rpjs

Some banks are happy for you to have a foreign address (and will even post statements to it for no extra fee) - First Direct is one.

Bob

Depends on the bank. Some allow you to use a US address, most in fact, but some like First, don't.

As for travel insurance, you aren't on holiday, so that won't be any use to you as they'll deny any claim you make.

Bob

First do now? They didn't a few year back

Bink

Can't speak for any others but LloydsTSB and Nationwide both allow foriegn addresses.

jackattack

Natwest too

rpjs

Yup. Had no problem at all with them - they give you an ID number to quote instead of a UK postcode when you call.

craig_sp

Hi there, thanks for your post. How would I go about requesting this letter? I'm seeing a list of things I need to do now, I guess the tricky thing is knowing when to do them. As I'm not a LPR in the Us until I successfully adjust status. So the period when I enter on the K1 until after the AOS is a grey area. I'm not covered by NHS, as am in America..... and can't use travel insurance, as I am not on holiday....

My wife-to-be is self employed but works a couple of others jobs on a casual basis, so she pays for her own insurance. I guess I need to look at her plan and the price/coverage. Signing up to that before I get my LPR status seems risky, but I guess I could change it if there were any problems (hopefully none!).

nun

This is the tough thing about coming to the US. You won't be allowed on her policy until you are married and whether you remain covered by the NHS will depend on your UK residency status. I don't know whether leaving the UK and going to the US on a K1 would be seen by the UK authorities as giving up your UK residency, a lot has to do with intent.

I'd ask your fiancee about her policy and see how much it would be to get you on it too.

Yorkieabroad

You sure? I've had overseas addresses with them since '95...
The only thing they screw up on is every now and then they flip me back on to paying interest net instead of gross and I need to go through re-filing to get it paid gross. After the second or thrid time of this, I decided just to get it paid net, and the claim it back on my tax return....simpler than going back and working out what had been paid net and what gross in the same tax year....

Bob

There's been loads of threads on medical insurance, the wiki also. For the letter, depends on your NHS trust, some times your doctor will write one, sometimes it'll be the trust, needs to be letter headed and state that you are resident of the UK which entitles you to NHS coverage.

As for medical insurance, get married, get added on or get a job, or don't fall over.

Weird. I looked into them in 2000 or so and they said no and was the case for a couple other mates who were moving abroard.

kins

I have a First Direct account and have used my foreign address for the last five years.

To the OP, when I was in your situation I bought health insurance through medibroker.com. No idea if they still sell it, but it was a good way to get temporary health insurance that isn't travel insurance.

Yorkieabroad

You know what, now you mention it, I seem to remember posting a few years ago that they had stopped allowing overseas accounts, but mine was grandfathered in. That may have been the period when you tried. Sounds like they've started again! Bit like my missus - can't make their bl**dy minds up!!