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Forum: USA
Nov 15th 2020, 9:07 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,045
Posted By melusine

Confused about US Capital Gains Tax on UK House Sale

Hello, I wonder if someone can help me understand this a bit better? I've read through a few historic threads about this subject but I'm still confused.

This is my situation:

I moved to the US...
Forum: USA
Feb 10th 2019, 8:39 am
Replies: 0
Views: 526
Posted By melusine

US Tax form filling US resident, UK income

Hello,
I'm hoping someone can help me with how to deal with UK income on my US tax return. I'm sure someone else has had a similar situation.

My situation is that I was tax resident in the US for...
Forum: Meet-ups
Mar 25th 2018, 2:07 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,909
Posted By melusine

Re: Living in Chester County PA looking for friends

Hello, I moved to Chester County in December 2017 as well. We previously lived in Yorkshire. We live up near Eagle Village, not very far from Exton. Our children are 13 and 16.


I like to cook...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2017, 5:54 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,299
Posted By melusine

Re: Mortgage repayment query

Thanks for your reply.
No, delay is not an option - my flight is already booked and we want to be together for Christmas.


I read the Wikipedia entry on the doctrine you mentioned. I'm not...
Forum: USA
Nov 26th 2017, 2:42 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,299
Posted By melusine

Re: Mortgage repayment query

Hello, I have never filed US taxes previously. Since we were married 14 years ago, my husband (USC) has always filed his own taxes as required as a USC - but as 'married, filing separately'.

...
Forum: USA
Nov 25th 2017, 7:29 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,299
Posted By melusine

Mortgage repayment query

Hello, I didn't want to derail Sarg75's thread so I have made a new thread for my query relating to this:





My current plans are: finish work and get my redundancy on 15/12, pay off my...
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2017, 9:31 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 5,914
Posted By melusine

Re: Half or Shared container advice Florida to UK

Hello, yes that also includes packing. It doesn't include insurance (usually around 3% of value) or any fees at customs e.g. if your shipment is pulled for x-ray or whatever they do.
melly
Forum: USA
Nov 19th 2017, 8:34 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 5,914
Posted By melusine

Re: Half or Shared container advice Florida to UK

Hello - I am going the other way - UK to USA and I currently have around a third of a container worth of stuff sitting in a warehouse awaiting shipping - cost around £2000.
I have also had a quote...
Forum: Overseas Removals, Shipping & Storage Advice and Information from Bournes International Moves
Oct 18th 2017, 6:04 am
Replies: 5
Views: 7,643
Posted By melusine

Re: Paying duty on multiple shipments?

Thank you Kirstyp. I have now dropped those movers from consideration before even obtaining a quotation as if they can't get this right who knows what else will go wrong!
Forum: Overseas Removals, Shipping & Storage Advice and Information from Bournes International Moves
Oct 17th 2017, 5:54 am
Replies: 5
Views: 7,643
Posted By melusine

Re: Paying duty on multiple shipments?

Thank you! That was what I was anticipating to be the case but I was really thrown when I was told (very categorically!) differently today.


I know it is likely to be more expensive to do it in...
Forum: Overseas Removals, Shipping & Storage Advice and Information from Bournes International Moves
Oct 17th 2017, 5:24 am
Replies: 5
Views: 7,643
Posted By melusine

Paying duty on multiple shipments?

Hello,
I am in the process of obtaining quotes for shipping my stuff from the UK to the USA. I was exploring whether I could afford to do this in two shipments - one now'ish and one late spring...
Forum: USA
Oct 13th 2017, 10:26 am
Replies: 21
Views: 14,129
Posted By melusine

Re: British OT moving to USA

Yes - this is exactly what we have had to do. My husband is over in the US now working and I am here in the UK - probably until January as I have to work my notice. We'll be apart for Christmas.

...
Forum: USA
Aug 30th 2017, 9:35 am
Replies: 1
Views: 848
Posted By melusine

Help! Complicated tax questions

Hello - I'm trying to get my head around tax issues with our move. I appreciate this is a complex area and I will possibly need to take expert advice but I'm hoping someone may have encountered a...
Forum: USA
Jul 5th 2017, 7:56 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 706
Posted By melusine

CGT on sale of UK home with no mortgage

Hello,
I apologise as I know this has come up many times (I did a search and read a lot of threads before posting) but this is an area I am finding tricky to understand and I want to check that I...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jul 5th 2017, 5:25 am
Replies: 4
Views: 629
Posted By melusine

Re: Hep B vaccinations and the medical

Thank you all - that's really reassuring
Melly
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jul 5th 2017, 12:26 am
Replies: 4
Views: 629
Posted By melusine

Hep B vaccinations and the medical

Hello, I'm currently working on getting my own and the kids' vaccinations up to date and ready for the medical and for US school entry. One of the requirements is Hep B vaccination which I've just...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 13th 2017, 7:01 am
Replies: 2
Views: 473
Posted By melusine

Re: Passport renewal between I-130 and interview question

Thanks for the quick response Ian - that was my assumption but I would have been kicking myself if I renewed it and caused a problem at the interview.


I will renew it now then, while we wait for...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 13th 2017, 6:48 am
Replies: 2
Views: 473
Posted By melusine

Passport renewal between I-130 and interview question

Hello, I sent off our I-130 forms last week. We got the NOA1s through today. The information I submitted for my 16 year old son includes a copy of his current UK passport which is currently in date...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 26th 2017, 7:59 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,275
Posted By melusine

Re: Children & US Citizenship Question

Ah - this is the info I didn't have and I think solves our problem completely - and if I have understood correctly he wouldn't need an I-131 at all as he would then stay in the US post A levels and...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 26th 2017, 2:21 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,275
Posted By melusine

Re: Children & US Citizenship Question

Thanks for your reply. I agree - we've wanted to move for years -for ourselves, of course, but also to give the kids the maximum options going forward. Unfortunately life happens and all sorts of...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 26th 2017, 1:18 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,275
Posted By melusine

Re: Children & US Citizenship Question

Yes will do, am trying to follow advice the answer the actual question exactly and only the actual question - rather than trying to interpret it - in filling in the forms.
It was more whether they...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 26th 2017, 12:18 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,275
Posted By melusine

Re: Children & US Citizenship Question

Thanks all, all clear now (if not as convenient as I was briefly hoping..)
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 26th 2017, 12:11 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,275
Posted By melusine

Re: Children & US Citizenship Question

Thanks!
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 26th 2017, 12:01 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,275
Posted By melusine

Re: Children & US Citizenship Question

For further clarification, my UKC children are step-children of the my USC husband not adopted. My own reading around on this suggests that this is the critical distinction - that because they have...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Apr 25th 2017, 9:55 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,275
Posted By melusine

Children & US Citizenship Question

Hello, I've been reading some older threads to increase my knowledge and came across a mention of children automatically gaining citizenship on immigration entry. Can I please just check my...
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