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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 7th 2024, 11:01 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,991
Posted By WCott

Re: Movers from Toronto to West London

Yup, that’s why we’re keeping it down to a dozen or so bins. Photos, clothes, jackets, shoes, and odd-and-sods. My kids will be poring through Gumtree looking for gently-used furniture, etc.
My...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 6th 2024, 4:12 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,991
Posted By WCott

Re: Movers from Toronto to West London

We’re going to be moving from British Columbia as soon as our house here gets sold.
we’ve decided to go super-light….basically not taking any furniture or anything electrical. We’re probably...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jul 23rd 2024, 3:37 am
Replies: 3
Views: 592
Posted By WCott

Re: Spousal visa for ancestry applicant

Thanks. We’ve done a run-through on my wife’s Ancestry visa - and there’s a question there about whether there’s a spouse/dependent accompanying her. Does anyone know whether that triggers a...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Jul 22nd 2024, 4:48 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 592
Posted By WCott

Spousal visa for ancestry applicant

Hello…my wife and I wish to move from Canada to the UK to be nearer our adult children.
my wife’s grandparents were from Scotland, so she can apply for an Ancestry visa. I will accompany her on...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 2nd 2024, 4:38 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,636
Posted By WCott

Re: Experience/advice moving back to UK

We are in the process of getting HSBC bank accounts. You apply online, and send in some documents, and then you will get a confirmation email. Then you get a call a week or so later with some...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 2nd 2024, 11:36 am
Replies: 1
Views: 387
Posted By WCott

Visa applications - DIY or agency?

Hello all….my wife and I are planning to retire to the UK to be near our children as we get into our mid-60s. My wife can get in on an ancestry visa as her grandparents were Scottish.
We had...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 24th 2024, 3:31 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 5,792
Posted By WCott

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

I’m going to assume that all appropriate taxes have been deducted on my OAS and my pension before it even gets to me. As far as my RRSP goes…I don’t know yet. That‘s still 7-odd years away...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 2nd 2024, 6:24 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,792
Posted By WCott

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

I’m thinking that if you’re getting a monthly income from your RRSP (or any gov’t source), you’ve already paid the taxes before the money even gets to you, right? So all I would do is file a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 27th 2024, 5:25 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,792
Posted By WCott

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

We’re leaning towards someplace near the Peaks in Derbyshire. We like the Belper/Derby area. Figured we’d rent a place for a while and look around. I could totally live in Scotland, but the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 27th 2024, 5:12 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,792
Posted By WCott

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

Thanks so much!
We asked HSBC here in Vernon. We were told that we had to open up some kind of “British Pound’ account, which we thought was kinda BS, as our daughters had both opened up UK bank...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 27th 2024, 4:43 am
Replies: 17
Views: 5,792
Posted By WCott

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

Will be eagerly awaiting any advice to you - as we are also in BC and planning a similar move shortly. Can you tell us how you opened a UK bank account from Canada?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 26th 2024, 1:47 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,304
Posted By WCott

Re: Hello from Canada

We have spoken to an immigration lawyer, and he did mention working as a condition of the visa….something we have no problem doing. He also went on to say that working part-time is acceptable....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 26th 2024, 1:40 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,304
Posted By WCott

Re: Hello from Canada

We’ve both retired from our jobs and have been pensioned off.
My wife would like to work part-time or volunteer at a garden centre or flower shop.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 26th 2024, 1:16 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,304
Posted By WCott

Hello from Canada

Hello all. My wife and I (both in our early-mid 60s) want to take the leap from Canada and spend whatever time we have left in England. Both our daughters moved to London over a decade ago - and...
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