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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 8th 2014, 3:23 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 4,953
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Permanent Move to Scotland

OK Thanks, I didn't know about a cap on welfare payments.
I can entirely understand it though as I do recall reading that government is to reduce the handouts to those able bodied who are not...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 6th 2014, 2:33 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 4,953
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Permanent Move to Scotland

Hi Rosalina,
to get back to your question......
If you take a look at the Citizens Advice Bureau website there is a lot of information there- or simply contact the National Insurance website and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 2nd 2013, 5:41 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,914
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Homesick still & returning to the uk help please:/

Why dont you just call a mover and get a cost estimate and move ahead with this?
You really need to go home before it makes you ill;and I can tell you are struggling a lot with the homesick...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2012, 10:48 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 6,183
Posted By penny farthing

Re: 5 months home update

any tips or opinions, pitfalls on home buying on Internet.
thanks pf
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 25th 2012, 3:27 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 5,441
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Moving Canada to the UK

Hearing John Humphries on Radio 4 in the mornings is worth selling up and returning to UK.
I really miss investigative journalism and cut throat interviews with politicians as well as the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 25th 2012, 3:08 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 3,882
Posted By penny farthing

Re: are we doing the right thing

After a 5 year wait you should be quite sure about your decision to move here- thats a long time to make up your mind lol!!and I am sure you would have backed out long ago if you had strong doubts....
Forum: Canada
Jan 12th 2012, 6:00 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,183
Posted By penny farthing

Re: I know it has been covered hundreds of times before....help needed..

why do you need to transfer it before you get here?
I don't think it would take too long for any Canadian Clearing bank to process the funds once you are in the country-

just choose and bank...
Forum: Canada
Jan 6th 2012, 5:43 pm
Replies: 64
Views: 6,056
Posted By penny farthing

Re: UK passport renewel from Canada

Money.... thats why its taken them so long.. same with driving license - why can't we have one expiring at 70 years of age like the old paper UK one, again its the money.
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2012, 5:30 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 880
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Rent with Utilities included or not - GTA

pay the 1700 -then you know your budget is fixed - easier to manage your expenses that way-and you can be as warm or cold as you choose .
We always preferred utilities included in the rent- its just...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 4th 2012, 4:15 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,272
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Healthcare in the UK for expats.

Based on your post it seems to me you would need to buy health care coverage for the duration of your visit home.
You wouldnt be entitled to free care on the NHS due to a host of reasons.
If you...
Forum: Canada
Apr 15th 2011, 1:11 pm
Replies: 109
Views: 49,471
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Is my UK driving license still valid in UK if I don`t live there?

I am confused about the answer the DVLA gave here.
My UK license expires in 2020 - thats the date written on it- and I havent lived there for a long time, but use it at least once a year to rent a...
Forum: Canada
Apr 14th 2011, 4:57 pm
Replies: 109
Views: 49,471
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Is my UK driving license still valid in UK if I don`t live there?

There has always been some confusion about the rules. I am a both a British Citizen (non resident) and Canadian citizen (living in Canada). I still (and always have for years) used my old ,valid, non...
Forum: Canada
Feb 15th 2011, 4:05 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,742
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Rent or buy a house in BC?

Keep renting ,without question. Prices are way too high for a decent property in BC.
$1500 is a good deal and you can sleep at night I'll bet! We rented for 5 years and I have no regrets.
I would...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 26th 2011, 3:35 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,449
Posted By penny farthing

Re: time scales

I have often wondered why some people -ex pats-living for many years in Canada, USA ,Australia for example, talk a whole lot about going home to UK.
Eventually they do go back to UK and then after...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2011, 12:54 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 6,310
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Last Minute Nerves

Well, Good Luck! sounds like you have done most things very sensibly.
The absolute essential is that you have a JOB- so many posts here are from people coming out with no job to go to, to me that is...
Forum: Canada
Jun 23rd 2010, 5:54 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 5,761
Posted By penny farthing

Re: We are thinking about Canada any advice please?

the information attached by jonboy is perfect information- please, please please read it, understand it and apply it.
There are lots of very well qualified Canadian citizens here right now whio are...
Forum: The Welcome Inn
May 18th 2010, 4:38 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,472
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Going Home to England

hi peter,
you can buy back all missed NI contributions if you like, I did with no problem.
If you have your Nat Ins Number (NIN) then contact HM Revenue and Customs and ask for an assessment on...
Forum: Canada
Apr 27th 2010, 2:31 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 4,255
Posted By penny farthing

Re: National Insurance Voluntary Contributions

Yes, but you have to pay a % of your income into the Canadian (CPP)one for up to 30 years and you will be taxed on both.
Forum: Canada
Apr 27th 2010, 2:28 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 4,255
Posted By penny farthing

Re: National Insurance Voluntary Contributions

You can send Sterling cheque from Canada but the much cheaper Class 3 contribution deadline was April 2009
Forum: Canada
Apr 26th 2010, 11:31 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 4,255
Posted By penny farthing

Re: National Insurance Voluntary Contributions

Why does the CPP application form ask for your NIN number when applying for the Canada Pension?
This section in the application form relates to time spent working outside Canada.
Isn't there a...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Nov 24th 2009, 11:49 pm
Replies: 10,515
Views: 1,096,210
Posted By penny farthing

Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.

You should check if you are entitled to UK state Pension - if you ever worked there you may have paid sufficient NI Contributions to get something back.
I'm not sure what you mean by 'fund any...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 10th 2009, 3:08 pm
Replies: 76
Views: 9,104
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Back to Uk for 10 days

sorry, but what do you mean by chav?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 25th 2009, 5:18 pm
Replies: 121
Views: 8,148
Posted By penny farthing

Re: For crying out loud....Tax, NI, pension contributions...

If you have been away that long how can you be so sure you will be happy?
How do you know for sure that you will be?

I've just come back from a longish stay and although I dearly love my homeland...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 7th 2009, 2:46 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 4,917
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Just got back after a month - impressions

Recently returned to Canada after several weeks holiday in Scotland.
Weather was awful most days but we didn't mind too much at first but it slowly ground us down until I realised that the weather...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 1st 2009, 12:03 am
Replies: 93
Views: 12,659
Posted By penny farthing

Re: Waste of a chunk of your life

Contentment is rare and elusive and not easy to recognise.

Just think of all those who were forced to stick it out long ago.
No airlines to whisk them back home or money to buy a ticket.
We are...
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