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Travel and Transport / Re: Sending Passport to DVLA
« Last post by stsag on Yesterday at 11:04:11 PM »
sounds like you are at the step of verifying identity?  when i sent my BRP off to get my provisional license, i think i got it back in about 3 weeks time. 

there is no real faster way to get the license here aside from doing an intensive practical course.  the theory test takes time to practice and then get the appointment.  then, getting an appointment for driving courses adds more time as many are booked (depending on where you live).  the intensives are expensive as hell, but for me it was worth it to speed this up.
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Travel and Transport / Re: Driving lessons and practical test
« Last post by stsag on Yesterday at 11:00:27 PM »
i'm going through this myself, having moved to the UK last year.

i did an assessment first to see how much training i'd really need (i've already been driving in the UK since i moved here on my US license).  i'm in my 40s so i've been driving for 25ish years too.  i did OK on the assessment but it was clear i needed more classes to learn how to pass the test.  i chose to take an intensive course to get it all over with in a few sessions rather than spreading this out over weeks and months.

i was a bit nervous too in the beginning but after a couple hours with the instructor i felt a lot more comfortable. 
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US - UK Taxes / Re: Turbo Tax
« Last post by nun on Yesterday at 09:53:34 PM »
Quote from: durhamlad on May 25, 2024, 01:18:49 PM
Yes indeed. This cruise is from Portsmouth and is called Islands on the Edge and it stops at 18 islands up the west coast of the UK ending up at Aberdeen. Many of the landings are via zodiac boats. So far, so good.

That service my daughter is using is as follows and she has been very pleased with it.

https://www.postscanmail.com/




Thanks. Enjoy the high seas...
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Pregnancy and Parenting Issues / Re: CRBA and Passport Embassy Appointment Telegram Group
« Last post by amh27 on Yesterday at 04:12:33 PM »
Does this Telegram group still exist? I used it in 2022 with my first and it was so so so helpful. Have since had to re-upload the app and lost the group. The link above has expired  :( (and every link I’ve found online has expired)… can anyone help? Thank you!
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US - UK Taxes / Re: Turbo Tax
« Last post by durhamlad on May 25, 2024, 01:18:49 PM »
Quote from: nun on May 25, 2024, 12:25:51 PM
Living the life!

Yes indeed. This cruise is from Portsmouth and is called Islands on the Edge and it stops at 18 islands up the west coast of the UK ending up at Aberdeen. Many of the landings are via zodiac boats. So far, so good.

That service my daughter is using is as follows and she has been very pleased with it.

https://www.postscanmail.com/


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US - UK Taxes / Re: Turbo Tax
« Last post by nun on May 25, 2024, 12:25:51 PM »
Quote from: durhamlad on May 25, 2024, 07:01:27 AM
I’m currently on a cruise but I will ask my daughter when I get a chance (I only use the address, no idea who it is).

Living the life!
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US - UK Taxes / Re: Turbo Tax
« Last post by durhamlad on May 25, 2024, 07:01:27 AM »
Quote from: nun on May 25, 2024, 04:30:14 AM
Do you have any details on that service? Cost? Name? Location? I have all my finance stuff set up for delivery by email so I was thinking of asking a friend to let me use their address as a mailing address while stating my primary address as the UK.

I’m currently on a cruise but I will ask my daughter when I get a chance (I only use the address, no idea who it is).
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US - UK Taxes / Re: Turbo Tax
« Last post by nun on May 25, 2024, 04:30:14 AM »
Quote from: durhamlad on May 24, 2024, 05:02:10 PM
It used to be the address of our daughter but once she moved back she set up a mail box service and I use that.

Do you have any details on that service? Cost? Name? Location? I have all my finance stuff set up for delivery by email so I was thinking of asking a friend to let me use their address as a mailing address while stating my primary address as the UK.
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US - UK Taxes / Re: Turbo Tax
« Last post by durhamlad on May 24, 2024, 05:02:10 PM »
Quote from: nun on May 24, 2024, 03:12:28 PM
How do you maintain that US address; a relative, friend or mail box service?

It used to be the address of our daughter but once she moved back she set up a mail box service and I use that.
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US - UK Taxes / Re: TIAA-CREF tax issue and contact issue
« Last post by nun on May 24, 2024, 03:50:44 PM »
TIAA interest and payout rates are notoriously opaque given the "vintages" and the differences between contracts. My contributions were made in the late 80s and early 90s and I'm now in my early 60s and got a single life with 10 year guarantee with the same payout rate as you and that included a 2% loyalty bonus. That bonus means that the TIAA payout rate is about 25% higher that the general annuity market rates. The 10.7% rate you saw might have included some particular circumstances and I assume today's payout rates will factor in current interest rates as well.
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