bromleybill

As an early retiree I am about to take up my permanent residency option in California to be with my USC wife and our family/ grandchildren and participate in their lives Etc

I have already posted questions on the visa process, SSN and arrival procedures. not to mention having to return to the UK for completion of our property sale.

The question :scared:

With uncertainty about the time scales for getting into the US on a permanent basis, has anyone experience of extended stays for up to three months at a time?? This is an option we are considering which would negate full on medical insurance??????????

OK, its an unusual prospect!

Bob

Depends on the visa your using to get over here to be honest I guess.

bromleybill

K3 spouse visa for permanent residency

candy wy.

are you sure you are on a k-3?
did you not do dcf?

Pulaski

Medical insurance is optional not compulsory. I think the real question you should be asking is (how) can I get travel (medical) insurance for 4x90days a year? - because until you get US a residency visa you're still a UK resident.

bromleybill

Not wishing to be confusing. I am arriving with the K3 residency visa and will approach the whole thing of establishing myself. The problem is clearing the decks in the UK because of a stagnabt housing market. In such circumstances, I need to explore what other options I may have such as buying a temporary flat for my wife and I in LA as a base camp. The bonus might be in not having to take up a full medical insurance at this stage. (it would be foolish not to have cover).

As far as multiple entry...I do not know where I might stand on this subject but what else can I do, given the circumstances of having my major assetts locked in the UK?

Bob

As far as I understand it, there shouldn't be a prob on the K3 as long as you haven't AOS'ed...

candy wy.

your posts confuse me as to what visa you have. you say you have a k-3 in this post. but in previous posts it seems you have a done dcf. you say you have a stamp in your passport on another post but you would not get a stamp on a k-3.

bromleybill

The use of code is as confusing as I must seem.

I am arriving with a stamped stuck on insert in my passport. I am married to a US citizen. I have applied for permanent residency. I have my brown envelope from the US Embassy in London.....thats it

Pulaski

To go back to your original question, if you have a visa that permits you to work (whether you choose to or not) you can obtain a SSN, and in turn you can purchase medical insurance whether you choose to live 52 weeks in the US or only 48 weeks (or less). If you remain a UK resident (keep a British home base and "visit" the US) then you may still be able to get UK based travel insurance, but that may be difficult, if not impossible, to obtain if you are planning on spending 11 months of the year in the US.

meauxna

bill, you really need to sort yourself out with this visa business.
How can anyone help you when you don't even know what you're doing?

What does the VISA attached to your passport say?

You also can't serve two masters:
If you are resident in the UK you are eligible to use the NHS (I'll guess that that's what you're on about?)
If you are resident in the US you might not be eligible for the NHS.

You can only be resident in one or the other.

bromleybill

Thank you for your helpful and succinct response.

If I have to consider partial residency in the US because of waiting to release the UK assetts, I will ensure that I maintain the preferred balance of residency to 90 days + on a limited basis.


It has been very difficult for myself and my wife to accept the delay in permanent transfer since we do not wish to find ourselves in a dual tax system or be unable to fix our roots. We are longing to settle in the US and be with our family. This forum is the only resource to information from experienced people like yourself.

Thankyou

Billy

Pulaski

Unfortunately you will inevitably have to file tax returns in two countries for at least one year, and maybe two, given that the US tax year is a calendar year, whereas the British tax year runs April to March.

If you have anything more than salaries and pensions to put on your returns then you should find yourself a good tax accountant who is familar with immigrant, and preferably British, tax issues.

tony126

To keep your NHS cover haven't you be resident for 3 months of the year? There is something on these lines as I know when I go back next year, British citzen or not I am not covered by the NHS due to living in the USA.

Englishmum

Tony: are you going back to the UK for good or just for a holiday next year? If you're going to take up residence again in Blighty, you will be entitled to NHS cover immediately.

For Tony and the original poster, you can see the regulations about British citizens living abroad or returning to live in the UK on the official NHS website:

http://www.nhs.uk

(See the section with the Green heading "Registering for NHS Services" on the right hand side of the Home page.)