British Expats - Search Results
British Expats

Go Back  British Expats > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Search: Posts Made By: crawshaws
Showing results 1 to 23 of 23
Search took 0.01 seconds.
Forum: USA
Mar 16th 2026, 10:44 am
Replies: 122
Views: 16,590
Posted By crawshaws

Re: ETA - Dual citizens must have valid UK passport

Wow, that's a nightmare. I was applying online today - they wanted to know my deceased parent's passport numbers...which we don't have. The online information suggested they could process without...
Forum: USA
Mar 13th 2026, 10:34 am
Replies: 122
Views: 16,590
Posted By crawshaws

Re: ETA - Dual citizens must have valid UK passport

What? There’s a new rule? Me and my children were born in the UK, they are UK citizens and at one time all held UK passports. They are now all US citizens and have US passports only. We all...
Forum: USA
Mar 2nd 2026, 6:17 am
Replies: 122
Views: 16,590
Posted By crawshaws

Re: ETA - Dual citizens must have valid UK passport

Since it seems you are, like me, a former Lancastrian (Chorley in my case), I'll defer to your expertise. I couldn't do much more than be entirely transparent with the US authorities; it was they who...
Forum: USA
Mar 2nd 2026, 5:51 am
Replies: 122
Views: 16,590
Posted By crawshaws

Re: ETA - Dual citizens must have valid UK passport

Yes, as far as the UK is concerned, I remained a UK citizen throughout.
I didn't hide anything from the US authorities. I declared my UK status...but could also truthfully attest that I'd never...
Forum: USA
Mar 2nd 2026, 4:29 am
Replies: 122
Views: 16,590
Posted By crawshaws

Re: ETA - Dual citizens must have valid UK passport

A nuanced point on UK/US dual citizenship: I'm a UK-born UK citizen who naturalized as a US citizen in 2008. At the naturalization ceremony, I swore off any allegiance to all other foreign countries....
Forum: USA
Feb 25th 2026, 8:11 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,482
Posted By crawshaws

Re: What British products can't you get in the US?

We have a local British Store and a World Market so we can get much of what we crave for: HP sauce, Birds custard powder, Bistow gravy, Branston pickle, REAL Coleman's mustard, Marmite, Haywood's...
Forum: USA
Feb 22nd 2026, 8:48 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,661
Posted By crawshaws

Re: UK Engineer looking to relocate to the US?

I'm a UK-raised Mechanical Engineer who back in 1988 decided to do what you are aiming to do.
It was a LONG complicated and expensive process, but I achieved it. I'm now 63 years old and retired in...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Nov 12th 2025, 2:21 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,536
Posted By crawshaws

Re: L-1 Visa - Speeding conviction

I had road traffic convictions (both in the UK and USA) in my past when I applied for my L1 visa, they didn't cause me any issues. I was granted an L1-A, adjusted my status to immigrant over the next...
Forum: USA
Oct 1st 2025, 4:02 am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,585
Posted By crawshaws

Re: Immigration / Usa living

As has been said already - getting a visa for such a move would be a lengthy and expensive proposition. Probably a non-starter. Also, there are a lot of costs associated with living in the USA that...
Forum: USA
Jan 8th 2025, 1:22 am
Replies: 137
Views: 21,399
Posted By crawshaws

Re: WTH... WEP? Really?

You're right, it's unfair to penalize your hubby...but it's also "progressive". Anyway, no more so, WEP is dead and good riddance to it.
Forum: USA
Jan 8th 2025, 1:16 am
Replies: 137
Views: 21,399
Posted By crawshaws

Re: WTH... WEP? Really?

I don't think the numbers you quote are applicable for this calculus, but I'm sure you're correct that the impact on US SS insolvency from first generation immigrants benefiting from the WEP repeal...
Forum: USA
Jan 7th 2025, 11:36 pm
Replies: 137
Views: 21,399
Posted By crawshaws

Re: WTH... WEP? Really?

Exactly!
I can appreciate why the bill's supporters didn't mention our category of beneficiaries, but where were the press? Isn't the press supposed to dig into these complex issues and inform the...
Forum: USA
Jan 6th 2025, 10:14 am
Replies: 137
Views: 21,399
Posted By crawshaws

Re: WTH... WEP? Really?

I've just run my retirement projection WITHOUT WEP...and it makes a pretty significant difference. An income increase of almost $1,000 per month for my household...once we hit 67...and if other laws...
Forum: USA
Nov 18th 2024, 3:59 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,975
Posted By crawshaws

Re: Effect of US immigration on kids

I'm not sure how the US education system stacks up against the UK's...probably worse for many schools, better for others. Pick a good school area and I think they'll be fine.
Our four girls were 13...
Forum: USA
Apr 23rd 2024, 12:09 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,599
Posted By crawshaws

Re: Moving to US - rental property in UK

Ah, thanks for that correction Glasgow Girl...and for that summary of your rental property sell/hold decision tree. My UK rental has had the same tenant for 25 years and they are very "low...
Forum: USA
Apr 21st 2024, 11:12 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 8,599
Posted By crawshaws

Re: Moving to US - rental property in UK

Per Glasgow Girl above (who knows a thing or two!) - you'll likely pay ordinary US income tax (at your marginal rate) on the proceeds from the sale (above the depreciated cost basis), capped at 25%....
Forum: USA
Apr 7th 2024, 7:25 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,599
Posted By crawshaws

Re: Moving to US - rental property in UK

Good thoughts Pulaski - some, but not all, had occurred to me. I will be living off "savings in the bank" for a few years, those might be good years to liquidate this asset and minimize income tax....
Forum: USA
Apr 7th 2024, 6:41 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,599
Posted By crawshaws

Re: Moving to US - rental property in UK

Thank you Glasgow_Girl for clarifying that a UK-US 1031 exchange isn't possible. I wasn't planning to do a 1031 (I'm at the point where I'm trying to simplify my financial affairs), but good to know...
Forum: USA
Apr 7th 2024, 3:45 am
Replies: 27
Views: 8,599
Posted By crawshaws

Re: Moving to US - rental property in UK

I'm in a similar situation...but 25 years further down the road than the OP. I retained a rental property in the UK when I left in 1994. Over the last many years in the USA I have been declaring my...
Forum: USA
Mar 28th 2024, 3:27 am
Replies: 18
Views: 3,020
Posted By crawshaws

Re: UK Personal Pension Advice

Understood Glasgow_Girl. Thanks to you and "the Kid".
"known to be very careful with our money!"...that made me chuckle.
I wouldn't think that US Citizenship Vs Green Card holder Vs Work Visa would...
Forum: USA
Mar 27th 2024, 11:58 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,020
Posted By crawshaws

Re: UK Personal Pension Advice

Wow, thank you all, very generous of you to respond so comprehensively! What a fantastic resource this forum is.
I'm going to have to take some time to digest this. Clearly, the rules are somewhat...
Forum: USA
Mar 27th 2024, 7:54 am
Replies: 18
Views: 3,020
Posted By crawshaws

Re: UK Personal Pension Advice

Thank you Pulaski! Right, I'd read that emptying out my PP before claiming SS might make sense...at least if I can do so without incurring a lot of taxes.
I have also seen US-based law firms...
Forum: USA
Mar 27th 2024, 6:56 am
Replies: 18
Views: 3,020
Posted By crawshaws

UK Personal Pension Advice

I’m a 62-year-old expat who left the UK in 1994, been resident in Virginia for the last 25 years. I’ll retire here in the USA. I’ve been reading old posts on this site related to the UK state...
Showing results 1 to 23 of 23


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service - Your Privacy Choices

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.