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Forum: USA
Apr 19th 2019, 6:32 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 593
Posted By london66

Being legal guardian to relatives in UK

Hi all

Just had family visiting and a question came up about being the legal guardian to my nephews 3 kids. They wanted to know what would happen to the kids seen as I live here in the US.

Has...
Forum: USA
Nov 6th 2016, 4:37 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,690
Posted By london66

Re: US LPR - How to avoid abandoning my LPR status

Oh boy are so wrong, I've just got citizenship and had my interview a few weeks ago, when they were going through the forms with me and it came to time out of the US, I was out by 1 day on two...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 9th 2015, 7:48 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 1,971
Posted By london66

Re: EW Traffic Law In MA - oops I've already broken it

just been reading about the new law on boston.com, already two mass lawmakers are trying to repeal the law as they say it is unfair to drivers not in the $5 fine (yep the fine is only $5) but that...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 9th 2015, 6:54 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 1,971
Posted By london66

EW Traffic Law In MA - oops I've already broken it

Hi all

A new traffic law was introduced in Massachusetts this week and its rather stupid if you ask me

you have to have your lights on when using your windscreen wipers!!

anyway yesterday it...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 25th 2015, 8:21 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,120
Posted By london66

Re: Building a case for a O-1A visa for an IT engineer without any patents

Hi there m_h

You should check about the H1-B status, it took me 8 1/2 years to get my green card, lots of delays by the immigration people but when my 6 years of H1-B had run out the company I was...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 20th 2015, 8:40 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,156
Posted By london66

Re: Cricket World Cup

A work colleague sent me this

Brendan
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 9th 2014, 8:58 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 753
Posted By london66

Re: Civil Surgeon in Phoenix Arizona IGRA test I-693

A positive test might depend on when you were vaccinated, vaccines didn't always produce an immune response - my dad had TB before I was born, so in my infancy I had the BCG, not at 14 which was...
Forum: USA
Sep 8th 2014, 9:17 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 952
Posted By london66

Re: Cheque from the Revenue...

[QUOTE=Jerseygirl;11396440]Doesn't that cost an arm and a leg? :confused:QUOTE]


I'm with Citizens Bank here in MA and they say they are going to charge me $5 for depositing a check from the UK,...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 31st 2014, 8:33 pm
Replies: 154
Views: 9,596
Posted By london66

Re: It's Stephen.....not Stefan

I've been given a pseudonym in a restaurant I frequent, they call me Patrick, my names Brendan, I do laugh at it though as it reminds me of Only Fools and Horses - the seen where Rodney asks Trigger...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 28th 2014, 8:54 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 5,014
Posted By london66

Re: H1B expiring. New employer "transfer" = another 3 years?

Hi there

You are limited to being on a H-1B for 6 years IF your company DOES NOT start the green card process - this is where you would have to leave the USA for a year before you could come back...
Forum: USA
Dec 9th 2013, 10:06 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,696
Posted By london66

Re: Claiming unemployment

Not sure this is true - it might be a state thing, you should check up on it, I was laid off in 2011 and was able to claim unemployment benefit starting the week after - actually we were let go in...
Forum: USA
Nov 21st 2013, 9:46 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 905
Posted By london66

Re: Getting medical records from the UK while in the US

Hi there

I wouldn't worry too much if you can't get the records, when I had my medical the doctor just asked for antigen levels to be tested for the vacinations required. I did try and get a...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Nov 3rd 2013, 10:11 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,552
Posted By london66

Re: English Style Ciders

Sounds like Scrumpy to me and reminded me of my student days in Bristol, locally mdae scrumpy was 25p a liter, bring your own container, certainly had a few hangovers the next morning.

thanks
...
Forum: USA
Oct 22nd 2013, 9:07 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,920
Posted By london66

Rugby League World Cup - is it on tv over here

Hi everyone

Does anyone know if the games from the Rugby League World Cup starting Saturday in the UK (NOT the Rugby Union World Cup which is being played next year in the UK) is being shown on...
Forum: USA
Jun 6th 2013, 7:34 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,995
Posted By london66

Re: Drug Test in UK For US Job Offer

Hi there

Get the company to ask the drug tester for a place in the UK and you should be fine

I had to do a drugs test before I started my job and the company referred me to a clinic in St...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 18th 2013, 9:54 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,170
Posted By london66

Re: H-1B - Green card situation

Hi there if you are coming up to the 6 year limit and your I-140 is not approved, your company has to apply for a one year extension to the H-1B if you want to stay in status and they have to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 18th 2013, 8:23 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 726
Posted By london66

Smile Snow causing Problems in Telford UK

Just a snipit from the BBC uk news website, this could only happen in the UK

In Shropshire, snow forced the Telford ski centre to close its artificial ski slope

WHY?


Brendan
Forum: USA
Dec 28th 2012, 10:27 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,681
Posted By london66

Is there a crackdown on Green card holders and how long they have been out of the US

Hi all

Travelled back from the UK yesterday after visiting for xmas and probably got one of the most miserable immigration inspectors ever, what a complete wanker. I was sent to his "station" -...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Dec 22nd 2012, 11:16 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,451
Posted By london66

Re: H1-B Extension and 1-485 for Permanent Residency

Not true, you can get the lawyers to send the medical after you have filed, this is what happened to me due to the length of time I had to wait for an appointment and I only had two weeks to file in...
Forum: USA
Dec 19th 2012, 5:29 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 125,970
Posted By london66

Re: Renew UK Driver's License overseas

Actually its very easy to use a US licence, you just hand it over for inspection when you pick the hire car up - the same thing you do with a UK licence, I've been doing it for over 10 years now no...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 10th 2012, 3:33 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,007
Posted By london66

Re: Ill American in London-family needs help

Hi there

I think the USAF pulled out of West Ruislip a few years back, when I went past about 6 weeks ago they were building houses and flats on the site.

Brendan
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Dec 8th 2012, 8:34 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 5,340
Posted By london66

Re: Green Card (EB3) - Licensed Engineer without a degree

Hi there

Get the company to start the process ASAP as you will need to go through labour certification (now called PERM) first if it's going to be in the EB3 category, current priority date for...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 7th 2012, 4:37 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,375
Posted By london66

For those who come from London

Sky News has a story about a website that charts every bomb dropped by the Germans on London during the blitz, I'm from north west london well out in the sticks at that time but there were a few...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 28th 2012, 6:02 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,947
Posted By london66

Re: Working in a shop in California

Hi there

Originally from Harrow, my mum still lives there - about 6 miles from Heathrow.

What part of London are you from

Brendan
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 26th 2012, 9:43 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,947
Posted By london66

Re: Working in a shop in California

[QUOTE=Bink;10026834]:rofl:

I actually don't mind the 'cute' comments on the accent. Down here it's more "Oh my Gosh, I LOVE your accent, say something British" and then I'm stood there with a...
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