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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 7th 2014, 2:56 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,904
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: Moving back to Uk with 15 yr old in yr 10 USA

I have been googling the issue and it seems like a high school diploma is the equivalent of 5 GCSEs regardless of whether they were honors classes (eg, college level math).
Bearing in mind that if...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 6th 2014, 3:21 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,904
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: Moving back to Uk with 15 yr old in yr 10 USA

Thanks for all the information. Maybe I will have to get her work so far evaluated by one of those education evaluation agencies. I had to pay to get my qualifications evaluated and then I was...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 3rd 2014, 2:12 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,904
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: Moving back to Uk with 15 yr old in yr 10 USA

Thanks for the help.
Yes, she will be 16 in the Summer.
I am hoping she can jump straight into A'Levels if her GPA is good at the end of this year.
Does anyone have experience with the transfer to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 30th 2014, 3:11 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,904
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Moving back to Uk with 15 yr old in yr 10 USA

Hello,

I may be moving back to the UK from the USA after 12 years here. I have a 15 yr old (16 in July) and an American born 9 yr old (10 in August).

My 15 yr old is in 10th Grade here.
I...
Forum: Back Home
Mar 28th 2014, 2:49 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,915
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: More than 6 months already!

Cardienscarf, I really enjoyed reading your post. I am facing the prospect of having my visa turned down and having to move back to the UK very quickly. We have not been back for 12 years, not even...
Forum: Back Home
Mar 28th 2014, 1:32 am
Replies: 20
Views: 7,648
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: Back 2 years and feel out of sorts

I have been in the US for 12 years also and I particularly expect my sisters to not notice I have returned!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 27th 2014, 8:28 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

We have spent $5000 every 2 years to extend our stay. I do all the work and the lawyer guides me and rubberstamps it. So this year I decided to do it myself for $800. Just replicated the 4inch...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 27th 2014, 2:21 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

Yes, I do have a route but it is obviously not via the E2
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 27th 2014, 1:27 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

Thank you for your advice. I look forward to the replies on this forum and the simple act of writing helps to clarify how I feel. I think we are in a pretty unique situation as we have not been...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 27th 2014, 1:12 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

She will age out when she is 21 and our aim was to get our green card by then. This is very difficult because I am ready to go home but my husband thinks we shouldn't give up. My daughter does not...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 25th 2014, 1:56 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 3,837
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: Aargh, it's really happening!

I forgot to say that yes, I love it in my small town in the US but I don't like....guns, bad food, visa restrictions and the US healthcare. I have lovely friends here and a wonderful community...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 25th 2014, 1:52 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 3,837
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: Aargh, it's really happening!

Hello movingbacktotheuksoon,

I moved away from Ilford when I went to college in Brentwood and then lived in Leytonstone prior to moving to California.

I am a different person now and I crave...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 25th 2014, 1:17 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

We went to see a lawyer and he said we would have to file for our corporation and personally which means our business wouldn't get approved for the E visa. All very complicated!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 24th 2014, 8:26 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

I'm afraid I can't visit as it is unlikely I would get the actual visa stamped in my passport for my return to US.

You might be right about the grief but I also think any sane person would have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 24th 2014, 2:53 am
Replies: 39
Views: 3,837
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: Aargh, it's really happening!

Good luck with the move. I am following with interest as we may be moving back after 12 years in the US. We haven't been back so it may be a culture shock for us. We are from Ilford, Essex and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 24th 2014, 2:00 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

Thank you for your responses everyone.
As I haven't been back to the UK in 12 years, it is very difficult to even remember what it is like to live there.

It would be hard to replicate our...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 23rd 2014, 4:55 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,805
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: im back home

I made a new thread. Thanks for the advice.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 23rd 2014, 4:30 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,667
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

USA to UK being sentimental or a sensible choice

his is my first time on here. I have lived in the USA since 2002. I came with my husband and 5 year old daughter. We now have a 9 year old son. We have had a really challenging time in the US. We...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 23rd 2014, 4:20 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,805
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: im back home

Sorry, I started rambling and then got a bit lost I was interested to know what life is like back in the UK, having been away for 12 years with no vacations back there either. I am not sure where to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 23rd 2014, 4:12 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,805
Posted By BlubellsInTheForest

Re: im back home

Hello, this is my first time on here. I have lived in the USA since 2002. I came with my husband and 5 year old daughter. We now have a 9 year old son. We have had a really challenging time in...
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