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Forum: USA
Nov 30th 2018, 11:38 am
Replies: 89
Views: 12,248
Posted By ChrisK

Re: new car suggestions for first time in the US

Our first US car was a Ford Escort automatic - crap. Our second car (alongside the Escort) was a Chevy Cavalier manual coupe - better, but poor build quality. Twenty years latter, and our 2nd forage...
Forum: USA
Aug 22nd 2018, 1:18 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,177
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Teen going back to UK University - Home or International student?

Somewhat complicated: our two daughters got through as UK students - they did have GC's, although we still had a UK home and as such they hadn't really started 'life' in the US. (They since have...
Forum: USA
Apr 15th 2018, 4:45 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 11,189
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Drug Screen and Background Check - L1 visa

Personally, I'm thankful that I work for a more enlightened (US) employer where such a test might be seen as an infringement of civil liberties.


Clearly using illegal drugs is, well, illegal,...
Forum: USA
Feb 17th 2018, 9:11 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,409
Posted By ChrisK

Re: FBAR Reportable Or Not?

Oh, and while some of you are sorting out their 2017 year end FBAR, note that despite the form being the same 'version' with the same 'effective from' date, the form is different to previous years -...
Forum: USA
Feb 13th 2018, 1:35 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 3,409
Posted By ChrisK

Re: FBAR Reportable Or Not?

Unfortunately this is one of the vagaries of the reporting system. I declined to have anything to do with my mother's accounts since I might have to report them one way or another.


I'm no tax...
Forum: USA
Feb 7th 2018, 1:18 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,863
Posted By ChrisK

Re: UK Passport Renewal

The online system is extremely efficient. I was going to be back in the UK anyway, so did all the online application, booked an appointment ahead of time, and took 5 minutes to collect it in person.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 24th 2018, 3:34 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,987
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Buying property in UK - stamp duty

We're currently trying to move house in the UK: we have a US house (wife and me) and UK house (for when we're in the UK and our daughters). Our solicitors have enquired with HMRC as to our position,...
Forum: USA
Nov 25th 2017, 5:32 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 5,928
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Half or Shared container advice Florida to UK

Years ago (at the dawn of widespread internet/web information) I phoned a shipping company (I believe it was Mason's) in Seattle for shipping household goods from Baltimore back to the UK. We got a...
Forum: USA
Nov 21st 2017, 8:06 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,964
Posted By ChrisK

Re: UK passport renewal from the US

Since I was back in the UK this week, I renewed my UK passport on Monday - I did an online application for a renewal and booked an appointment. The passport was ready and waiting for me, took all of...
Forum: USA
Sep 24th 2017, 5:54 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 6,651
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Excellent credit rating, what will happen to it in the states?

Credit scores in the US are a scam - in the UK they essentially reflect how god you are at paying your bills/loans on time - in the US they are set to see how much more money the banks can squeeze...
Forum: USA
Sep 9th 2017, 1:35 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,824
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Dual Taxation

We're in a similar position... .


Rightly or wrongly we've paid UK tax on the interest and dividends, paid US tax on these as 'income', but then got a (US) tax credit for the UK tax paid....
Forum: USA
Sep 5th 2017, 12:12 am
Replies: 57
Views: 3,534
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Electric appliances help

Indeed - (and I don't have extension cords running around the house and never said I did...!). It is purely to save having multiple UK-US converters hanging off the wall (which in itself is not...
Forum: USA
Sep 4th 2017, 1:44 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 3,534
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Electric appliances help

We bought a couple of large transformers from amazon for 110V-240V conversion (but they will also do the reverse).


However, we also got a US extension lead and 'added' a UK 4-way 13amp block so...
Forum: USA
Sep 1st 2017, 12:26 pm
Replies: 84
Views: 15,069
Posted By ChrisK

Re: What are the BBC up to?

One thing I've found that despite using SmartDNS servers supposedly in the UK - that's not where the IP addresses were. Today 'London' was actually in Brazil, 'Glasgow' was in Switzerland, and...
Forum: USA
Aug 31st 2017, 12:24 am
Replies: 84
Views: 15,069
Posted By ChrisK

Re: What are the BBC up to?

...very variable accessing the BBC through smartDNS; sometimes it works just fine, others just refreshing the webpage will do, then other times when no matter which UK server is used it says it's...
Forum: USA
Jun 10th 2017, 10:10 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,008
Posted By ChrisK

Re: Mortgage For Brand New Immigrant?

We got our first US mortgage with Wells Fargo - at the time they seemed to be the only ones willing to provide mortgages to newbies. However, this first mortgage took over 13 months to sort out (!) -...
Forum: USA
Nov 10th 2013, 5:58 am
Replies: 2,189
Views: 377,898
Posted By ChrisK

Re: UK Foods in the US Share your finds!

For those dying for Thorntons chocolates - saw large boxes of their continental selection in Bed Bath and Beyond today in Annapolis - reasonably priced too. :)
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