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Questions tagged [permanent-resident]

For questions related to individuals obtaining or who have obtained permanent resident status in a country. When asking, please specify a country tag, such as united-states or united-kingdom as well.

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Retirement after reaching 40 credits, non-us citizen but green card holder

I am a green card holder and I have been working for a US company since January 2011. I am 52 years old and I plan to stop working when I reach 40 credits at the age of 55 in July of 2021. I do not plan to request benefits until I am 63. After I…
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Can I open an investment account in the United States as a Green Card holder?

Can a green card holder open a Schwab investment account as a normal US citizen would, or most they open an International account? Funds to use would all be coming from a US bank and not overseas.
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How much Wait time is needed for new USA permanent residents to Apply for Student Financial Aid

How much Wait time is needed for new USA permanent residents to Apply for Student Financial Aid for Graduate and Undergraduate studies? I heard you need to wait for one year until you can apply for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) and they said that…
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I'm hoping to get a green card this summer - am I liable for taxes for all of 2018?

Just to explain, I am a UK national living in the UK and will move to the US on a fiance visa, which will eventually be turned into permanent residency once I'm married. My question is just at what point I become liable for taxes, and how far back…
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Australian retirement (super) for permanent residents leaving Australia permanently

I am an Australian permanent resident. I am considering leaving Australia permanently. Under Australian immigration laws, I would eventually no longer be an Australian permanent resident. I am interested in knowing the rules regarding access to…
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Using 2 different social security numbers

Let's start by saying that I know what I did was wrong. I opened store credits at a few stores here in the U.S. By using a number that I made up in my head. It's only store credit and not a credit card. I did gave them my whole information the only…
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Can I keep my bank account and SSN after giving up permanent resident status?

If I were to abandon my permanent resident status in US, will I be able to keep and use my Wells Fargo bank account? Also what happens to my Social Security number?
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Do I need to file a tax return on zero income in the US if I became a resident late in December?

I am writing about the filing of tax return as a new permanent resident, whose deadline is April 15th 2014. I wish to know if I am required to file, for I entered the US with a DV1 immigrant visa on December the 19th 2013. From then til December…
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Recent permanent resident: Should I have filed Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)?

I became a permanent resident of the United States in mid-June of this year (2012). Before that I was on an F1 student visa. I was a non-resident for tax purposes throughout 2011. I have an account in my home country of over $10,000. The deadline of…
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Healthcare requirements for J-1 married to US Citizen

I am a US Citizen and married a J-1 visa holder at the end of December 2017. Facts: I have had healthcare coverage the entire time in 2017 and currently in 2018. My wife is still a J-1 with a pending 2-year waiver rule. When that clears from USCIS…
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Will I be taxed in India

I am on a project (1 year duration) in Qatar. I am remitting money thru TT to my HDFC Bank savings account in India. All family maintenance/expenses and Home Loan EMI is deducted from this Saving Account. Let me know what will be tax implications.
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Will my taxes be increased after receiving green card?

Today, I am informed that my green card application is approved and I will receive my physical green card in the next week or so. I work as a graduate research assistant in a University at South Carolina. Before receiving my green card, I was on F-1…
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US Permanent Resident holding partial stake in a European company

I'm a permanent resident living in the US and would like to invest some money in a company run by my family back in Poland. I'm trying to figure out how to do this and what kind of tax implications it would have. To make things easier, lets say my…
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Can a sponsored spouse buy a house in Canada while her permanent resident application is still being processed?

I will get married with my Canadian partner, and plan to buy a house for us in Canada. However, I am currently not a permanent resident of Canada yet. I will apply for being a permanent resident of Canada right after getting married under the…
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How do I file taxes if my foreign income can be excluded by the foreign earned income exclusion act? Or do i even need to file at all?

While I understand I don't owe any taxes based on the foreign earned income exclusion act. I think I still have the duty of doing the paper work of filling. I don't want to risk getting into any trouble upon my return but it seems every filling…
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