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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 6th 2025, 6:55 am
Replies: 52
Views: 24,808
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Retiring in the UK - US/UK Tax Treaty questions

are your rental properties in the uk and you live in the uk? I have rental properties in the US and am trying to understand how income would be taxed if I moved to England.
Forum: USA
Mar 25th 2025, 10:48 am
Replies: 126
Views: 23,207
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Moving back home to escape the craziness

sounds like this has been a practice in previous administrations too? Can they revoke citizenship if a person doesnt align politically?
Forum: USA
Feb 28th 2025, 8:45 am
Replies: 126
Views: 23,207
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Moving back home to escape the craziness

OP here … if I didn’t have California born and raised children in school at a bad age to move (middle school) and a business here and a Californian husband I would have done just that. Left when...
Forum: USA
Feb 18th 2025, 3:05 am
Replies: 126
Views: 23,207
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Moving back home to escape the craziness

“for example childhood vaccines are actually banned, then we'll be on the first plane back to the UK before Mrs Porkedpie gives birth. Frankly, even if there's a major (further) drop-off in rates....
Forum: USA
Feb 18th 2025, 2:03 am
Replies: 126
Views: 23,207
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Moving back home to escape the craziness

Thank you for your reply. I’m inclined to agree with you and the above posters; there really isn’t any benefit to stressing out and to focusing on things that I cannot control. I cast my vote in...
Forum: USA
Feb 17th 2025, 11:24 am
Replies: 126
Views: 23,207
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Moving back home to escape the craziness

sadly I have children in school … had both passports for almost ten years
Forum: USA
Feb 17th 2025, 4:46 am
Replies: 126
Views: 23,207
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Moving back home to escape the craziness

I’m not as worried about the economy as I am about the constitutional order and access to medications, women’s health services, and vaccines.
The economic woes will probably be global, and with...
Forum: USA
Feb 16th 2025, 12:34 pm
Replies: 126
Views: 23,207
Posted By Ukoneday

Moving back home to escape the craziness

Is anyone else scared of what’s going to happen in the US in the next few years to the point they’re newly considering moving home?

Been here since 2008 when I came to grad school after...
Forum: USA
Feb 16th 2025, 12:28 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,021
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Getting my Child his UK Citizenshi[

It’s really easy if you’re uk born
just follow the instructions on the uk.gov page
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 26th 2023, 3:52 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,876
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Social Care Nursing Home for Older Immigrants

How old is your spouse currently? Over 68?
how long have you been in the US/cohabiting?

Be careful about expat taxes and leaving assets in the US. Passive income, including pensions and rental...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2022, 3:38 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,436
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Entertaining people you don’t know that well in your home -why?!

I guess I should stop being such a misery then. I will give it a go! Thank you all.
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2022, 10:27 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,436
Posted By Ukoneday

Entertaining people you don’t know that well in your home -why?!

Has anyone ever found a way to be comfortable having people they’re not related to/known since school or uni in their home?

Americans seem to love entertaining friendly acquaintances in their...
Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2022, 1:42 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,388
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Student Loan Repayments

I had the same issue in 2009 and paid it off in full. It wasn’t very much because I’m old! I think it was £5000 and it was much better to forgo that amount in savings than pay interest.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 8th 2022, 6:36 am
Replies: 13
Views: 7,169
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Really want to move home but partner does not

Honestly, I’d break it off and go home.

I was in SoCal, same thing happened.
I stayed, married, 2 kids. 15 years later I’m still here and I love my husband and my children, but there isn’t...
Forum: USA
Sep 14th 2022, 9:33 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,498
Posted By Ukoneday

Buying a second home in England

I am wondering if anyone knows how easy it is for a dual UK/US citizen to buy a house with cash (US held USD) in England.
I want to purchase a house in my hometown in England while the dollar is...
Forum: USA
Jan 10th 2022, 1:05 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 4,919
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Buying car/getting license in California

In San Diego they literally get you to drive around the block, you don’t even have to turn left. No maneuvers either. The written test is a multiple choice 30 minute test.
This chill attitude...
Forum: USA
Jan 2nd 2022, 6:35 am
Replies: 17
Views: 3,311
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Help on School change from US to UK (or how to continue in the US)

Moving from the US back to the uk system will be hard. Your kids will be way behind. If you’re wanting to get them into competitive schools in London you’ll need to plan on a lot of tutoring. I...
Forum: USA
Apr 26th 2021, 11:53 am
Replies: 471
Views: 62,473
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Current Travel Situation UK to USA?

Noooooo ... you’re always so positive and “can do” SanDiegogirl ....
Forum: USA
Apr 26th 2021, 3:40 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,496
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Moving to US or UK after marriage

Be careful before you take US citizenship ... you will be double taxed even when you go from day one on anything over $100k gross salary. There are agreements but there’s a lot of hassle and some...
Forum: USA
Apr 26th 2021, 3:32 am
Replies: 471
Views: 62,473
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Current Travel Situation UK to USA?

Let’s hope Biden is feeling optimistic in time .... gosh I hope so. Thank you for the morale boost :-)
Forum: USA
Apr 19th 2021, 1:30 am
Replies: 471
Views: 62,473
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Current Travel Situation UK to USA?

i saw this but then it went quiet

if then heard it wasn’t happening - but that was only other parents who say they “know people” because they work in the feds here in dc ... who knows .......
Forum: USA
Apr 18th 2021, 1:52 pm
Replies: 471
Views: 62,473
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Current Travel Situation UK to USA?

sad times ... my parents would never be willing to do that.

thank you for the info
Forum: USA
Apr 18th 2021, 12:57 pm
Replies: 471
Views: 62,473
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: Current Travel Situation UK to USA?

how long do they have to stay in Mexico?
thank you
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 15th 2021, 2:00 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,021
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: UK citizen applying for USA Social Security from within UK

Me too. I had to go in person in San Diego, but maybe with COVID that changed?
It takes a while to get the SSN/EAD once you've applied, so if you can do it ahead of time I would encourage you to do...
Forum: USA
Apr 15th 2021, 1:43 am
Replies: 47
Views: 5,931
Posted By Ukoneday

Re: I moved last month and I have still so many questions

welcome to America.
After 12 years here this is the one thing that made me want to go home the most often. 10 days is so rubbish (but normal - 20 days VACATION... ha ha, maybe after 10+ years...
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