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Forum: USA
May 24th 2025, 1:30 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 5,321
Posted By kevntrace

Confused by SI 2002 8802 Process

My wife started to collect her private pension earlier this year. Not yet old enough to receive state pension. Her PAYE tax code is 1252L (not sure why not 1257). The payments from the pension...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2024, 9:12 am
Replies: 13
Views: 2,312
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Seeking Advice: Moving to Florida as a UK Sexual Health Nurse on H-1B Visa

It happens. I got hired for a technology "body shop" who immediately outsourced me to one of their customers. This was all fine and dandy and in the Bay Area just as I had expected. However 6...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2024, 7:07 am
Replies: 87
Views: 49,997
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Social Security Fairness Act and elimination of WEP for expats

Both my wife and I will qualify for the full UK state pension. I will qualify for SS without any WEP deduction. My wife will take the spousal benefit based on my SS contributions as she has a very...
Forum: USA
Oct 5th 2024, 6:47 am
Replies: 1,097
Views: 413,070
Posted By kevntrace

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

I went back to the UK for 9 weeks over the summer - my longest time spent back there in many years. I worked for 3 different companies in my short working career in the UK before leaving for the US...
Forum: USA
Apr 24th 2024, 2:19 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 8,605
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Moving to US - rental property in UK

I also have a property in the UK and am curious about tax treatment if and when it is sold. The house has never been rented out, we stay there on our annual visits to the UK. The mortgage is paid. ...
Forum: USA
Feb 4th 2024, 4:51 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 20,253
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Getting through Customs/Immigration faster at US airports - MPC App

My old card has an expiration of Jan 2023. I see there is an option to report your old card as lost or stolen to get a replacement. Don't want to do that as my card is neither. But I assumed they...
Forum: USA
Feb 4th 2024, 10:27 am
Replies: 61
Views: 20,253
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Getting through Customs/Immigration faster at US airports - MPC App

Finally got my GE renewal processed and accepted. Received the email notification this week. I presume I will receive a new card through the mail? There was no mention of that.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 16th 2023, 5:55 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 32,056
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Moving back to UK after 12 years of not paying student loan

Went to open a Lloyd's account for my daughter on one of our annual summer trips to the UK. Daughter was around 6 years old at the time, and had a UK passport. We also own a property in the UK so...
Forum: USA
Nov 16th 2023, 4:48 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 4,933
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Barclays closing expat bank accounts

My wife and I have both current (checking) and savings accounts with Barclays. When we were in the UK over the summer we popped in to the branch to order a debit/atm card for me (my wife already had...
Forum: USA
Oct 16th 2023, 6:47 am
Replies: 61
Views: 20,253
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Getting through Customs/Immigration faster at US airports - MPC App

My GE membership expired in Jan 2023. Submitted a renewal in Feb 2023. Still in Pending Review stage. Have no idea how to move this forward. It's coming up to 9 months, which is ridiculous.
Forum: USA
Aug 9th 2023, 10:38 am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,264
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Guidance on Barclays closed account due to dormancy (Wise or Swift transfer?

We have Barclays current and savings accounts. For the longest time we had our address listed as our US address, but there is a spate of account closures going on by the banks, and one of the...
Forum: USA
Mar 12th 2023, 3:48 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,136
Posted By kevntrace

Re: capital gains tax on UK property

In a slightly different position to the OP, but interested in advice from the group.

We own a property in the UK, 3 bed semi, typical house. My wife purchased (took out a mortgage) on the...
Forum: USA
Mar 12th 2023, 3:38 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,064
Posted By kevntrace

Re: New State Pension, Martin Lewis, confused.

I had a quick look at my NI record and I have paid 37 years full contributions, not including the current year. My pension forecast is currently 185.11 GBP and the max is 185.15 GBP (which...
Forum: USA
May 24th 2022, 5:04 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 15,964
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Moving from UK to LA - should we go for it?

Moved to the US in 1994, bay area CA. Never heard of the internet/world wide web at that time. Only means of research was the local book store and library and travel guides. Knew no one in bay...
Forum: USA
Jan 1st 2022, 12:28 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 8,466
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Relocation Package Opinion

Located in the East Bay Area (so temps can get as high as 113F in the summer). Typical suburban tract home approx 3200 sq ft. Gas for stove top, hot water and furnace. Electric for oven, A/C and...
Forum: USA
Jul 12th 2020, 11:35 am
Replies: 15
Views: 10,700
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Best place e to buy British food online?

If you don't mind buying in bulk, this place is really good and shipping is very reasonable;

The Sweet Pot | eBay Shops (http://www.ebaystores.co.uk/thesweetpot)

You can buy crisps by the...
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 7:11 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 6,059
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Completed transfer out of my UK Defined Pension Scheme

Don't mean to hijack OP's thread.
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 7:00 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 6,059
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Completed transfer out of my UK Defined Pension Scheme

Actually I think I might have that wrong - I think return flight was mandated by H1B. Makes more sense from the US immigration perspective.

I did initially turn down the green card. But I took...
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 6:53 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 6,059
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Completed transfer out of my UK Defined Pension Scheme

Yep, still in the bay area. Daughter is doing well. She just got back from the big DC trip over spring break, and had a blast.
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 6:40 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,497
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Money transfer from UK

There are several posts about this topic if you search the forum.

Must admit I was old school until fairly recently, I was having my in-laws deposit a check from my US bank account into my UK bank...
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 6:34 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 6,059
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Completed transfer out of my UK Defined Pension Scheme

I spent my very first year after graduating college working for a company with a DB pension scheme. Forgot all about it. The company chased me down via DWP just recently and told me the value of my...
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 6:22 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,946
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Tax refund check sent to UK address - how to deposit?

And direct deposit into your US bank account is a really good idea for future tax refunds. That's what I do.
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 6:17 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,209
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Redundancy related questions

Yes that is exactly right. I was laid off just under 2 years ago. My package included 3 months with a company that specializes in helping you deal with the transition, and a key part is updating...
Forum: USA
Apr 11th 2019, 5:57 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 9,084
Posted By kevntrace

Re: UK > California on an E2 - Experience, living, family etc!

This discussion brings back memories of when I made the jump back in 1994. Joined a small consulting "body shop" on an H1B. Had never visited SF or California, had no idea of the cost, climate,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 7th 2019, 12:42 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,168
Posted By kevntrace

Re: Looking at moving back to the UK next summer

It's interesting that folks generally recommend not to move back to your old haunts when returning to Blighty, then seeing your discussion on Devon and Plymouth. Well that is exactly where I am from...
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