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Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 30th 2008, 11:41 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 785
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Time Warner

I used to have Comcast - found that their customer line was useless. Now I have Dish and on the rare occasion that something goes wrong the customer service line sorts it our pronto. I've never...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 30th 2008, 11:37 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 3,474
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Skins on BBC America

if you work for BBCA and you don't have any say in the type of programming do you know someone who does? Get them on to this thread. That would make for an interesting discussion. I've said all I...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 26th 2008, 11:48 pm
Replies: 57
Views: 3,474
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Skins on BBC America

Skins was great to see. However - after watching a couple of episodes on BBCA I decided to import the DVDs as I couldn't be bothered watching the censored version. Also - the quality of BBA is not...
Forum: USA
Aug 17th 2008, 11:05 pm
Replies: 398
Views: 22,794
Posted By OverThePond

Re: A stranger videoing my daughter at the pool

This is so sick. We don't even have kids yet but for sure if someone was filming my kid at a pool I'd have their camera and tape. It's a horrible old world that we live in.

Anyhow - not sure if...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 7th 2008, 11:07 am
Replies: 14
Views: 802
Posted By OverThePond

Re: wanting to work in the USA - Boston or NYC

Hi Naila

The easiest way to get to the US is to work in the UK for a company that has a large presence in the US. You could then hopefully transfer using an L1 visa. Other alternative is a H1...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 17th 2008, 11:33 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 3,263
Posted By OverThePond

Re: British Born Baby, brought into the states

I was just wondering ... I'm paying National Insurance (opted to do so when I moved here) - it's about 200quid a year. I thought that if I was paying my national insurance I would be covered on the...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 20th 2008, 4:40 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 728
Posted By OverThePond

Re: The USCIS Online/Email System - I-140

Cool - thanks! I'll get on to them on Monday.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 20th 2008, 10:36 am
Replies: 12
Views: 728
Posted By OverThePond

Re: The USCIS Online/Email System - I-140

Oooo - I didn't know that! Is this something that the lawyers should do or would I do that myself?

Thanks for the info!!! :thumbsup:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jun 19th 2008, 10:03 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 728
Posted By OverThePond

Re: The USCIS Online/Email System - I-140

Wow - I vowed that I wouldn't do this but I have and now I am joining the madness of watching processing times! :blink:

Our I-140's went in July 2007 to TSC. Processing for our category is...
Forum: USA
Jun 3rd 2008, 11:20 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,041
Posted By OverThePond

Re: US equivalent of Which?

:o:o:o :)
Forum: USA
Jun 2nd 2008, 11:31 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,041
Posted By OverThePond

Re: US equivalent of Which?

Oh I am going to sound like such a geek now :o ... but Consumer Reports is the original version of Which? I was told this before moving to the US by the Which? guy that I called to cancel my...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 10th 2008, 12:01 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,289
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Adoption and L1a

Okay - so I went to one of the IVF forums that I am a member of. The first post in the adoption section was from a UKC who has just adopted. (Amazing timing!) I had word from her that they started...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 9th 2008, 4:31 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,289
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Adoption and L1a

Wow! Time to start digging. Good google search - I've been madly searching for L1a adoption and various things like that! ;)

Thanks for the info - I'll check up for CT (where we are.)
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 9th 2008, 9:48 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,289
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Adoption and L1a

Thanks for the replies.

Ian - yes we looked in to surrogacy etc. Cost is about $60-70k and then more on top for meds etc ... it's still an option if there are no other routes. I guess we have a...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 8th 2008, 11:25 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,289
Posted By OverThePond

Adoption and L1a

Hi all

We've have been looking around for info to help us make a decision on how we could potentially start a family.

We cannot have children of our own and have tried the various IVF...
Forum: USA
Mar 14th 2008, 9:59 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,723
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Cross-Cultural Training

Bah - you know us Brits like to make jarring statements on purpose! :rofl:
Forum: USA
Mar 13th 2008, 11:40 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,723
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Cross-Cultural Training

We had the same offer ... never got round to attending it though! After landing in the US we were caught up in a whirlwind of getting a SSN, license, house, bank account etc etc etc! I totally...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 19th 2008, 11:44 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,107
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Entering and leaving the US with my L1B

Just to clarify - I have never physically handed in my I-94 - basically when the check-in person check your passport they remove the I-94. I normally have a quick glance to make sure it was taken...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Feb 18th 2008, 10:47 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,107
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Entering and leaving the US with my L1B

Hi there

When you enter you should have a white I-94 card placed in your passport. The point of entry official will scribble an expiry date on to your I-94 card. This may or may not be the same...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 23rd 2008, 12:21 pm
Replies: 84
Views: 5,136
Posted By OverThePond

Re: BBC America doesn't show Eastenders?

Okay - I don't watch Eastenders ... and never watched it while I lived in the UK - but to anyone who is interested Dish network shows it as PPV. So basically you get the week's shows over a day ......
Forum: USA
Jan 12th 2008, 4:19 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,633
Posted By OverThePond

Re: DVD Player

You could also try Oppo (go to Oppo.com or Amazon.com)

Oppo is touted as one of the best upscaling DVDs around - and it is supported very well with firmware upgrades. I have two Oppos and they...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Dec 12th 2007, 11:47 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,746
Posted By OverThePond

Re: USA embassy interview for approved H1-B1

I know a friend who used to use Brent Park (or is it Brent Cross?) shopping centre to park in. I have never been there so I don't know for myself what the parking is like there.

I'm more of a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 10th 2007, 11:42 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 2,925
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Have you got one? Are you getting one? or do you want one?

Tom Tom maps aren't that great for the US. Garmin or Magellen use a better map as their source (accuracy wise). The Tom Tom maps look better but they are not as accurate. TomTom uses TeleAtlas...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 30th 2007, 9:07 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,529
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Spouse working

Yes - sounds like you are eligible for the L1 visa. All you need is to have worked for Fidelity for 1 full year in the past 3 years.

If you can get in touch with someone in Fidelity - try to...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 28th 2007, 11:15 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,529
Posted By OverThePond

Re: Spouse working

I don't want to get wrapped up in the arguement - but with regards to going back and getting an L1 visa ... as long as Fidelity are still interested and as long as you left them within the past three...
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