For those who have made the move from UK to US

[Ravens52 0]

My fiance will hopefully be making the move to the US sometime this summer if all goes well with the visa. He had asked me about who he might have to notify in the UK before he moves. I know he was concerned that if we ever decided to move to the UK at any point in the future if he hasn't been making contributions to things like health care and retirement, would we be able to claim any benefits. Any help from someone who has been there done that would be really appreciated.

[JeremyR 8]

The only people I told were the Dept. of Work and Pensions because they were paying me some benefits at the time. Ironically, I actually found it very difficult to get them to stop paying me, even though I told them several times on the phone and in writing that I was now ineligible to receive them

Anyway, other people that might need to be told depending on circumstances might include the HMRC (tax people) if he's responsible for filing his own taxes. If he has a student loan, the Student Loans Company when he starts working in the USA (since he will still be liable to repay, even outside the country). Life insurance/pension companies perhaps?

Basically organisations who he still wants/needs to do business with once he's left, and organisations that might expect to hear from him in the future him but won't because he's not in Britain...

Edited May 1, 2009 by JeremyR

[Nik+Heather 121]

I actually found it very difficult to get them to stop paying me, even though I told them several times on the phone and in writing that I was now ineligible to receive them

I had to laugh at this - Do-gooder!! I'd like to think I would do the same as well, but having to work hard at getting people not to give you money is kinda funny.

I suppose it's a good thing that it's sort of difficult. What if some nasty person was trying to cancel someone ELSE's payments...