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Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 14th 2013, 3:16 am
Replies: 2
Views: 651
Posted By megabyte

Re: Requirements?

Great, I will have a look at it over the weekend.

Thanks Jeff
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 14th 2013, 2:16 am
Replies: 2
Views: 651
Posted By megabyte

Financial Requirements?

Are there any capital or income requirements for US residency if married to an American citizen?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 16th 2013, 5:30 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,820
Posted By megabyte

Re: Utterly confused...

Thanks Jeff. Yes, that makes sense.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 16th 2013, 1:22 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,820
Posted By megabyte

Re: Utterly confused...

Greatly appreciated.

Thank you!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 15th 2013, 9:38 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,820
Posted By megabyte

Re: Utterly confused...

Thankfully we have excellent health insurance otherwise we would not even consider moving 'back' to the States. Yes, we both worked there for years and I am 63. Good deduction! As for Medicare...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 15th 2013, 12:23 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,820
Posted By megabyte

Utterly confused...

I have done searches on this forum and web searches galore and I am none the wiser. There are forms, rules, limits, etc at every bend. Some of you have helped me before, but I would love a dummies...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 25th 2013, 1:54 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,222
Posted By megabyte

Re: Green Card while in US?

Many thanks for your answers. I will look into this further when I have a better idea as to when we will be moving.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 25th 2013, 1:44 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,222
Posted By megabyte

Re: Green Card while in US?

is it possible with another type of visa not vwp?
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 25th 2013, 1:34 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,222
Posted By megabyte

Green Card while in US?

Sorry, I am sure this has been answered someplace but I cannot find it....or it is too legal.

I am an American citizen living for many years with my British husband in the UK. Can he apply for a...
Forum: USA
Jul 25th 2011, 1:48 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

OK.....I'm ready to move in. Now could someone please find me a new custom house, on the lake, facing west, wide water views with mountains, under-floor heating:D, very little maintenance, nice...
Forum: USA
Jul 24th 2011, 8:57 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

I am glad to hear that you feel safe there, but it is not only people I was thinking of..............it's all of those things that go bump in the night!!!!............and crawl, bite, slither, sting...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2011, 8:44 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

I have a place for you to move to :-)

It is going to be a bit of a shock for me moving to VA. I live on an island that has no snakes, deer, foxes, badgers, bears, moles, squirrels, toads,...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2011, 6:07 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Oh no, now my skin is crawling...

I checked - you have black widows (!!!) and then I saw these:

-Wolf Spiders... They are HUGE. The body can be about an inch long, with over 2 inch legs...
...
Forum: USA
Jul 22nd 2011, 8:14 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Persimmons are great when making puds or chutneys. If they are ripe, I love them just as they are.

Welcome back Wild one! Hmmmm, now I have to think about coyotes and nuts with guns!!! So,...
Forum: USA
Jul 21st 2011, 9:40 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Sorry, bilberries not blueberries: http://www.mirtoselect.info/public/bilberry_blueberry.asp

They are fantastic! We walked up the mountain, eating our way up to a hut where we sat outside in the...
Forum: USA
Jul 20th 2011, 9:14 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

My friend told me that she used to leave her pies to cool on the window sill in Whistler until she was told that it was against local code because it would attract the bears. Makes sense, but I don't...
Forum: USA
Jul 20th 2011, 2:24 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Okay, thanks for the dock tip.

I have never tried squirrel :eek: but I do eat just about anything as long as other people eat it first. Fried apples in lard is really hard to imagine though. I...
Forum: USA
Jul 19th 2011, 10:25 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Sorry, I meant petrol here is $8.96 per US gallon....not £.

True about the amount that one drives in the US! I would imagine that living on the lake will be a bit challenging too having to go...
Forum: USA
Jul 19th 2011, 1:17 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

No, you have not put me off, it will just help us to know what to be aware of and what to ask of the agents.

This has nothing to do with what any of us have been talking about, but I thought you...
Forum: USA
Jul 18th 2011, 5:03 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Thank you so much for all of the advice. I had not thought about the power. We have been looking at unpopulated new sub-divisions so that is something to keep in mind. Actually, underground power...
Forum: USA
Jul 14th 2011, 10:37 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

It looks like a lot of little lanes sometimes for roads. Is there a problem in the winter when it snows? Are they cleared quickly?

Actually, what is the winter like there?

If we could afford...
Forum: USA
Jul 13th 2011, 7:03 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

I just found a thread looking for expats in VA: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=650793

You can search your area within the thread.

Hope you find someone near you!
Forum: USA
Jul 13th 2011, 3:41 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Man, this was painful to watch...this guy is slow! Basically, what he is saying is you can spend $25 and they will send you dvd and stink bug catcher OR you can watch this and make your own for...
Forum: USA
Jul 13th 2011, 3:28 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Here it is WIV
I'am sure you guys can add to this!!!

Things I have learned living in Virginia

Thought this was funny and needed to share

1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the...
Forum: USA
Jul 13th 2011, 3:25 am
Replies: 54
Views: 5,370
Posted By megabyte

Re: Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Gory, we are definitely getting a boat. That is one of the reasons for moving to a lake. My husband and I may be old, but we still love speed, so getting another speed boat is on our 'to do' list. ...
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