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iwillalwayswonderwhy

(2,603 posts) Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:26 PM Jun 2018

If you live outside of the U.S.

But you are still a U.S. citizen, look up immediately what you need to do to get an absentee ballot, and please do it immediately.

I live in the U.K., and filled out the form and sent it in. It has been accepted.

Do it today, do it now, and most importantly, send in a new form every January. Don’t wait till the last minute.

Now, more than ever, it’s crucial.

Because

I really do care. Don’t u?

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If you live outside of the U.S. (Original Post) iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2018 OP

I wish I could join you in the UK. OliverQ Jun 2018 #1

The U.K. has its own problems iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2018 #2

My parents want to retire somewhere else, either Canada, Ireland, or the UK. OliverQ Jun 2018 #3

If my husband weren't English, I would not have been able to come iwillalwayswonderwhy Jun 2018 #4

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

1. I wish I could join you in the UK.

Reply to iwillalwayswonderwhy (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:28 PM

Jun 2018

iwillalwayswonderwhy

(2,603 posts)

2. The U.K. has its own problems

Reply to OliverQ (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:36 PM

Jun 2018

But it’s infinitely better than the U.S. right now.

I didn’t move here because of Trump. My husband is English, and this was a retirement plan, eight years in the making. But the timing couldn’t have been better.

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

3. My parents want to retire somewhere else, either Canada, Ireland, or the UK.

Reply to iwillalwayswonderwhy (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 03:50 PM

Jun 2018

But none of those countries offer retirement visas.

iwillalwayswonderwhy

(2,603 posts)

4. If my husband weren't English, I would not have been able to come

Reply to OliverQ (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 27, 2018, 04:58 PM

Jun 2018

It’s not easy, even with an English husband. I’ll have to renew my visa two more times over the next 5 years before I can get permanent leave to stay. Visas are expensive, too. Plus, we have to have either a guaranteed income, or a very large amount in savings.

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