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Forum: USA
Mar 24th 2024, 4:21 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Brilliant!

I just applied online for my wife - wish they'd done that sooner
Forum: USA
Mar 23rd 2024, 5:05 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

No, they were using a wire form...

link (https://www.fidelity.com/bin-public/060_www_fidelity_com/documents/outgoing-international-bank-wire.pdf)

It's just that their own form required a...
Forum: USA
Mar 16th 2024, 12:47 am
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Setting up Fidelity to transfer to Wise is in progress...
Forum: USA
Mar 15th 2024, 9:06 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

I'm at the same stage myself - ready to pay voluntary NICs. I ran into the same problem you did, the 18-digit reference number, but if you're like me (outside the UK), that's not what you need.

In...
Forum: USA
Dec 14th 2023, 4:47 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Was your application on form CF83?
Website says my application was received 10 AUG 2023, and I can expect a reply by 13 JUNE 2024.
Feels like the process is getting quicker compared with the last...
Forum: Australia
Oct 10th 2023, 1:41 am
Replies: 0
Views: 400
Posted By 00derek

Ex Strathclyde employees

Searching for ex-pats who are receiving pension from Strathclyde Pension Fund Office (SPFO). You may have worked for Strathclyde Regional Council (1975~1996) or any of the councils that were created...
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2023, 1:36 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,738
Posted By 00derek

Re: Does anyone have experience with Western Union for their pension payments?

Hi Jake,

Did you read the whole thread? There are no fees, and the exchange rate in my case looks like it will be better than most.
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2023, 1:25 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,738
Posted By 00derek

Re: Does anyone have experience with Western Union for their pension payments?

That sort of changes my question - If SRC is using Convera, and they use the mid-rate, then we're not talking about "high-street" Western Union.

At Convera.com, the USD rate is only 0.0002 less...
Forum: USA
Aug 9th 2023, 1:53 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,738
Posted By 00derek

Re: Does anyone have experience with Western Union for their pension payments?

Reply from Western Union via my pension admin - $1.2704 for July (I presume that was an average?)....but anyone do a transaction recently so I compare rates? 1.27 seems OK

"With regards to the...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2023, 10:04 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Another thing - do you remember which address you sent it to? The form says post it to

PT Operations North East England
HM Revenue and Customs
BX9 1AN
United Kingdom

...but there are reports...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2023, 5:09 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,738
Posted By 00derek

Does anyone have experience with Western Union for their pension payments?

Does anyone have experience with Western Union for their pension payments?

Local government (formerly Strathclyde Regional Council) pension payments are starting this year.
Their office is...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2023, 4:42 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

OK, great, just a few weeks then.

Thanks
Forum: USA
Aug 7th 2023, 6:48 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

I sent my CF83 2 weeks ago - first class USPS.
Does anyone remember - how long after posting yours, did the HMRC website (https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/track) acknowledge the form had been...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2023, 10:17 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 6,841
Posted By 00derek

Re: UK Pension taxation for US Resident

yes, you can probably file once - as long as you don't have any taxes to claim there's no reason to file again
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2023, 9:30 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 6,841
Posted By 00derek

Re: UK Pension taxation for US Resident

I've read the form f8802, and some of the instructions (i8802 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8802.pdf)); it looks like you have to file one form for each year or years you are requesting the...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2023, 8:46 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 6,841
Posted By 00derek

Re: UK Pension taxation for US Resident

Is it necessary to register (form US Individual Form 2002 etc.) if the annual income (e.g. UK state or local gov pension) is less than the tax-free personal allowance - at this time £12,750?

Mrs...
Forum: USA
Jul 17th 2023, 8:12 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

I've looked at this; it says I need to pay 800-odd pounds per year for missing years. I think those amounts are class 3 contributions, when I know I'm eligible to pay class 2. So I think that...
Forum: USA
Jul 15th 2023, 3:03 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Will HMRC take this into account when they process form CF83? Will the "amount due" accurately state what needs to be paid, including COPE deductions, to qualify for full pension?
Forum: USA
Jul 13th 2023, 11:45 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

[QUOTE=00derek;13203480]I'm jumping around the forum looking for information before I post a question that I have, .......

Believe it or not, I just finished reading the entire thread....yes, all...
Forum: USA
Jul 13th 2023, 4:33 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

I'm jumping around the forum looking for information before I post a question that I have, and I came across the subject of WEP - windfall elimination provision. It may have been mentioned on this...
Forum: USA
Jul 13th 2023, 2:26 pm
Replies: 758
Views: 225,332
Posted By 00derek

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

They did...some time in the last few weeks from my perspective...

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The...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 7th 2022, 9:23 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 868
Posted By 00derek

Verizon Home Internet > BBC iPlayer

we've been able to watch BBC iPlayer via a DNS sevice for a long time, when we had Cox Internet. I just switched to Verizon home internet 5G, and iPlayer has been difficult to keep working.
The...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 10th 2020, 7:38 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,534
Posted By 00derek

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

Before I even go there, it would be nice to get a round up from people using the various DNS services to find out which ones the BBC is starting to block. If I sign up for something, and it doesn't...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 10th 2020, 6:36 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 23,534
Posted By 00derek

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

I've been using unblock-us (dot com) for years - $50 per year for DNS spoofing, redirection, whatever you want to call it, it's worked very well for BBC iPlayer (with the occasional hiccup) until...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 6th 2018, 6:46 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 929
Posted By 00derek

Re: Immigration paperwork

Yeah, it's not much - one hanging folder in the filing cabinet I can grasp in one hand.

Thank you for the replies!
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