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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 17th 2014, 12:46 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,167
Posted By Catmo

Re: A big O1 visa thank you

My husband had his O1 interview at Belfast last march. The security, paperwork and fingerprinting parts took much longer than the actual interview, which only took about 5 min.

They asked him what...
Forum: USA
May 19th 2014, 9:34 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,610
Posted By Catmo

Re: Relocation Costs Directly Paid - tax implications?

Apologies if what I said was incorrect or misleading. In my experience, our relocation expenses were not grossed up and we had additional tax to pay on them. The employer both paid directly and...
Forum: USA
May 17th 2014, 9:04 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,610
Posted By Catmo

Re: Relocation Costs Directly Paid - tax implications?

Did your employer pay/reimburse these relocation costs? If so they should add them to your w2 for the year and you will pay the tax when your fill out your tax return.

They should calculate how...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 12th 2014, 4:37 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 6,675
Posted By Catmo

Re: O-1A Petition Approved. Any tips for the interview?

My husband has an O-1 visa, he is a scientist. We had our interview at Belfast in March last year.

I wouldn't worry about it too much, it took about 10 minutes. Take the full application with you,...
Forum: USA
May 12th 2014, 4:21 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 872
Posted By Catmo

Re: SSN needed for joint Tax return

I just applied for my ITIN along with our joint 2013 tax return.

I filled out form W7 and took it and the paper tax return to an IRS office (you can look online to see which ones you can go to)....
Forum: USA
Apr 30th 2014, 1:13 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,742
Posted By Catmo

Re: First post - H1B on the way and have a few questions...

We just got my husband's employer to send us a letter at our hotel for our proof of address to open a bank account.

We have a lease on a VW jetta from international autosource. No complaints as...
Forum: USA
Apr 24th 2014, 7:47 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 13,277
Posted By Catmo

Re: Renting apartment/house when you first move over with no US credit?

My husband's employer provider a letter showing his income to secure our rental flat. We paid a deposit, but you would pay that in the UK for a rental property and it was less than 1 month rent, so...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 18th 2014, 1:08 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 3,625
Posted By Catmo

Re: Finding H1B sponsor companies

Adam, it would be possible for you to come here as a spouse on a H-4 visa and change status if you could find a sponsor.

However you would first have to find a company willing to employ you and...
Forum: USA
Mar 18th 2014, 12:46 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,222
Posted By Catmo

Re: Filing P85 Form

You've made it red (or at least it looks red to me) where it says do not fill in p85 if you need to fill in a tax return. You need to fill in a tax return if you have rental income.

P85 is...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 5th 2014, 9:16 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,081
Posted By Catmo

Re: RFE response times - Any knowledge/Experience?

Probably not helpful, as we didn't get a RFE, but my husband's O-1 visa went through the California Service Centre last February with Premium processing and we got the approval within 10 days.
Forum: USA
Mar 5th 2014, 9:06 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,970
Posted By Catmo

Re: Need advice from other mums - winter clothes

This has been my first winter in Chicago, and the weather has been brutal compared to Scotland, so I can only imagine the shock from a warm climate!

I'm not a person that feels the cold, so this...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 18th 2014, 4:07 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,374
Posted By Catmo

Re: Last minute nerves! - entering tomorrow

We were a bit nervous about this when we arrived last year, especially as we had to wait in a huge queue for over an hour at immigration and we weren't sure if we had filled in the card things they...
Forum: USA
Feb 10th 2014, 3:33 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,196
Posted By Catmo

Re: Moving to US - Credit history, Healthcare & other advice needed please!

We have been in the US for 10 months on O1 and O3 visas. We organised a 2 year car lease from international autosource from the UK and were happy with how it all worked out. A car waiting for us...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 22nd 2014, 2:01 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,737
Posted By Catmo

Re: What do they ask at the Embassy Interview?

At our embassy interview (Belfast), they asked my husband a couple of questions about his new job role - job title, start date, basic summary of what he would be doing and they asked him when we got...
Forum: USA
Jan 8th 2014, 1:28 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 720
Posted By Catmo

Re: Citibank credit card

We have been here for 9 months and have just got a citi thank you credit card. We were told when we first arrived that we could have a secured card after 2 months in US with the information you...
Forum: USA
Nov 1st 2013, 3:31 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 5,073
Posted By Catmo

Re: Relocating from UK to Chicago

Just reread my post and realised it sounds like you cannot walk anywhere. You can, it's just less common here.

If you choose a house/apartment within a reasonable walking distance of where you...
Forum: USA
Nov 1st 2013, 3:10 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 5,073
Posted By Catmo

Re: Relocating from UK to Chicago

Hello

I just moved to Arlington Heights 6 months ago, due to my husband's work in Des Plaines (another nearby suburb)

I agree that you need a car here to get anywhere, but Arlington Heights...
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