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Forum: USA
Jul 6th 2022, 5:46 am
Replies: 9
Views: 943
Posted By texasbound

Re: Travel insurance for visiting parent who is 70+

Has anyone explored something like this - https://www.sevencorners.com/

It’s much cheaper but only covers a max of $100k per injury or illness. I can’t see that being enough if my mum had a heart...
Forum: USA
Jul 6th 2022, 5:27 am
Replies: 9
Views: 943
Posted By texasbound

Re: Travel insurance for visiting parent who is 70+

Saga came back with something more reasonable at around £1000. She currently has an infection and I think that’s pushing the prices up, expect it may drop a little once the infection is cleared up.
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Forum: USA
Jul 5th 2022, 4:44 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 943
Posted By texasbound

Travel insurance for visiting parent who is 70+

Hi all

Trying to find out how to get reasonable medical insurance for my mother (aged 70+ with pre-existing conditions, COPD and osteoporosis). 3 years ago coverage was reasonable at around $1000...
Forum: USA
Mar 24th 2022, 5:27 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,142
Posted By texasbound

Re: How long do you need to pay Class II NI contributions for?

All

Thanks, useful to know they cap the payments. In the mean time we carry on paying.
Contracted Out - Nope, we never got caught up in that one.

Does is matter if we retire early in the US?
...
Forum: USA
Mar 24th 2022, 3:52 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,142
Posted By texasbound

How long do you need to pay Class II NI contributions for?

All

I paid NI in the UK for 20+ years and have now been paying the Class II contributions for 6+ years while we have lived in the US.

At what point can we (or should we stop paying them)?
...
Forum: USA
Jan 5th 2022, 5:03 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,422
Posted By texasbound

Re: Move from the Bay Area to Dallas

BA = Bay Area
Forum: USA
Dec 31st 2021, 5:21 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,422
Posted By texasbound

Re: Move from the Bay Area to Dallas

I would think carefully about the political differences. We moved from Dallas to BA 5 years ago.

While Dallas was warm and welcoming, it was not somewhere we wanted to stay long term. It never...
Forum: USA
Jul 21st 2021, 5:04 am
Replies: 5
Views: 948
Posted By texasbound

Re: How to calculate SSA without full 30 years?

The SSA system will not give an estimate until you have 40 credits, which we are a couple of years from. Using the link shared above I now have an estimate of SSA - thanks!

Now need to take WEP...
Forum: USA
Jul 21st 2021, 1:11 am
Replies: 5
Views: 948
Posted By texasbound

Re: How to calculate SSA without full 30 years?

wondering if this takes into acccount the zero years (when we did not earn us income)
Forum: USA
Jul 20th 2021, 11:10 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 948
Posted By texasbound

How to calculate SSA without full 30 years?

We are considering retiring in the next 10 years and currently trying to work out how much Social Security will pay us.

We will have worked in the US for ~14 years by then so will have 40+ credits...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 3rd 2021, 11:43 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,139
Posted By texasbound

Re: Best coffee shops in California

In San Francisco I would look at the following
https://www.philzcoffee.com/
https://bluebottlecoffee.com/ - Obvisouly gone main stream but you can go to the OG locaiton...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Dec 23rd 2020, 5:42 am
Replies: 7
Views: 941
Posted By texasbound

Re: Naturalization Interview letter - will this include oath ceremony?

Went through this in CA a couple of months ago. At the end of the interview I was asked if I was free that afternoon and scheduled for the oath ceremony. Wife had similar that afternoon but they...
Forum: USA
Dec 23rd 2020, 5:38 am
Replies: 54
Views: 9,323
Posted By texasbound

Re: Where Do Y’All Get Your British Food From?

If you are looking for a real treat, take a look at Fortnam and Masons. They will ship for £25-£35 so worth while if you go for a larger order, keeping it under $800 to avoid import duties. We placed...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Oct 7th 2020, 3:30 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,028
Posted By texasbound

Re: Anyone Getting N-400 Interviews?

In San Francsico they are running three ceremonies per day, each with about 30 people in
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Sep 28th 2020, 10:03 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,028
Posted By texasbound

Re: Anyone Getting N-400 Interviews?

Interview and ceremony all done together this morning. Ceremony very simple and socially distanced due to covid
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 27th 2020, 3:53 am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,028
Posted By texasbound

Re: Anyone Getting N-400 Interviews?

Just got notice of interview end of September
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 21st 2020, 6:31 am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,028
Posted By texasbound

Re: Anyone Getting N-400 Interviews?

same here
Forum: USA
Apr 28th 2020, 5:44 am
Replies: 771
Views: 228,586
Posted By texasbound

Re: Class 2 NI abolished. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributio

So we paid our class 2 catchup contributions via Faster payments service a few months ago now using the 18 digit ref. Does anyone know how long for the contributions to appear on your account, ours...
Forum: USA
Sep 21st 2017, 4:26 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,419
Posted By texasbound

Re: Considering San Francisco - looking to hear your experience

Wife and I have now lived in SF after first relocating to Dallas 4 years ago.

Bay Area is both very expensive and fantastic at the same time. Cool city, wine region on your doorstep, Lake Tahoe...
Forum: USA
Aug 29th 2017, 5:14 pm
Replies: 771
Views: 228,586
Posted By texasbound

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

OK, that is starting to make sense, thanks for the clarification
Forum: USA
Aug 29th 2017, 4:45 pm
Replies: 771
Views: 228,586
Posted By texasbound

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

I have just logged into the site where you can check your UK State pension forecast. We left the UK 3+ years ago and can see that the years 14-15 and 15-16 are not complete, but when I click in it...
Forum: USA
Aug 17th 2017, 4:46 am
Replies: 41
Views: 3,853
Posted By texasbound

Re: 2nd week in US( Bay area, CA) and missing home comforts!

Try Safeway for regular English tea, they often sell Tetleys.
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2016, 4:23 am
Replies: 332
Views: 36,126
Posted By texasbound

Re: UK to Texas - what's it really like?

Think so, had a couple of people say Houston was more cosmopolitan due to the international oil and gas people.

Other interesting thing in Dallas is the approach to religion i.e. Edge of Bible...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2016, 2:54 am
Replies: 332
Views: 36,126
Posted By texasbound

Re: UK to Texas - what's it really like?

I would be careful of the culture. We move from London to Dallas and realized after two years Dallas was not for us.

Too insular - many people things TX is the only place worth living
Slightly...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 23rd 2016, 2:47 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,599
Posted By texasbound

Re: Experiences negotiating GC from L1-A

I went through this 2 years ago and pitched it with two angles

ExPat redo costs to send us back home at end of engagement = more than GC cost so from a financial pov it makes sense to the company....
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