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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 17th 2026, 2:25 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,682
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Becoming a citizen... how to get a passport in time for Christmas?

Hey everyone, I wanted to share my story here just in case anyone visits from Google who has a similar choice to make.

I did do the overseas trip, and for me, it was the right call. For the simple...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Dec 5th 2025, 10:14 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,682
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Becoming a citizen... how to get a passport in time for Christmas?

Thanks all! Nope, no outside circumstances. I kinda wanted this done and dusted before Christmas. Postponing the ceremony is something I didn't really consider because of government bureaucracy, my...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Dec 4th 2025, 4:38 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,682
Posted By Dmac_

Becoming a citizen... how to get a passport in time for Christmas?

So, I'll soon be a US Citizen... and will have to turn in my green card.
I'm also planning on traveling for Christmas to see family back in the UK.

Am I right in saying there are passport centers...
Forum: USA
Mar 24th 2025, 1:14 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,903
Posted By Dmac_

Re: UK bank account question

Santander UK didn't close my old UK account when I told them I was US resident, but they told me I couldn't open any new ones.
Forum: USA
Mar 3rd 2023, 2:25 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By Dmac_

Re: US person loaning money to UK business

No, it's an investment first, favor second.


Actually, most of my income is in GBP, so it's in that currency already.
Forum: USA
Mar 3rd 2023, 2:41 am
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By Dmac_

Re: US person loaning money to UK business

Thanks Pulaski, that was one of my fears... I've seen these online "build an agreement" forms that ask "where do you live", and the concept of US-UK relations doesn't occur to them.
Forum: USA
Mar 2nd 2023, 4:32 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By Dmac_

US person loaning money to UK business

Hi everyone,
A colleague is getting a new company off the ground and I'd like to loan said company money, with interest repayable after a few years.
Does anyone have any recommendations for an...
Forum: USA
Nov 28th 2022, 6:27 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,039
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Old investment account in UK closed - send contents to family member? Gift?

Thanks both, although I can say safely that me dying anytime soon would be a very unusual and unfortunate event.

But my question just above is actually about UK people gifting to US people. What...
Forum: USA
Nov 28th 2022, 3:49 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,039
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Old investment account in UK closed - send contents to family member? Gift?

Interesting, thanks. How about the other way around, that is, a UK based person giving a US based person a gift? The threshold in the US seems to be much higher?
Forum: USA
Nov 28th 2022, 12:07 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,039
Posted By Dmac_

Old investment account in UK closed - send contents to family member? Gift?

Since this forum seems to be one of the only places to get financial pointers from people who actually know... I have another question.

Before I left the UK, I was due to put a bunch of money in...
Forum: USA
Nov 27th 2022, 11:56 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 15,788
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Moving to America and very worried.

It's probably for the best he's decided against the move - the company sponsoring him to send him to Mars as a rocket scientist might hear his British accent and get out the pitchforks on the first...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 10:56 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By Dmac_

Re: GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

Oh, I have a UK SIM Card. I bought it one time I landed at Heathrow. Perhaps just maintaining that is a good option to avoid this drama, UK mobile stuff is cheap enough.

Interestingly, I just...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 9:56 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By Dmac_

Re: GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

Yeah, I use Wise Borderless for some business income. Very happy with it, but I think my fear is that it's not protected to the same extent as a "traditional" bank for long-term storage of money.
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 11:06 am
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By Dmac_

Re: GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

Yikes, that's obscene. Interesting that single stocks are OK... but that's not exactly great for diversification.

Many thanks for the pointers. I'll give Fidelity US a call.
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 8:57 am
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By Dmac_

Re: GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

Thank you so much (to use the US expression!) for this advice! I'll look into this. I didn't know it was an option.

Are you talking about the UK Fidelity: https://www.fidelity.co.uk/
Or the US...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 7:59 am
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By Dmac_

Re: GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

I'm glad you asked. Correct me if I'm wrong here:

It's difficult or somehow punitive to invest the money in the UK if you are a "US person", I think. There's too much regulatory red tape so most...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 5:07 am
Replies: 87
Views: 15,788
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Moving to America and very worried.

Unfounded concern. The USA is one of the more genuinely multicultural parts of the world.

There is more anti-American sentiment in the UK than there is anti-British sentiment in the US. It's true...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 5:04 am
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By Dmac_

GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

Hi forumers,
I run a business and have a good number of clients still in the UK. I'm based in the US.
I originally wanted to transfer all my GBP income into USD to invest it in my new home country,...
Forum: USA
Sep 25th 2022, 5:05 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 7,240
Posted By Dmac_

Re: value of the pound against the Dollar

Well, this is truly depressing. Looks like I need to keep the GBP in the UK for the forseeable future.

Are there any financial experts anyone uses who are aware of the specific requirements of UK...
Forum: USA
Sep 10th 2022, 4:52 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,080
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Best Phone Network to Consider?

Another +1 for Mint here. Works flawlessly and is so cheap compared to the crazy US telecoms prices.

My only problem with it was when I landed in the UK for a trip, and even although I'd bought a...
Forum: USA
Sep 10th 2022, 4:49 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 7,240
Posted By Dmac_

Re: value of the pound against the Dollar

Can I ask - how does that work? I thought the IRS had an exchange rate that accountants/CPAs use, and that value then becomes your income in USD.

I'm in the same boat as many people here. I only...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 10th 2021, 2:16 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,744
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Moving to Aspen

Congrats on skipping uni and doing your own thing. Given that you've been successful with this, look into O-1 (or its big brother, the EB-1A) visa on the USCIS side. Do you feel you might qualify for...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 28th 2020, 10:12 am
Replies: 208
Views: 37,360
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Who else is concerned about trip to UK for Christmas with family?

I could be wrong, but the only people currently being admitted to the US are US Citizens and LPRs. That's probably why.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 19th 2020, 3:29 pm
Replies: 208
Views: 37,360
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Who else is concerned about trip to UK for Christmas with family?

Yep. Unless something insane happens, I'll be spending Christmas there, and will be taking sensible precautions. Although, I should add that both me and my folks are in low-COVID areas at the moment....
Forum: The Trailer Park
Sep 8th 2020, 5:06 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,012
Posted By Dmac_

Re: Travelled to UK during Covid

That does make some sense - probably some of the only people on these transatlantic flights right now will be immigrants visiting family or people in similar situations. Americans aren’t going to...
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