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Re:Why I stopped travelling to the US and largely stopped do... by danssig on Friday February 18, 2011 @08:46AM (#2235351)
You're trying to get a green card? Do you realize that once you get it you're going to be responsible for filing tax returns as long as you have it, no matter where you actually live and work?
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Re:Why I stopped travelling to the US and largely stopped do... by mdda on Friday February 18, 2011 @10:12AM (#2235665)
This is precisely why I've been repeatedly extending my E-2 visa. Of course, by wanting that freedom, all my payments to US social security are definitely going to waste...
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Re:Why I stopped travelling to the US and largely stopped do... by danssig on Friday February 18, 2011 @11:33AM (#2236057)
There is no way to claim that back? To be honest with you, I worked in the US for over a decade and I consider everything I paid into SS a waste. If I end up keeping my citizenship (unlikely), by the time I would be able to draw it would probably be $100/mo or something ridiculous. It could easily cost me much more than that in wasted tax dollars before I retire.
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Re:Why I stopped travelling to the US and largely stopped do... by Lewisham on Friday February 18, 2011 @01:07PM (#2236515)
I wasn't aware of that, no, but I don't really have any intention of returning to the UK. I like it here. I get homesick sometimes, but usually it's a combination of childhood nostalgia and watching too much BBC programming. The Britain I see through those rose-tinted glasses is not the Britain that actually exists.
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