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Forum: USA
Nov 25th 2021, 12:46 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 704
Posted By GaleOfWind

Flying to the USA: documentation of recovery using NHS PCR test results?

Tl;Dr: has anyone used a positive NHS PCR test result to travel to the US as part of a documentation of recovery?

I tested positive on an NHS provided PCR test today. I'm moving to the US in a few...
Forum: USA
Nov 4th 2021, 3:41 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 4,391
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: J1 visa tax treaty and UK taxes

crosses Disclaimer: this is just the opinion of me, a random internet person, and I would definitely suggest that you get professional tax advice, etc etc, with that said here is my personal opinion...
Forum: USA
Nov 4th 2021, 3:25 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 4,391
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: J1 visa tax treaty and UK taxes

I understand that there is an immigration meaning to the terms, but the IRS also appears to attach meaning to the terms 'resident alien' and 'nonresident alien' for their own purposes....
Forum: USA
Oct 28th 2021, 12:03 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 982
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: NHS Covid Pass after moving

LA's vaccine mandate will take effect in November, requiring vaccination to enter most indoor venues ("restaurants, bars, coffee shops, stores, gyms, spas or salons") so I expect that there'll be...
Forum: USA
Oct 24th 2021, 1:57 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 982
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: NHS Covid Pass after moving

Thanks everyone. Unfortunately you gave me too much credit - I did in fact mean for use in the US, not for when I'm back in the UK. Embarrassingly enough I had forgotten about the existence of a...
Forum: USA
Oct 20th 2021, 3:07 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 982
Posted By GaleOfWind

NHS Covid Pass after moving

Hi everyone, I'm moving to LA in January. I believe that GPs remove you from their registry once you move abroad. I'm wondering whether this means I'll lose access to the digital Covid Pass after...
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2021, 9:49 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,762
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: Will the Astra Zeneca vaccine be acceptable for entry to USA?

I would expect them to accept more than just Pfizer/Moderna/J&J, the large majority of people in the countries currently travel banned have received a vaccine that is not one of these three
Forum: USA
Jul 8th 2021, 12:42 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 984
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: UK to US via Croatia

https://www.reddit.com/r/USTravelBan/ will have some experience posts from people who've taken this route, eg https://www.reddit.com/r/USTravelBan/comments/of1aab/uk_croatia_usa_advice_flying_soon/ ,...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jul 1st 2021, 11:11 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 973
Posted By GaleOfWind

Useful website to look at visa interview data and estimate the backlog/wait time

(I'm in no way affiliated with this site, I just saw it posted elsewhere and thought this forum would appreciate it)

The site is US visa wait times (http://www.visawhen.com) - the author describes...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 28th 2021, 2:14 pm
Replies: 112
Views: 28,046
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: L1 visa interview timescales

Understood, thanks. Any possibility of going 3rd country or does one usually need a tangible link to that third country to do that?
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 27th 2021, 3:12 pm
Replies: 112
Views: 28,046
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: L1 visa interview timescales

I see. And if my partner doesn't qualify for the NIE, then..is it looking like next April or something around then?
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 23rd 2021, 2:45 pm
Replies: 112
Views: 28,046
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: L1 visa interview timescales

Reading through this thread because my partner is planning on a move with the L1B visa, however the immigration process hasn't really gotten started (yet to fill out the DS-160 and book an...
Forum: USA
Jun 23rd 2021, 2:42 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 472
Posted By GaleOfWind

Recommendations for excess baggage style shipping companies? (And a customs qn)

Hi everyone,

I've done a lot of searching on these forums - most topics I came across were either related to shipping containers worth of stuff, or from several years ago where the companies...
Forum: USA
Jun 23rd 2021, 1:57 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 17,335
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: Driving in NJ with UK license

Could I ask which insurer you used? I'm in a similar position with probably using my UK license at the start, and I understand that it can be difficult to get insurance on a non-US license.
Forum: USA
Jun 20th 2021, 2:53 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,649
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: Driving in California on my UK license (international student)

Yikes, that's a big difference - something like £700 on the UK site vs £1100 as someone living in the USA. It seems to depend on whether the car rental company views me as a UK person with a UK...
Forum: USA
Jun 18th 2021, 5:51 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,649
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: Driving in California on my UK license (international student)

I see. I'm seeing prices for small/compact cars for £675-700 for a month from Hertz in Los Angeles, so not quite so bad. Maybe it's a dummy listing and I'll only find out when I try to book it..
Forum: USA
Jun 18th 2021, 3:18 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,649
Posted By GaleOfWind

Re: Driving in California on my UK license (international student)

Thanks for the replies everyone!



I figured as much from reading previous threads here anyway..but I guess I'd like to also be fine in theory as well as in practice ;)



I understand...
Forum: USA
Jun 11th 2021, 2:20 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,649
Posted By GaleOfWind

Driving in California on my UK license (international student)

Hi all,

Got a lot of information from lurking this forum, so thought I'd post with a question I've been trying to research. I'm moving to California to study for 2 years. I plan on acquiring a...
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