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Forum: USA

Oct 20th 2023, 4:03 pm

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Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

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Posted By mt8271

Re: Class 2 NI. What about us poor expats paying voluntary contributions?

Does anyone know if there's any issues with submitting form CF83 a couple of years after one left the UK? And if I do that, would I be able to pay class 2 NIC retroactively since the date I left, or...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Feb 3rd 2022, 2:25 am

Replies: 2

H-1B petition without degree certificate

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Posted By mt8271

Re: H-1B petition without degree certificate

I was, then I left, now I've been offered another postdoc, but since I've already had a J-1 I can't do J-1 again, so they want to petition for an H-1B instead.

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Feb 3rd 2022, 1:01 am

Replies: 2

H-1B petition without degree certificate

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Posted By mt8271

H-1B petition without degree certificate

Hi all,

I'm in a somewhat tricky situation and wonder if by chance anyone else here has been through the same (or similar) recently:

I finished a PhD at a UK university in 2019, and then due to...

Forum: USA

Feb 23rd 2021, 5:52 pm

Replies: 6

US Tax J1 - Tax residence question

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Posted By mt8271

Re: US Tax J1 - Tax residence question

I don't think there's any way to use the UK-US treaty, as Article 20A therein specifically requires you to be resident in the UK *at the beginning* of your US visit. Having moved there later doesn't...

Forum: USA

Jan 7th 2021, 3:06 pm

Replies: 27

Transferwise, XE or other?

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Posted By mt8271

Re: Transferwise, XE or other?

Agreed on Transferwise. They now also have a multi-currency "bank" account that comes with a debit card. That basically gives you the same exchange rate as for transfers, but for small point-of-sale...

Forum: USA

Dec 31st 2020, 10:06 am

Replies: 0

J-1 scholar tax treaty question (two-year-limit, new visit at new institution)

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Posted By mt8271

J-1 scholar tax treaty question (two-year-limit, new visit at new institution)

Hi all,

I'm currently in the US as a postdoc on a J-1 visa, and have a question about the UK-US income tax treaty. Specifically about article 20A, which provides for a tax excemption for...

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