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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Aug 26th 2008, 3:16 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,848
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: L1 - GC - average time..

I'm on an L1-A and started the GC application process in October 2007. I've absolutely no idea how long it's giong to take and there isn't really any reliable way of finding out how long the I-140...
Forum: USA
Jun 26th 2008, 4:54 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 12,771
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: AIG International Services

Correct dh010447 - the saving is great.

I just dug out the general terms from an email. We're paying about $2k per year for 2 cars worth about $80k total. Other companies wanted well over $2k...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 26th 2008, 4:47 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,722
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: L1a to GC process query

Indeed ;)
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 25th 2008, 7:59 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,722
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: L1a to GC process query

I'm in the 'L-1A and no degree' club. I do have an HND though and my wife can confirm with a smirk that it stands for 'Has No Degree'. Yeah whatever... :p

We're doing the GC application on our...
Forum: USA
Jun 23rd 2008, 6:49 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 12,771
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: AIG International Services

I wanted an LR3 plus a Honda CR-V or similar for a 2 year lease. Was quoted well over a grand a month for the LR3 and the Honda CR-V EX was pushing $600 without navigation. Absolutely mental. This...
Forum: USA
Jun 20th 2008, 8:05 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 12,771
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: AIG International Services

Overall, worth it's weight in gold.

AIG Car insurance: worth the membership purely for this.

Mortgage though Wells Fargo: well worth it. Got 5.85% and looking at the documentation, the AIG...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 13th 2008, 4:32 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,176
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: Green Card Questions ..Again!

Good idea to get the the ball rolling asap. It's nice that the company is paying. My company has sponsored my application, but it's at my cost.

We are in the same boat - L-1A to EB1.

Our...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Jun 13th 2008, 4:03 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 11,160
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: L2 visa - wedding photographs??

Don't worry about it too much.

We started the whole process before we were married (L-1A visa for me, L2 for my soon-to-be wife). My I-129 petition was filed 2 days after our wedding. It made...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 22nd 2008, 5:12 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 2,362
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: Tools

Best money I ever spent on power tools was a Bosch 18v cordless hammer drill (green, consumer grade). Used it and abused it hard for 5 years and it's still going strong (including an 'F' on the...
Forum: USA
Feb 20th 2008, 3:59 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 4,839
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: american express

I had the same problem I think (it was about a year ago when I did it).

From what I can remember, if you dig around the UK website (try starting from your account page and going through the help),...
Forum: USA
Jan 22nd 2008, 1:43 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,655
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: TV advice

Best places to look for info:

USA LCD TV Forum: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=166

UK LCD TV Forum: http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=155

I included both...
Forum: USA
Dec 19th 2007, 7:34 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 787
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: AIG & Credit

I used the $400 AIG membership to get a Wells Fargo mortgage before moving here, along with a 5.85% rate in early 2007, which was better than some American colleagues were getting. We also got the...
Forum: USA
Oct 4th 2007, 6:10 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 1,944
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: MORTGAGE PAYMENT QUESTION??

This should give you an idea:

Purchase Price = $550k
20% down payment
Interest Rate: 5.85%
Type: Repayment mortgage
Added bonus: ludicrous property taxes

Monthly payment breakdown: ...
Forum: USA
Mar 1st 2007, 4:47 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 675
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: How Quickly did you get ab L-1B ???

My petition was filed on 26th January and I got my newly modified passport on 28th Feb. Flying on Saturday. Woohoo! :thumbup:

L-1A individual application, premium processing. About 10 days...
Forum: USA
Feb 26th 2007, 2:04 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,495
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: H1-B Blues???

I'm moving to Novi in Michigan next week :eek:

Here are some basic calculations based upon a slary of $130k, showing the different tax bands (note that this shows only income tax). Don't take...
Forum: USA
Jan 16th 2007, 4:03 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 3,963
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: Housing prices

Just a quick bit of info. I spent $400 on AIG membership and honestly don't know how I'd cope without it.

Still live in England and got a 5.85% 30 year mortgage deal which is a very good rate (as...
Forum: USA
Jan 5th 2007, 4:31 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 458
Posted By BrewMonkey

Almost there

Just a quick report on how we're doing on the move. Been an age since I've posted, but thanks to the great advice from the members of this forum, things are going pretty well.

Still living in the...
Forum: USA
Nov 3rd 2006, 1:26 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 14,123
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: Relocation Expenses UK to US

Will be negotiating mine next week. Thanks to reading previous posts on here, I've got a good idea of what to push for depending on what they offer initially.

3 months until the move (first week...
Forum: USA
Oct 19th 2006, 5:16 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,651
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: VW Touareg

Believe it or not, I actually had access to one of these for a while a few years ago here in the UK. I have the dubious distinction of being the first person in my old company to get caught speeding...
Forum: USA
Oct 19th 2006, 2:34 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,651
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: VW Touareg

Good point, but I don't like the sucker on the windsceen ones (too easy to steal, have to take it off and hide it every time you get out of the car) and probably can't modify the head unit as I'm...
Forum: USA
Oct 19th 2006, 12:11 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,651
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: VW Touareg

I'm in a similar position now - can't decide what the heck to go for.

I've got the 'luxury' car thing out of my system now and am ready for something a bit more modest and less likely to...
Forum: USA
Oct 16th 2006, 8:48 am
Replies: 52
Views: 2,081
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: It's all happening now...

Cheers mate, PM on the way... :)
Forum: USA
Oct 13th 2006, 1:10 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 2,081
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: It's all happening now...

It was what you could call 'character building'.

I used to hang out in the Jubilee quite a lot :beer: hence my rubbish A-Level results (well, that and being forced to do courses I didn't want to...
Forum: USA
Oct 12th 2006, 7:00 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 2,081
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: It's all happening now...

Ey up lass. We may even know each other! I used to go to Billinge and then Blackburn college. I worked the doors in Blackburn for a long time - the Cav (Peps, then Utopia) and a few dives like...
Forum: USA
Oct 12th 2006, 6:30 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 2,081
Posted By BrewMonkey

Re: It's all happening now...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I don't have as much time as I'd like to spend on the forum but hope to post some questions very soon.

Cambridge is still the same and yes, it's beautiful...
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