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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 24th 2026, 5:40 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,857
Posted By freerskier

Re: Moving back - inital thoughts

OK Cool - the funds were in the US but transferring over. Good for. like you say, showing regular worth to buy stuff.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 24th 2026, 5:38 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,857
Posted By freerskier

Re: Moving back - inital thoughts

Good idea - I scour rightmove all the time as well.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 11th 2026, 3:05 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,857
Posted By freerskier

Re: Moving back - inital thoughts

Great, thanks.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 10th 2026, 5:06 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,857
Posted By freerskier

Re: Moving back - inital thoughts

Thanks folks all great info.
From one of my questions above has anyone actually the fact that you have a 401k or other US accounts as part of the proof of earnings and savings. In other words the UK...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 9th 2026, 2:10 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,857
Posted By freerskier

Re: Moving back - inital thoughts

Thanks so much for the reply.

Done the research already re the £29k - good there but in the context of the questions above.

Per the “set up” section at the top of my post we are retiring...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 9th 2026, 7:59 am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,109
Posted By freerskier

Re: Renewing Old Uk Driving Licence

Makes sense
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 9th 2026, 3:47 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,857
Posted By freerskier

Moving back - inital thoughts

Set up: My wife and I are at the early stages of planning to retire to the UK - probably in 3 years. I am a dual citizen and she is a US citizen so we would be going the spouse visa route. Ive been...
Forum: USA
Mar 9th 2026, 2:57 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,718
Posted By freerskier

Re: IRS Annual Average Exchange Rate

I used the treasury rate but let my CPA know etc. Not sure on the best course of action but there you go.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 24th 2025, 9:56 am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,109
Posted By freerskier

Re: Renewing Old Uk Driving Licence

Thanks.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 19th 2025, 4:42 am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,109
Posted By freerskier

Renewing Old Uk Driving Licence

I was going to return to the UK in 2022 - that never happened so still in the USA. Probably be a couple of yeas till I move.

Meantime my UK driving license has expired of course. Can't find...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 25th 2024, 12:34 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,032
Posted By freerskier

Return to UK with US wife

Hi everyone.

I've posted a bit in the past but now my wife and myself are looking at our plans over the next few years. The plans a have a strong leaning to coming to the UK. I'd like to ask a...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Oct 25th 2024, 11:42 am
Replies: 4
Views: 812
Posted By freerskier

Re: Spouse Visa Forms

Similarly - looked on the .gov.uk site and whilst there's a lot of information is there just a straightforward list of the documents you require/your spouse requires to complete the spouse visa....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 1st 2024, 6:21 am
Replies: 0
Views: 623
Posted By freerskier

New HM Gov Spouse Visa Changes

Just an idle conversation opener on any like mended folks that may have been thinking of returning to the UK with their overseas spouse (Me in the USA) but now might be stymied by HM Govs new income...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 18th 2022, 2:08 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,726
Posted By freerskier

Re: How Hard Can It Be?

Thanks. I'm a fairly below average driver at best:(, so this is a weight off.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 17th 2022, 5:05 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,726
Posted By freerskier

Re: How Hard Can It Be?

Driving Licence - Now there's a thing. Did you have to re-take your UK test? My UK driving licence actually runs out next week. You can renew online but you have to state the UK address and "how long...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 17th 2022, 4:51 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,726
Posted By freerskier

Re: How Hard Can It Be?

Hi Stelly - Echoing durham_lads advice: I went to my local SSA office in SLC. Presented the Naturalization Certificate, had my US passport and Driving License handy. The agent took the certificate,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 16th 2022, 2:54 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,726
Posted By freerskier

Re: How Hard Can It Be?

Thanks durham_lad - And hello again - Actually just updated my SSA status the other day and checked other stuff through their portal. I'll certainly do the other checks you mention. I'm with US Bank...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 14th 2022, 4:19 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,726
Posted By freerskier

Re: How Hard Can It Be?

Thanks folks and thanks for the TOR tip too. Some shipping companies, I think help with the TOR - I may use a combination of sendmybag (as I did when I came to the USA years ago) or something like...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 13th 2022, 1:30 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,726
Posted By freerskier

How Hard Can It Be?

I am going back to the UK from the US - probably next spring. Born in the UK and got my US citizenship in May 2021.

1) I've searched the forum a bit but, unless I've missed a real obvious post, I...
Forum: USA
Sep 28th 2021, 10:39 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,227
Posted By freerskier

Re: Travelling to UK Next week

Hi - Yeah considered the Heathrow thing as you say, just done and forgotten about. Be interesting to see how the self-administration works for sure.

Most annoying thing has been trying to get the...
Forum: USA
Sep 28th 2021, 8:32 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,227
Posted By freerskier

Re: Travelling to UK Next week

Created my account but with Qured. No problem.

Tried to use Royal Mail to find a Priority Mailboxes to post back the tests near where I'll be in Scotland but couldn't get the web-site to work and,...
Forum: USA
Sep 28th 2021, 6:49 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,227
Posted By freerskier

Re: Travelling to UK Next week

Cheers.
Forum: USA
Sep 28th 2021, 5:35 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,227
Posted By freerskier

Re: Travelling to UK Next week

Thanks - I was thinking the Qured PCR but the Randox is less.

Is their PCR test supervised or not - doesn't seem to say on the site?

Also, Did you use one of their drop boxes - not going to be...
Forum: USA
Sep 28th 2021, 4:29 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,227
Posted By freerskier

Travelling to UK Next week

Hi - Appreciate there area couple of long posts here already but the entry rules (Yay!!!) have just change and I cant see my specific though related points covered. Apologies fro any duplication
...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 7th 2021, 3:20 am
Replies: 54
Views: 10,853
Posted By freerskier

Re: Topping up NI Contributions

Bit of an update my union jack cohorts - Actually managed to get through to the Dept. of Future Work Pensions. Stayed up till 1:30am Mountain Time in the USA to hit FWP as the phone lines opened with...
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