Originally Posted by jasper123

Hi trottytrue, My interview is this Wednesday in just two days, I feel comfortable with all the questions, just hope it all goes nice and smooth,
keep your fingers crossed for me, and I will do the same for you on 10th Feb,
Rodney.
PS I will give you and everyone a quick run through of my interview experience and tell you how it all went for me after Its all over,

Originally Posted by jasper123

Hi trottytrue, My interview is this Wednesday in just two days, I feel comfortable with all the questions, just hope it all goes nice and smooth,
keep your fingers crossed for me, and I will do the same for you on 10th Feb,
Rodney.
PS I will give you and everyone a quick run through of my interview experience and tell you how it all went for me after Its all over,

Originally Posted by trottytrue

Jasper good luck I am sure you will do fine. Let us know how the interview goes. Not sure why it takes 2hours.

Originally Posted by jasper123

Hi Barb, thanx for your reply, a lot of helpful info for when my time comes in November to return to U.K. and congrats on your new Job, it sounds lovely,
Rodney.

Originally Posted by Easterndawn

RELOCATEME: has never been that connection for me here, I can hear a UK dialect wither it be English, Scottish, Irish or Welsh from a mile away and my guts just clench in that familiar way that tells you you ah here is someone from "hame".

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Originally Posted by maureenb

I fully understand listening for dialects. We are seniours that are planning on returning "home" after being in Canada for 45 years our kids have already returned there, so what are we waiting for! I realise that there is so much to plan, where to go...thinking of Southport Lancs, property...should we buy flat or rent.
Does anyone know if we would pay taxes on out Canadian pensions there, or do we still have to file in Canada? I have so many questions but this is a start

Maureen

Originally Posted by maureenb

I fully understand listening for dialects. We are seniours that are planning on returning "home" after being in Canada for 45 years our kids have already returned there, so what are we waiting for! I realise that there is so much to plan, where to go...thinking of Southport Lancs, property...should we buy flat or rent.
Does anyone know if we would pay taxes on out Canadian pensions there, or do we still have to file in Canada? I have so many questions but this is a start

Maureen

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl

Our actual USC interviews took approx 15 mins.

Interview times are given en masse...there will be several dozen people or more arrive at the same time. Therefore the 2 hour period is the approximate time you can expect to wait. You may be lucky and be one of the first to be called in.

We also had our oath ceremony the same afternoon as the interview. So even the first ones to be interviewed had to wait a couple of ours until all the interviews had been completed...then the oath ceremony began.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by jasper123

Hi Jerseygirl, trottytrue, mummy in the foothills, aesi, and Barb, and everyone else,
Thanx sooooo much to ya all for all your support and advice on my U.S. citizenship interview tomorrow Wednesday,
I love this thread, everyone is wonderful, I have been here since it began for the over 50,s and thanx trottytrue for starting this thread, it WAS you was it not who started it?
Rodney.

Originally Posted by jasper123

Thanx sooooo much to ya all for all your support and advice on my U.S. citizenship interview tomorrow Wednesday,

Originally Posted by aes1

Thanks, I looked at that. My problem however seems not to be the house itself, rather it is the neighborhood. My realtor did a second Open House yesterday. The first time, in November, 2 people showed. This time, and it was a neighborhood Open House with 2 other houses showing, only one person showed. Each time someone does com, they love my house (very modern, IKEA ( I put in a new kitchen, also bamboo floors), no clutter, and bright and airy), but they question the neighborhood. Although I (here as a single woman) have found it very safe and quiet, it is mixed (black/white), which here in the deep South, does seem to bother some people. Also, the house across the street from mine (bigger and with more acreage) is now owned (sold after I move into mine) by a young man with his own landscaping business. There are no covenants against this. He is really nice, not noisy, but you can see his trucks parked at the side, and piles of wood etc which he occasionally brings back from jobs. He did build a six foot fence, but there is no gate so you can see in. Nothing I can do about the neighborhood. Here, the cheaper houses are selling, but nothing else is moving much.

Originally Posted by J.J

aes1, have you looked for your house - or rather a property in your area / district - as would a prospective buyer?
Does it show up in internet searches or in sites like zillow and homes.com ?

Originally Posted by aes1

Yes, I have and yes it does show up. I have to be patient. Mine is not the only house not selling, it's just the way things are here. Hopefully things will look up in a month or two.

Originally Posted by dunroving

Sorry, OT question, but can you tell me how to pull up a valuation on Zillow for a specific house? I know you can do it, but can't figure it out ... [maybe pm me if you don't want to take the thread off topic]