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Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 9th 2025, 10:25 am
Replies: 41
BBC
Views: 6,602
Posted By celticgrid

Re: BBC

This evening I bring up the BBC website front page. Major news stuff. I click on one of the mainstream headlines and get sent to here:

https://www.bbc.com/subscribe

This also applies to the...
Forum: USA
May 1st 2025, 11:30 pm
Replies: 141
Views: 61,251
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Social Security in the current climate

And yesterday, 5 days after my claim was confirmed as good, a multipage letter arrived giving a detailed breakdown of how much I will get, why, when, etc. I'm assuming that's the end of the road on...
Forum: USA
Apr 30th 2025, 7:44 am
Replies: 141
Views: 61,251
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Social Security in the current climate

For timeline comparison...

I applied on 5th March and quickly moved to 'step 2'.

I was contacted, by phone, on 26th April with a single, simple question. I was told my application was now...
Forum: USA
Mar 5th 2025, 7:31 am
Replies: 122
Views: 33,577
Posted By celticgrid

Re: UK Pension taxation for US Resident

The questions surrounding Guernsey (and Jersey) may come down to the fact that they have no taxation agreement between themselves and the US. Thinking it through (a bit of a headache inducer) there...
Forum: USA
Apr 19th 2024, 12:37 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,188
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Process of claiming UK state pension

The form I used is linked to in my original post. I simply downloaded.

In the end I filled out the form and sent it away. I have a small supply of birth certificates so sending one off was not a...
Forum: USA
Nov 8th 2023, 9:26 am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,809
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Annual Leave Entitlements

I'm not sure I'd describe my employer as progressive but it does offer unlimited time off. There's no sense of them expecting folks not to use it but like all time off schemes whatever the...
Forum: USA
Apr 23rd 2023, 8:26 am
Replies: 47
Views: 7,454
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Renewing UK passport from overseas - dual citizen

To be clear, it was not the UK financial folks who had any issues, it was the NY state notaries. The UK folks were asking for these notarized copies. The notaries would not notarize copies of...
Forum: USA
Apr 23rd 2023, 1:18 am
Replies: 47
Views: 7,454
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Renewing UK passport from overseas - dual citizen

Yes, as per post above, they will not notaries official documents. But the same notary, a couple of weeks later, was happy to notarize my signature on a form for the providers a UK-based...
Forum: USA
Apr 23rd 2023, 1:16 am
Replies: 47
Views: 7,454
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Renewing UK passport from overseas - dual citizen

Ditto NY. I recently was asked to provide, to a UK financial institution, a certified copy of my passport and driving license. I then discovered that notaries in NY will not do this because it is...
Forum: USA
Feb 20th 2023, 7:25 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,337
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Tax Reporting Pension Income

Yes. Indeed. That would be the way to do it. If the foreign country in question was the UK ;)
Forum: USA
Feb 20th 2023, 5:28 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,337
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Tax Reporting Pension Income

Ditto for the NY situation.

I also have a foreign tax credit claimed against the foreign pension so have always felt it better to separately identify the pension income against which the foreign...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2023, 1:05 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,188
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Process of claiming UK state pension

Thanks to all who have responded. Great information from you.

As said, I'm a tad ahead on this so need to let some weeks pass before I get within the 4 months lead-time. I assume the office /...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2023, 4:59 am
Replies: 25
Views: 6,188
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Process of claiming UK state pension

Were you able to provide banking details to them as part of that phone call?
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2023, 4:58 am
Replies: 25
Views: 6,188
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Process of claiming UK state pension

Thank you for responding. A telephone call versus a 20+ page form? Sounds too good to be true. However, I think a slow, steady attack on the form should be possible now hearing that they seem to...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2023, 4:46 am
Replies: 25
Views: 6,188
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Process of claiming UK state pension

Thanks for the response. It is indeed primarily all the details of time in and out of the UK, employer addresses (some of which no longer exist) and payroll references, long ago dates, etc. My...
Forum: USA
Feb 6th 2023, 3:42 am
Replies: 25
Views: 6,188
Posted By celticgrid

Process of claiming UK state pension

In a few months I shall be eligible and wanting to claim my UK state pension. I'm all set on qualification matters, been paying NI type 2, etc. My question is about the actual process of claiming....
Forum: USA
Nov 18th 2022, 4:52 am
Replies: 87
Views: 15,798
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Moving to America and very worried.

Clearly not.
Forum: USA
Nov 11th 2022, 12:52 am
Replies: 87
Views: 15,798
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Moving to America and very worried.

Absolutely. Especially ignore everything you've read online on this site because unlike you the folks here have been to the US and have interacted with Americans. Definitely not the sort of people...
Forum: USA
Nov 3rd 2022, 1:11 am
Replies: 4
Views: 3,718
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Paying tax on UK premium bonds

This.

My experience...as soon as the NS&I know you are in the US they will require you to cash in the bonds.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 20th 2022, 9:59 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,714
Posted By celticgrid

Re: What is the correct term for this

Sigh.

Hopefully someone else can help...that's my limit reached...

Good luck!
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 20th 2022, 8:14 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,714
Posted By celticgrid

Re: What is the correct term for this

4-Pin DIN ?
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 13th 2022, 6:57 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,677
Posted By celticgrid

Re: UK Child Benefit Problem......

Yes.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 13th 2022, 5:27 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,677
Posted By celticgrid

Re: UK Child Benefit Problem......

Apart from the UK Child Benefit issue there will probably be FATCA and US tax return issues to resolve.
Forum: USA
May 31st 2022, 2:58 am
Replies: 6
Views: 869
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Private Pension from Isle of Man

Absolutely. I claim the foreign tax credit. That doesn't necessarily balance the books - for whatever reason I don't get 100% FTC and I have a growing carry-over balance which at least is good for, I...
Forum: USA
May 30th 2022, 8:49 am
Replies: 6
Views: 869
Posted By celticgrid

Re: Private Pension from Isle of Man

That's correct. I have an occupational pension from employment on the Isle of Man. The IOM taxes it at 20% and the full monthly amount (before taxes are taken) is declared as pension income to the...
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