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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 2nd 2024, 10:42 am
Replies: 5
Views: 974
Posted By minhan

Re: Wise - bordeless accounts.

Hi, we keep our US bank account for our IRA in the future but not sure how long that bank going to last. They only keep it for premier clients. Wondering about your advice on WISE bank, do you pay...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 2nd 2024, 10:34 am
Replies: 7
Views: 507
Posted By minhan

Re: Work credit to receive retirement benefits

He's in the early 50... so he still has lots of years available to him for voluntary contributions, it's just that we have our private pensions and also we'd like to know whether we can use the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 2nd 2024, 10:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 507
Posted By minhan

Re: Work credit to receive retirement benefits

ah, we did the calculation of voluntary contributions and it did work out well (great ROI) but we were just to check whether the credits from US can be useful, if that's the case, we don't need to do...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 28th 2024, 7:51 am
Replies: 7
Views: 507
Posted By minhan

Re: Work credit to receive retirement benefits

Thank you for your explanation. As expat working in different countries, he didn't have enough "time" in each country to meet the basic / minimum basic pension. Just a slim hope that they allow to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 27th 2024, 3:56 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 507
Posted By minhan

Work credit to receive retirement benefits

Hi, I'm looking for advice from people that have similar experience. My hubby is Brit, worked in the US for 4 years and he had 24 of the 40 work credits that need to have to receive retirement...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jul 18th 2023, 7:04 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 539
Posted By minhan

Re: ILR Set M - Help please

Thank you! I feel better now that key questions have some guidance. I thought I have to pay for the immigration lawyer to review my application.
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jul 18th 2023, 7:03 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 539
Posted By minhan

Re: ILR Set M - Help please

Thank you for the help. Very precise!

The savings situation is a bit complicated but we set aside the amount for the visa requirement. Apparently, Nationwide won't issue bank statement if there's...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jul 18th 2023, 6:39 am
Replies: 4
Views: 539
Posted By minhan

ILR Set M - Help please

Hi,

I have tried to read the old posts to find answers for my case but I haven't seen any yet (or perhaps I didn't go more than page 10). I really hope I can get some answers from this group.

I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 17th 2022, 10:37 am
Replies: 4
Views: 723
Posted By minhan

Re: Capital losses / closing IRA account

Thank you so so much for your comments / answers.

My English is so so hence you spotted the IRA in the "our". It's my husband 401K from work and he moved it to IRA, so technically it's his but I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 15th 2022, 8:37 am
Replies: 4
Views: 723
Posted By minhan

Capital losses / closing IRA account

Hi,

I hope I get some advice here. We moved back to UK from US 4 years ago. My husband wants to wrap up everything in the US but we hesitate to close our IRA account because we will have to pay...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 14th 2022, 1:31 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,300
Posted By minhan

Re: 401k - what should I do with it?

Thank you! I forgot how the sterling exchange rate is in my favour. We thought of waiting until next year as we already put money in our ISA this year but it's a great point to act now.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 13th 2022, 8:58 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,306
Posted By minhan

Re: Moving back after 20 years in Japan - Advice Sought

I got my spouse visa from US, husband and two children are British. They moved over here before me to start school. I had 1 visa declined because we didn't provide clear proof for accommodation. The...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 13th 2022, 8:45 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,631
Posted By minhan

Re: US Pension Lump Sum Early Withdrawal

Thank you! I am going to try to digest that Treaty Article. It's not as direct / easy to understand.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 12th 2022, 6:56 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,300
Posted By minhan

Re: 401k - what should I do with it?

Hi,

I would like to know whether you're able to convert your IRA to Roth? We already moved back to UK and debating whether to pay the penalty & taxes to cash out the lum sump. I read another post...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 12th 2022, 6:48 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,049
Posted By minhan

Re: UK and USA tax filing as UK resident

Hi,

I hope you don't mind to advise / share your experience. I lived in the US for couple years and now moved to the UK with my family. We receive dividends from a loan to family member. The...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 12th 2022, 5:59 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,631
Posted By minhan

Re: US Pension Lump Sum Early Withdrawal

Hi, I came across this post and found that my family is in the same situation. We keep debating whether we should just close the 401K account, pay the penalty, pay the US tax and then pay UK tax, put...
Forum: USA
Jan 27th 2020, 1:00 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 768
Posted By minhan

Return to UK and now pay UK and US taxes

Hi,

We moved to the US and lived there for 4 years. Returned to UK in July 2018. Still received US income until March 2019. We just filed UK tax and supposed to pay by Jan 31st for the period of...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 17th 2019, 11:28 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,771
Posted By minhan

Re: Children's education worries

Just to share our experience. We moved back to the UK at end of July last year after we arranged an entry test at a grammar school for my daughter to get into year 7 (she was 11). It's because we...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 31st 2019, 7:01 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,011
Posted By minhan

Re: Provisional Drivers license - apply in person?

Hi,

Just on this driving license subject, I have seen a post that I will need to live in the UK for a year before I can take the driving test, am I correct? I thought that I can apply for...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Nov 1st 2018, 1:06 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,398
Posted By minhan

Re: Spouse Visa 5 year route- What is required and what to do.

Hi,

I arrived two months ago under spouse visa and it might be too early to even think of next stage but I'd like to prepare for it. Could you please share your thoughts on:

1. My husband and I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 4th 2018, 4:56 am
Replies: 8
Views: 869
Posted By minhan

Re: UK Auto Insurance

hi, we are looking for car insurance too, currently renting using our US driving license. Would you please share what sort of wordings that Aviva needs? We lived in the US for 4 years, had State Farm...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 31st 2018, 3:14 am
Replies: 15
Views: 4,397
Posted By minhan

Re: Getting a UK driving license

What if my US driving license is expired couple months after I arrive England? Does it mean I can’t drive at all?
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 21st 2018, 6:46 pm
Replies: 3,576
Views: 701,551
Posted By minhan

Re: MERGED: Spouse Visa Issues with Sheffield +Spouse Visa Chat Thread.

i paid for priority and I only received one email stating that they received my application & supporting documents. My husband called and escalated after 30 working day, escalated second time the...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 2nd 2018, 2:11 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 5,097
Posted By minhan

Re: Selling House to Meet Financial Requirement

i used my husband 401K, our banks accounts for the application. I was worried that ECO won’t accept the 401K as it not converted to cash yet. And we just sold the house. My husband and the kids...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Aug 1st 2018, 9:30 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 5,097
Posted By minhan

Re: Selling House to Meet Financial Requirement

Hi, I'm going to use the proceeds from my house sale to support my application. I just sold the house in US and the money is in the joint account. We lived in that house for over three years. Would...
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