Originally Posted by Hanco (Post 12032267)

.... I was also driving on my UK license over the GA period defined, and so long as you don't actually have to produce your license that's not a problem ....

Originally Posted by Hanco (Post 12032267)

Under who's definition of "resident"?!

Residency is defined differently for tax, driving licenses etc.

I was also driving on my UK license over the GA period defined, and so long as you don't actually have to produce your license that's not a problem for you but IF you have to produce your license... Well, it depends on how the police officer feels that day?! Sometimes maybe the accent helps wing-it... Other times I dunno.

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 12032282)

That's a pretty meaningless thing to say - so long as you don't get stopped there is no "need" to even have a license! :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 12032293)

What you are suggesting is breaking the law...please do not suggest that our members do that. Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with our Site Rule...especially #2.

Site Rules | British Expatriate Community

If you are driving using a UK DL and do not have the relevant state's DL if the required time has elapsed...it is a problem as you are most probably driving without insurance. Of course you are breaking the law too.

Originally Posted by Hanco (Post 12032301)

..... I did not, categorically did not, say it is a good idea to do it, and I certainly did not "suggest" it as a good idea. .....

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 12032305)

What you said was " ... so long as you don't actually have to produce your license that's not a problem ...." which seems pretty clear to me. :unsure:

Originally Posted by Cook_County (Post 12030810)

May I ask how you sorted out healthcare?

Originally Posted by michaeldc (Post 12032311)

I did mention it but I haven't yet, I believe you get a couple of months to sort it out but I plan on doing it very soon - never a good idea to have no health/dental insurance in the USA!

I earn just under the limit for Covered California (CA Obamacare) so you register on the site coveredca and pick which insurance you want for both health and dental, it seems relatively straight forward!

Originally Posted by Pulaski (Post 12030835)

Wells Fargo has a good history (reported on BE) of understood what the law says on opening bank accounts - specifically that a SSN is not automatically required. You may need to ask to speak to a supervisor or manager though as an SSN is most commonly expected and obviously most junior level staff might not be aware of how to handle more unusual cases - such as a new immigrant without an SSN (yet).

If you really want get technical with them, tell them that the USA PATRIOT Act specifies that you need a "government-issued ID number", and while an SSN is the most common example of such a number, a passport number is equally acceptable under the USA PATRIOT Act.

Originally Posted by dj6372 (Post 12031597)

Love it!, typical Brit bitching about the weather. And you missed the real heat.

My UK friends can't believe I spend my time avoiding the sun, they fail to understand that yes for a 2 week vacation its a booze and burnathon, when you live here its a touch different.

Leaving work everyday when its 100+ can become tiresome very quickly lol

Welcome to the USA BTW

Originally Posted by nudda (Post 12031873)

ha that was an entertaining read. Well done to you for achieving that much in just 10 days. BTW, did you get your licence because of insurance purposes? I heard you can use your UK licence for up to 6 months without any issues.

Originally Posted by dj6372 (Post 12032328)

CoveredCA is an easy way of sorting insurance, I used it after we got tax fined for no insurance (oops, lesson learnt there!) and carried on till my company insurance kicked in.

The fine was actually less than the cost of insurance, but and a big but, do you want to risk no insurance?