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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 23rd 2026, 3:46 am
Replies: 6
Views: 524
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Tor form for household goods - how precise needed?

My advice is not to overthink it - assorted tools, kitchenware, pictures, books with approximate numbers where appropriate. We’d already got rid of stuff we definitely weren’t taking, and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 18th 2026, 9:01 am
Replies: 6
Views: 524
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Tor form for household goods - how precise needed?

We did exactly the same - went round the house room by room, and did a very rough inventory just as you did. Did it on a spreadsheet and assigned values which made it easier to have an idea of our...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 28th 2026, 6:37 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 4,458
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Transfer of Residence process (back to the UK)

We moved back in a phased way, in that my husband was here about 9 months before we sold up and moved our stuff. The system set up his ToR date from when he moved, meaning that we knew before the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 25th 2026, 7:00 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 11,662
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Update on Passport Requirements when entering the UK from February 2026

I agree with your confusion - also dual but Canada/UK. I can’t understand the need to send even photocopies of the ‘other’ passport but did so - not all the blank pages though, which was...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 20th 2026, 12:25 am
Replies: 5
Views: 760
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: TRAVEL INSURANCE

I’m also a dual citizen although with Canada but will frequently be visiting Canada. I’d never thought of travel insurance being an issue with dual citizen status? We get ‘regular’ insurance...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 18th 2026, 7:44 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,218
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Renewing UK passport

Go to the gov.uk site to renew passport (don’t go through a third party site as it’s more expensive) and follow their instructions. You may be able to submit your own photograph- follow their...
Forum: Canada
Jan 6th 2026, 6:18 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,311
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: O2 SIM / eSIM

I’m back in the UK and have a pay as you go plan with Giffgaff - I actually have a physical sim as I’ve had no reason to change. On their website, they say ‘it’s simple to set up an eSIM on...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 5th 2026, 7:11 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,171
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Tax advice moving back from Canada to U.K

Definitely look urgently at making additional NI contributions soon if your aim is to move back ultimately and you can afford it. Rules are changing soon - at present you may well be eligible for the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 11th 2025, 7:29 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,229
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Moving back to the UK from Canada

I just checked my details from our move a year ago. We moved from Whitby, ON to Worcestershire. The final volume was 725 cubic feet and total cost was 11kCAD which equates to about £6k - this...
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2025, 6:29 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,467
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Has anyone used Wise to transfer large amounts from Canada to the UK?

We used Wise in November to move house proceeds from Canada to the UK. TD to Wise to Lloyds. OH did it but I don’t recall any issues. We had a phone call from TD, I think, on transfer day,...
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2025, 7:38 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 7,302
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: UK State Pension

And you should be able to buy back ‘extra’ years of UK pension by making additional NI contributions, again by checking your pension forecast as mentioned above. If you meet certain criteria,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jul 6th 2025, 6:50 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 8,390
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Renewing UK passport form Canada - postcode error

Can’t advise at present but my son is just about to do his this week so will see how that goes and let you know.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 26th 2025, 7:07 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,163
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Moving back to UK

Have you looked at the page lower down called ‘Moving back to the UK’? Lots of threads to search which may help you.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 21st 2025, 8:08 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 4,136
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Can the approved TOR date be changed?

Have you contacted them? We had the opposite scenario earlier this year, in that our ToR final date had to be extended, called them, then had to email and it was adjusted easily. I think the contact...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 15th 2025, 6:24 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,589
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Driving license exchange

Perhaps it’s changed? We went through the exchange late last year - as the form requested our Ontario licences, we also sent them off, and received British licences about 10 days later.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jun 8th 2025, 7:50 am
Replies: 16
Views: 5,215
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Transferring property sale proceeds to UK

Good advice, I’m sure, which I hope others will heed - our research didn’t specifically highlight such info and I take your point that most bank staff will have limited experience and advice to...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jun 8th 2025, 4:02 am
Replies: 16
Views: 5,215
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Transferring property sale proceeds to UK

[QUOTE=Helen1964;13313856]Thanks for that, Durham Lad. We'll almost certainly use them. My French bank is prehistoric and has the snottiest attitude imaginable.[/QUOTE


We moved a larger amount...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 3rd 2025, 10:19 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,087
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Shipping belongings to U.K

We moved back to the UK in November with about half a house - one bed, two sofas, sundry smaller furniture items plus ‘family stuff’ (kitchen, books, clothes etc) - I don’t know how that...
Forum: Canada
Jun 3rd 2025, 1:00 am
Replies: 32
Views: 22,659
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Anyone flown to the UK recently

We did the same with BA - a couple of years ago, the booking platforms wouldn’t allow my husband to change his details from UK to Canadian passport on line - we were in Heathrow the previous night...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 24th 2025, 7:46 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 2,300
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Pension for Canadian resident worked in UK 1976-80?

Have you checked out the UK government site? Looks like you need 10 qualifying years to claim. You don’t mention making any additional payments whist away from the UK and I suspect you’re too...
Forum: Canada
May 23rd 2025, 9:38 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 17,102
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Tax on UK State Pension

My understanding is that applies only when you start actually getting your pension - your ‘claim’ continues to increase the same as everyone else’s does, until then.
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 20th 2025, 8:44 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 5,607
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Have you topped up your NI/UK pension? Why? Why not?

Interesting that you had the higher quote for the earlier years, then lower since 2020? But that aside, it would seem a better use of your money to just pay the lower rate for the recent years,...
Forum: Back Home
Apr 18th 2025, 7:22 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 8,965
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Dubyeeee

It’s a good idea to write down or remember the things that are different, amusing or scary in the first few weeks, because they soon become normal and you forget the differences! We recently...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 24th 2025, 6:25 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,650
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Moving back to the UK and navigating departure tax

We left four months ago - I’ll message you later!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 23rd 2025, 9:04 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,650
Posted By Twitcher1958

Re: Moving back to the UK and navigating departure tax

In our situation, we were in Canada for more than 60 months, so the exception unfortunately doesn’t apply. Seems to be the same for the OP.
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