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Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 8:23 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 8,648
Posted By a18ion

Re: Does anyone pay full whack medical bills?

Happy to grant you that. Thank god I'm not average ;).
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 8:15 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 13,598
Posted By a18ion

Re: Cheapest way to send packages back to UK

Prepare for outraged comments about the privatisation of Royal Mail as the cause of price increases...:lol:

Seriously, the benefits of automation of postal services has reached the limit. Labour...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 7:52 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 8,648
Posted By a18ion

Re: Does anyone pay full whack medical bills?

I'm glad you're happy with the Canadian tax and health system. I'm sorry you can't accept there are situations where Canadians are worse off than Yanks.

My sister in Ontario, for example has...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 7:35 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 3,403
Posted By a18ion

Re: Boris in trouble......?

People say lots of things to make a point. LBJ said "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president." Hmmm. Fat lot of truth in that. Obama...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 4:28 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,523
Posted By a18ion

Re: Permanent Residency?

My experience was like fozzyb. I never expected to stay in the USA. But both in moving here in the 1980s, and then to Britain in the 1990's (and now back in the USA), in each case, after about 18...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 4:17 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 3,403
Posted By a18ion

Re: Boris in trouble......?

Irrespective of whether you think BJ is a twat or not, it's useful for a "leading figure" to raise the profile of this problem. How many of the 535 members of congress really understand the issue. ...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 3:53 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 5,626
Posted By a18ion

Re: ACA application woes, anyone?

Another anomaly I've encountered is that the CA exchange/marketplace doesn't actually represent the market. If you go direct to the Ins Co's websites they offer both On-market and Off-market plans. ...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Nov 20th 2014, 3:45 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 5,047
Posted By a18ion

Re: H1b or get married/Advance Parole?

Brill!:lol:
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 3:33 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 13,598
Posted By a18ion

Re: Cheapest way to send packages back to UK

Won't help with the handmade goods, but maybe Carters Online will ship to UK at an all-in price better than you can post to UK. Probably not, but just another idea.
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 3:25 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 530
Posted By a18ion

Earning SS credits for Medicare

You need 10 years of social security credits to benefit from Medicare at 65. And, unlike the UK, you can't make voluntary SS contributions to top up your account.

As an early retiree, this...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Nov 20th 2014, 3:09 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 5,047
Posted By a18ion

Re: H1b or get married/Advance Parole?

I guess this is like the problem that to most people it looks like the Sun is orbiting the Earth, but they're mistaken. And while the processing of my AOS looked like it only started after my AP was...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 2:20 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,971
Posted By a18ion

Re: Net Neutrality

In terms of the reasons that the competitive landscape is regulated the way it, you have it right. Michael's explanation of the technical background is a terrific read. Is the day getting closer...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 5:54 am
Replies: 103
Views: 8,648
Posted By a18ion

Re: Does anyone pay full whack medical bills?

We have a whole other thread covering the receipt of a pension inheritance by a USC from a Brit. Turns out the USC is probably liable to US IRD income tax, though not, as you say, any inheritance...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Nov 20th 2014, 5:40 am
Replies: 37
Views: 5,047
Posted By a18ion

Re: H1b or get married/Advance Parole?

Sorry, I should have been clearer. I applied for the AP and AOS myself. No lawyer. I know it took two months because you can follow the paperwork. The entire AP/AOS file was mailed in the first...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 4:30 am
Replies: 103
Views: 8,648
Posted By a18ion

Re: Does anyone pay full whack medical bills?

I need to start to look at this, thanks. My mother in Canada is 88, so better have some idea of the tax liability at death. Particularly if benefits paid to USCs/LPRs!! Yet more...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 20th 2014, 12:34 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,184
Posted By a18ion

Re: Having a kid in Canada

stuabroad, what Dashie says here is crucial. If you weren't yourself born in Britain, even though you may be British, you might not be able to pass on citizenship. The Home Office have a website...
Forum: USA
Nov 20th 2014, 12:20 am
Replies: 18
Views: 13,598
Posted By a18ion

Re: Cheapest way to send packages back to UK

Don't think you'll find anything cheaper than the cheapest USPS rate if you want to ship from here. It's easy to use their online service, including printing up the customs dec, and getting a good...
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2014, 10:44 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 8,648
Posted By a18ion

Re: Does anyone pay full whack medical bills?

Sorry, I gave up arguing the toss on which country is overall lower tax + health. But I am interested in the RRSP thing you mentioned. When you say it's exempt, does the beneficiary have to pay tax...
Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2014, 10:37 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 17,083
Posted By a18ion

Re: Nexus and ESTA

Is the inability to change the issuing authority the same even in person at a Nexus/Goes capable office? We renewed our CAN passport and so were able to update the expiry date online, but not the...
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2014, 10:16 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 8,648
Posted By a18ion

Re: Does anyone pay full whack medical bills?

We're now way off topic compared to the title of this thread, but I wonder whether the Canadian rules about deemed disposition at death, and therefore a possible large tax bill for the estate, should...
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2014, 9:57 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 5,626
Posted By a18ion

Re: ACA application woes, anyone?

If you're collecting experiences... at the Covered CA site, for reasons I can't fathom, it believed we had changed our citizenship/immigration info. So it asked us to consent to the changes and...
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2014, 9:39 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 887
Posted By a18ion

Re: Investment Dilemmas 2!

Do you need an advisor? That's really the question. The folks here are talking DIY investing, albeit in funds, which is not too hard to fathom. But some people want to have their hand held. And...
Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2014, 9:12 pm
Replies: 101
Views: 11,426
Posted By a18ion

Re: anyone return to UK then came back??

You don't mention kids. That obviously makes ping-ponging more complex. You'd get quite different views I expect depending on how the kids fared.
Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2014, 8:39 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,258
Posted By a18ion

Re: Swapping uk driving licence for Ontario?

My experience was exchanging UK for Nova Scotia. No part 2 of UK license requested, just photocard. If they do send it to UK DVLA, it obviously doesn't work as I went on to UK Government Gateway...
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2014, 7:51 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,971
Posted By a18ion

Re: Net Neutrality

Yes, the UK and the US went down fundamentally different paths to create the broadband market. In the UK, BT must give other ISPs space on its twisted pairs into the home, so there's the direct...
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