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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 22nd 2026, 9:00 am
Replies: 8
Views: 708
Posted By penguinsix

Major Green Card changes proposed.

Non-immigrant visa holders who wish to transition to Green Cards are now going to be forced to return to their home countries rather than file for adjustment of status while in the USA.
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Forum: USA
Dec 24th 2025, 2:46 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,038
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Old UK passport - keep it?

Keep for sentimental value, and sometimes because you might have an old visa in it that you will need. For example, when I apply for a new visa to visit China, they ask the number of my last Chinese...
Forum: USA
Dec 24th 2025, 2:38 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,967
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Establishing Healthcare/Insurance Costs

Every plan is different, but in a general, broad sense:

You will pay the first $4,000 of all health insurance costs. There are some exceptions (like some preventive checkups or certain ailments)...
Forum: USA
Dec 20th 2025, 9:53 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,967
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Establishing Healthcare/Insurance Costs

Hi and welcome,

It's going to be rough. I'll just start with that. Really rough.

We need more details (i.e. your citizenship, marital status, for example) to come up with a better estimate, but...
Forum: USA
Oct 13th 2025, 12:59 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 7,910
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Relocating to US from UK

I might have missed it, but are you talking about Washington (the state) or Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital)?
Forum: USA
Jul 7th 2025, 1:17 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 5,446
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Education in New Jersey City

Here it is as a map:

https://www.jcboe.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1536442&type=d&pREC_ID=1667200

In rare circumstances, you can ask to move to another school, but it's far easier to just...
Forum: USA
Jul 7th 2025, 1:14 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 4,981
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Which grade??

A couple of different issues to consider:

a) Where are you going to University? Is it the US? If so, you need to realize that grade 9 in the US "counts" as far as it goes for your academic record....
Forum: USA
Mar 21st 2025, 12:44 am
Replies: 2
Views: 829
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Universal Child Health Record

I think it will vary from state-to-state but when we moved we had our doctor in Hong Kong fill out our first vaccination record (using the state form from our school). It wasn't a problem.

Later...
Forum: USA
Dec 1st 2024, 12:55 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,543
Posted By penguinsix

Re: International Uni students being told to return to the USA before Trump retu

They actually just signed the cooperation paperwork a few days ago, so the formal transition process is now underway.
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2024, 1:39 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,543
Posted By penguinsix

International Uni students being told to return to the USA before Trump return.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxvz4re5y1o

Several universities in the US are advising international students to re-enter the country before the inauguration of Donald Trump. While nothing is...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
Nov 26th 2024, 1:33 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,787
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Recent Graduate looking for USA visa

Marriage or a student visa (have you considered getting an advanced degree?) You could come over on a one-year program to study and see if the marriage option is more appealing.

But...
Forum: USA
Nov 14th 2024, 12:32 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,976
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Effect of US immigration on kids

I think they will adjust better than you, or at least more quickly than you. They'll be in a more 'open' environment of a school system with new kids popping up all the time. Socially I would expect...
Forum: USA
Sep 3rd 2024, 2:41 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,728
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Health insurance for over 65 age recently obtained green card ?

Check your own insurance. In some (rare) cases you can add a dependent parent as part of your family insurance plan. It's not common, but does exist in some plans.

Also, in some states (like...
Forum: USA
Apr 13th 2024, 1:54 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,967
Posted By penguinsix

Re: What to do with primary home before moving to US?

There is a special US tax form that is required if you own a substantial portion of a foreign company. It's not necessarily any additional tax, but it is a bit more paperwork to deal with.
...
Forum: USA
Feb 21st 2024, 7:40 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,712
Posted By penguinsix

Re: GC Holder -> Questions on Citizenship, Taxes, and moving to Germany

Hi

1) I'm assuming you are talking about the foreign income exclusion that applies to overseas Americans. Last I checked, this foreign income exclusion (about $100k) ONLY applies if you file your...
Forum: USA
Jan 27th 2024, 2:26 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,276
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Paying (want to) US Social Security - US Employer in UK

State income tax is a real pain for expats. Some states really go after you, especially if you return to that state after your overseas posting. Their attitude is that you were only 'temporarily'...
Forum: USA
Aug 14th 2023, 10:36 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,593
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Any experience of immunisation requirements for moving to California?

Most schools allow you to enter once you start the Hep B protocol.

Here is the full list:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/Immunization/IMM-231.pdf

Note:...
Forum: USA
Jun 7th 2023, 1:05 am
Replies: 31
Views: 4,693
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Now or in 2 years?

What's the point of GCSE's in your situation?

I mean, yes, they will get some recognition from high school and it is finishing what you started, but what's the long-term goal of your kids'...
Forum: USA
May 4th 2023, 4:01 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,335
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Moving back to UK with 16 year old - school options?

There is a similar message board to this called UK Yankee and it's for Americans living in the UK. One of the common questions that comes up is education adjustments.
...
Forum: USA
May 1st 2023, 12:57 am
Replies: 13
Views: 3,352
Posted By penguinsix

Re: 13 and 15 year old girls moving into US education system

Hi and welcome.

I think one of the first questions, especially for the older one, would be what are your university intentions? US or UK?

We have a couple of primers on education in the WIKI
...
Forum: USA
Apr 21st 2023, 2:48 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,612
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Need bank account in the UK or other options ....

I'm not sure if HSBC Premier is still taking USA customers (they still have USA accounts despite closing all their branches), but if you can swing the minimum deposit with an IRA or something then...
Forum: USA
Apr 21st 2023, 2:46 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,036
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Mobile query: US SIM card providers

My recommendation is to ask people a) at your office and b) near where you live. The greatest plan in the country is worthless if it doesn't work in your home or office, and there are plenty of...
Forum: USA
Dec 17th 2022, 3:35 am
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By penguinsix

Re: GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

This was a problem for me for awhile, but eventually my HSBC Premier USA office was able to 'vouch' for me in setting up an HSBC Premier UK account. They were able to sign off on the 'know your...
Forum: USA
Nov 28th 2022, 4:10 am
Replies: 48
Views: 7,904
Posted By penguinsix

Re: GBP bank account for US-based people - HSBC Premier Checking?

I have HSBC in the UK and US and moving money is simple. Takes a few seconds.

That said as other have noted there are no real HSBC physical branches left in the USA. There are a couple 'wealth...
Forum: USA
Oct 24th 2022, 12:45 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,277
Posted By penguinsix

Re: Children and IRS tax return

So my reading of the thread is that she's been out of the USA for over 1 year. Her Green Card is basically considered abandoned by the US authorities, regardless of whether her physical card has been...
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