like being lied to by Lloyd's ---- cause they have cards now at all there bank branches in England in print telling everyone of this so called fact!!! I will take this to my local congressman and demand he sort all this out. Hemm!!!
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We did our own packing (as distinct from loading) mainly because we'd been unhappy with the standard of packing by Pickfords when we came out to Canada in '06. We thought we could do a better job. The other reason was cost, since Upakweship were much cheaper than the commercial firms.
We did have a couple of breakages, but the damage was not as costly as Pickford's.
We did have a couple of breakages, but the damage was not as costly as Pickford's.
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I think if we'd decided to take all our books we wouldn't have been far short of that (in volume, not in value). But we've been fairly brutal and sold or donated anything that we decided we likely would never read again.*
I'm looking at the stacked remnants as I type... about 100 cu. ft. I'd say.
*the concept of needing to look up something in a book is outmoded in these internet days.
I'm looking at the stacked remnants as I type... about 100 cu. ft. I'd say.
*the concept of needing to look up something in a book is outmoded in these internet days.
Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
I think if we'd decided to take all our books we wouldn't have been far short of that (in volume, not in value). But we've been fairly brutal and sold or donated anything that we decided we likely would never read again.*
I'm looking at the stacked remnants as I type... about 100 cu. ft. I'd say.
*the concept of needing to look up something in a book is outmoded in these internet days.
I'm looking at the stacked remnants as I type... about 100 cu. ft. I'd say.
*the concept of needing to look up something in a book is outmoded in these internet days.
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Hmm. I dithered over several volumes connected to my (soon to be former) profession, but did a few test searches and it's all online now.
I have of course retained all my own scribblings. (Even though they're online too).
I have of course retained all my own scribblings. (Even though they're online too).