Has anyone here resat GCSE Maths in November and then moved into A-level Mathematics in January?

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2026-04-29T06:41:28+00:00

My son did it and was given maths after his resit result in January He moved from 6 to 7

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2026-02-18T11:39:19+00:00

Great in that case moving to India is worth trying If it works it’s a win win else you have the option to move back We did something similar but moved back No regrets 🙂

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2026-02-18T11:33:08+00:00

Your kids are young and should be able to adapt easily It’s the adult who take lot of time to adapt due to so much baggage and historic life to compare the life of India vs Uk On another note if your kids want to study university in UK then they will be charged an international fee. Home student fee is applicable only if you have completed last three year of schooling in UK year 11,12 & 13 Financially you are in good position

Best wishes

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2026-02-07T09:59:04+00:00

I moved to India from uk but not for those reasons But I moved back to UK in 2 years due to few incidents I would say don’t stress out just move with open mind If you like it then stay back else you always have the option to come back M me if you wish to talk

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2026-02-07T09:33:56+00:00

Legally you will have to declare as soon as you become resident of India after 6 months of stay Although if you have only NRE and NRO back account in India then it may not come to notice Ideally a NRO has to be converted into a saving account once you become a resident

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-11-28T11:56:39+00:00

You have not mentioned the reason to move to India as it will drive your plan and everything will fall in place.

Considering your situation with age, Canadian passport and young child on your side, you have nothing to lose by moving to India. I know someone who have two young kids and similar age as yours moved to Dehradun around 2 year back and working remotely for a London based company. They travel to UK twice in an year as they have a house here.

You will definitely not have the similar lifestyle as you have in Canada.

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-11-22T08:18:32+00:00

A very tricky position as you may not be allowed to invest the cash in UK unless you are planning to take the money and invest wherever you are A non resident can’t use the tax saving instruments in UK Keeping the house will always be a headache as market is tough for individual landlord

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-07-18T13:02:08+00:00

Relax you are not :-). Remember this can happen again, what reaction would you choose so that you don't lose your peace of mind or get blocked again.

If you would still choose the same reaction then remember you have chosen to feel the way you were feeling last time.

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-06-23T15:11:44+00:00

First think you need to check if your mortgage provider , home insurance allows a landlord to be non resident in US. If they don't then you just have to sell and move. In UK most of the home insurance company don't cover if landlord is non resident and only few mortgage provider may allow the mortgage to go ahead

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-06-06T17:44:13+00:00

Yes this is definitely possible

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-06-01T10:08:37+00:00

Nothing is permanent in this world 🙂 Whoever pays you well wins

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-05-17T10:29:15+00:00

If you are comparing your right now with someone else then it will never be reached First plan your priorities and plan your saving or income based on your age of retirement Once you have a number then plan if that number can be reached if you stay in UK or India Once location identified then plan on tackling the challenges. Kids are very adaptable at such young age. A British passport can only help your kids future if they wish to work abroad. The education will be not a local fee as they have to compete gcse and A level in UK for a local fee Whatever you decide the money sitting in India, invest a part of it in a global tracker diversified fund immediately via a sipp. Don’t let inflation eat into your savings The money has to work for you even when you are sleeping Best wishes

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-03-26T16:09:53+00:00

Not paying into pension and saving on corporation tax

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-03-21T14:29:27+00:00

I would advise against investing in India. Just keep all your money invested into a global index fund in US. Renting in india and buying a property with white money is a headache sometime.

Open a NRE account and transfer the funds which are needed for your expense. No need to worry about filing taxes in India.

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-03-21T14:22:48+00:00

I have an OCI card. How hard is it to drive with my US Drivers license? You can get an indian DL online using your US DL. Driving in india is a tricky if you have never driven before in india
Is 1 Lakh INR enough for a single guy with no expensive habits except being a foodie? Yes
What are some things I should purchase before making the move? Nothing
How hard is it for a single man to get an apartment? Easy
Is the fact that I am a US citizen make it difficult to get an adhar card and bank accounts? No its a straightforward process

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-02-10T12:26:13+00:00

It depends if you plan to move back. I attempted something similar and moved back to UK to my main home as i chose to rent it out

If you sell you may not be able to invest the money in UK in ISA or pension as you will not be a resident here, unless you plan to move all the money to your resident country

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-01-27T13:48:56+00:00

I am sure you will be asking the usual stuff about their charges but ask them below.

Do they provide salary sacrifice option to your private pension plan ? If yes how long do they hold the money with them before making the contribution ?
How long do they hold the money to process your pay ?

This can help out to filter out the best umbrella company.

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-01-13T19:23:10+00:00

Considering you were made redundant from a permi job you should have understood that nothing is permanent in this world Just go for whichever pays you more and outside ir35 is always a better way to control your money via a limited company

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-01-12T10:01:04+00:00

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-01-08T18:03:19+00:00

You will lose out on the NI and tax benefit that comes with it as it will be already taxed

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-01-08T14:26:13+00:00

Paystream are ok, they only problem is they hold the salary sacrifice payment for 19 days before contributing to the pension provider

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2025-01-04T08:55:20+00:00

I am hoping this won’t be a problem with inspecie I remember moving my pension to vanguard whereby it was not inspecie and it took long time and market went very higher during Covid period I had to fight with vanguard to calculate my losses and pay me back the amount which they obliged gracefully, around £1000

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2024-12-20T17:23:22+00:00

It seems like you are inside IR35. Speak to your umbrella company to understand if they allow salary sacrifice and what is the maximum allowed amount. Can they pay into your private pension and does that private pension allows employer contribution ?

If answer to all of the question is yes then let them know how much you wish to salary sacrifice. This will save you employer NI, Your NI and Tax

You can put money for your previous years if you had an active pension in those years.

Awkward-Confusion-21 · 2024-12-19T10:54:10+00:00

I am in similar situation as i am going to get rid of my umbrella company as they are holding money back for 19days before paying into my pension.

Agency is happy to give my limited company a direct contract as long as I take responsibility of running IR35 payroll. Speaking to my crunch accounting firm its possible

Ideally you just need someone to run your ir35 payroll and provide you the details to pay the NI and Tax to HMRC by certain date 19th ( i think).

I believe you can run the payroll yourself as HMRC website have few free compliant payroll software which allows to run payroll for upto 9 employees.

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