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Forum: Marriage Based Visas

Mar 23rd 2015, 10:50 am

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USC's income/assets for K1 or CR1.

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Posted By ximmat

Re: USC's income/assets for K1 or CR1.

Thanks Ian for pulling me up on that - I realise language has to be used carefully especially with important things like these. I'll try to keep that in check in future. And thank you for directing...

Forum: Marriage Based Visas

Mar 23rd 2015, 6:56 am

Replies: 11

USC's income/assets for K1 or CR1.

Views: 899

Posted By ximmat

Re: USC's income/assets for K1 or CR1.

Yeah, selling anyway whether things go well and life leads me to the USA, or not.

Property here is owned outright for a modest but strong value by uk market standards (about average but not a...

Forum: Marriage Based Visas

Mar 23rd 2015, 12:22 am

Replies: 8

Hotels in London near US embassy?

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Posted By ximmat

Re: Hotels in London near US embassy?

Fair do's - it was April 2011 when I last went in for a visa :D

Forum: Marriage Based Visas

Mar 22nd 2015, 11:45 pm

Replies: 8

Hotels in London near US embassy?

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Posted By ximmat

Re: Hotels in London near US embassy?

I did the same thing when I went for my J1 student visa interview back in 2011.

The replacement location I ended up going to was Best Western Shaftesbury Paddington Court, London - That cost Â£109...

Forum: Marriage Based Visas

Mar 22nd 2015, 10:51 pm

Replies: 8

Hotels in London near US embassy?

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Posted By ximmat

Re: Hotels in London near US embassy?

It really depends on day of the week, how far in advance you book, and how good a quality you expect even from a basic place.

I've stayed in some London B&Bs that seemed palatial for about Â£80 a...

Forum: Marriage Based Visas

Mar 22nd 2015, 9:58 pm

Replies: 11

USC's income/assets for K1 or CR1.

Views: 899

Posted By ximmat

USC's income/assets for K1 or CR1.

So according to the wiki, all options have the following entry: "Proof of US-based income by sponsor or joint-sponsor at 125% of the poverty level (or qualifying assets equivalent to three years of...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Mar 18th 2015, 1:41 pm

Replies: 8

General advice on visas -vs- relationship progress timeline, and US immigration.

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Posted By ximmat

Re: General advice on visas -vs- relationship progress timeline, and US immigration.

Cheers folks. That does help quite a lot in putting some concerns to bed. The likely visits, assuming things go well, would necessarily be several months apart, and only a couple of weeks at a time,...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Mar 18th 2015, 2:00 am

Replies: 8

General advice on visas -vs- relationship progress timeline, and US immigration.

Views: 924

Posted By ximmat

General advice on visas -vs- relationship progress timeline, and US immigration.

I've heard a few differing accounts from people I know who have developed a relationship that has taken them stateside. I'm aware there's no hard and fast rules per se, but I'm hoping to figure out...

Forum: USA

Feb 4th 2015, 2:39 pm

Replies: 5

Posting my laptop to the USA in advance - FCC Form 740

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Posted By ximmat

Re: Posting my laptop to the USA in advance - FCC Form 740

That's what I'd hoped, but the following bit worried me:

"Anything that is electronic, battery operated, or capable of sending, receiving, or interfering with radio signals may be considered a...

Forum: USA

Feb 4th 2015, 2:07 pm

Replies: 5

Posting my laptop to the USA in advance - FCC Form 740

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Posting my laptop to the USA in advance - FCC Form 740

I'm having a little spot of "joy" completing the required hoops to be hopped through for customs with a UPS shipment. Sadly the UPS support people online don't know their derrieres from their elbows...

Forum: USA

Nov 13th 2014, 3:57 pm

Replies: 4

Possibly complex tax issues. From student, to visitor, to possible spouse.

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Posted By ximmat

Re: Possibly complex tax issues. From student, to visitor, to possible spouse.

Cheers folks. Much appreciated.

Forum: USA

Nov 12th 2014, 5:05 pm

Replies: 4

Possibly complex tax issues. From student, to visitor, to possible spouse.

Views: 875

Posted By ximmat

Possibly complex tax issues. From student, to visitor, to possible spouse.

Quick outline of my situation.

I studied at a college in Oregon in the academic year 2011/12 (August to June, therefore crossing two tax years). I had no US income, did no work. My sole income was...

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