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Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2023, 7:12 pm
Replies: 88
Views: 7,502
Posted By aquatone

Re: Moving to the Bay area - need help with public school minefield!

Flippant? Actually realistic based on personal experience. Up until last year, I hired many people into mid-level and senior roles in the Bay Area tech industry and few are getting $500K salaries,...
Forum: USA
Aug 5th 2023, 4:12 am
Replies: 88
Views: 7,502
Posted By aquatone

Re: Moving to the Bay area - need help with public school minefield!

Hello OP. Thanks for the clarification that you are not looking to live in SF itself. (I would not personally advise that with a young family) I lived and worked all over the Bay Area and San...
Forum: USA
Apr 8th 2023, 7:28 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,023
Posted By aquatone

Re: Question over transfering money to UK to help my sister

Thank you both!
Forum: USA
Apr 7th 2023, 4:11 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,023
Posted By aquatone

Re: Question over transfering money to UK to help my sister

Thanks, Pulaski - no we do not own any part of the house. It originally belonged to our parents but all of it went to my sister. We would gift that amount to her to help with the renovation. My...
Forum: USA
Apr 7th 2023, 1:26 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,023
Posted By aquatone

Question over transfering money to UK to help my sister

My wife and I have now lived in the USA for 26 years, we are citizens, retired, and have no plans to return to the UK. We also have no assets in the UK.

I have been talking with my sister in the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 7th 2021, 3:29 am
Replies: 1
Views: 783
Posted By aquatone

Re: Introduction: Bristolian in Menlo Park, CA

Just spotted your message. Yes, I was born and raised in Bristol when your father lived there. I am a bit younger at 62 but closing on him fast! I would be happy to connect if your father would like...
Forum: USA
Feb 14th 2020, 5:47 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 4,153
Posted By aquatone

Re: Family moving to San Francisco

I don't think so. You not reading the OP's post. She says nothing about her Husband wanting to live in the city and says she prefers to live in the suburbs . "Which area is best to raise a young...
Forum: USA
Feb 14th 2020, 2:39 am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,153
Posted By aquatone

Re: Family moving to San Francisco

Walnut Creek is hardly far by Bay Area commute standards! Neither would I confuse distance with time to destination which is more important. Thats why exactly where in the city the OP's husband is...
Forum: USA
Feb 13th 2020, 5:30 am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,153
Posted By aquatone

Re: Family moving to San Francisco

Congratulations on your Husband's job offer!

Yes, the Bay Area is super expensive compared to the rest of the USA but it need not be as expensive as some posters here are rather misleadingly...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 25th 2019, 9:40 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 17,123
Posted By aquatone

Re: Leaving California for England after 16 years

Of course Europe has spectacular scenery, I was referring more to the scale and relatively untouched emptiness of much North America. The knowledge that there are still bits of land where probably...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 14th 2019, 5:26 am
Replies: 44
Views: 17,123
Posted By aquatone

Re: Leaving California for England after 16 years

As a San Francisco Bay Area resident I quite understand the OP's perspective. I have lived in CA for 23 years, my two sons have grown up here and the UK is foreign to them. It is however super...
Forum: USA
Jan 6th 2019, 6:29 am
Replies: 139
Views: 36,477
Posted By aquatone

Re: Opportunity to go to USA California - Should i go?

For the OP I am going to put a different perspective on the comments above. I moved from the UK to Santa Barbara just up the coast and I know Ventura very well, and then to the Bay area where I...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 1st 2019, 6:48 am
Replies: 33
Views: 5,026
Posted By aquatone

Re: Bittersweet UK trip!

@maste Similar feelings. I have lived in the US for 22 years and often feel as if I have had two lives. There was the old me who lived in the UK up to my thirties who almost now seems a different...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 13th 2018, 3:05 am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,090
Posted By aquatone

Re: those with an O1 - questions for you

No... Unless they are Paul Oakenfold, Sasha or of similar repute.
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Apr 13th 2018, 1:07 am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,090
Posted By aquatone

Re: those with an O1 - questions for you

Hi Britanya,

I was not an O1 (L1A and now US citizen) but I have written several letters of recommendation for O1 visa recipients that (along with similar letters) resulted in successful outcomes....
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Mar 3rd 2018, 4:12 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,308
Posted By aquatone

Re: Citizenship Application: I don't have records of all my international visits

When I had to do this back in 2006, I remember laboriously going through my passports and matching the entry and exit stamps of the various countries I visited. That helped reconstruct my travel...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 17th 2018, 6:22 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,713
Posted By aquatone

Re: What Is The Best Profession To Move To The US With?

If the OP has an IT or software engineering inclination I don't think you can go too far wrong to focus on these areas in the UK. You really need to follow technology trends and anticipate where...
Forum: USA
Jan 28th 2018, 10:10 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 5,156
Posted By aquatone

Re: Lost my Dad yesterday - Tell me about bereavement flights.

When both my Dad and Mum passed away in 2004 and 2014 respectively, United refunded me a 50% discount on the fare to my credit card. I called them directly to book the flight and just had to send...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jan 24th 2018, 9:24 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,508
Posted By aquatone

Re: Sibling Sponsor

I applied with a I-130 for my Sister back in 2013 and apart from the confirmation of receipt have not heard anything back yet and not expecting to for some years yet. We know its the lowest priority...
Forum: USA
Jan 24th 2018, 7:00 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,789
Posted By aquatone

Re: Over 55. Can I withdraw a UK private pension directly?

An update. My pension company tells me that if I withdrew my private pension as a lump sum, (my only direct option) it would be taxed at an emergency rate of 45%. Though I can try and get a refund...
Forum: USA
Jan 19th 2018, 9:13 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,789
Posted By aquatone

Re: Over 55. Can I withdraw a UK private pension directly?

Thanks for the insight. I closed my last UK bank account years ago and have no account in the UK. (My sister does if I can designate another payee) I suppose I can look at opening one at HSBC my last...
Forum: USA
Jan 19th 2018, 5:51 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,789
Posted By aquatone

Re: Over 55. Can I withdraw a UK private pension directly?

I communicated to the holder of my UK pension and received back the following response:

"Unfortunately the option to flexibly access your plan is not available overseas. The options that are...
Forum: USA
Jan 16th 2018, 3:25 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,789
Posted By aquatone

Re: Over 55. Can I withdraw a UK private pension directly?

Yes, my accountant has been disclosing my UK pension plan to the IRS over the past few years in my returns, as I have signatory authority over a foreign account over $100,000. I believe that involved...
Forum: USA
Jan 16th 2018, 5:45 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,789
Posted By aquatone

Re: Over 55. Can I withdraw a UK private pension directly?

Thanks so much for the response! Yes, I would like to draw down my UK pension now that I am over 55 and no longer wish to invest it for the long-term. From your comments it seems I can indeed have it...
Forum: USA
Jan 15th 2018, 8:57 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,789
Posted By aquatone

Over 55. Can I withdraw a UK private pension directly?

I emigrated to the USA from the UK over 21-years ago and am considering semi-retiring. I have no plan to ever live in the UK again, became a US citizen in 2006 and am now 58-years old.

I have a...
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