http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/archive/1/2006-01 Welcome to UK Yankee, a free resource and community for expatriate Americans living in or planning to move to the UK, established in 1999. Please register to join hundreds of others in our friendly expat community. en http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/what-do-us-expat-taxes-pfic-and-fatca-have-common <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-recipeimage"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://www.uk-yankee.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/nodeimg_thumb/1/investments_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-nodeimg_thumb imagecache-default imagecache-nodeimg_thumb_default" width="100" height="58" /> </div> </div> </div> <p>American expats living abroad have an opportunity to invest in a wide range of investment vehicles. Specifically, the United Kingdom residents have an access to a variety of tax-free collective investments. </p> <p><a href="http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/what-do-us-expat-taxes-pfic-and-fatca-have-common" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/what-do-us-expat-taxes-pfic-and-fatca-have-common#comments expat tax Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:52:22 +0000 admin 3832 at http://www.uk-yankee.com http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/uk-naric-helping-you-apply-study-or-work-uk <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-recipeimage"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://www.uk-yankee.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/nodeimg_thumb/1/graduation585.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-nodeimg_thumb imagecache-default imagecache-nodeimg_thumb_default" width="100" height="58" /> </div> </div> </div> <p>If you are applying for a job or a study programme in the UK, but have qualifications from outside the UK, how do you know that you satisfy the necessary requirements? UK NARIC can help you!</p><p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/uk-naric-helping-you-apply-study-or-work-uk" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/uk-naric-helping-you-apply-study-or-work-uk#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:38:59 +0000 admin 3827 at http://www.uk-yankee.com http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/guide-pancake-day-events-2013 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-recipeimage"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://www.uk-yankee.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/nodeimg_thumb/1/pancakes565.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-nodeimg_thumb imagecache-default imagecache-nodeimg_thumb_default" width="100" height="60" /> </div> </div> </div> <p>Here is your cut-out-and-keep guide to some of the events being held on Pancake Day in 2013. </p> <p><a href="http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/guide-pancake-day-events-2013" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/guide-pancake-day-events-2013#comments language and culture Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:37:33 +0000 admin 3823 at http://www.uk-yankee.com http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/british-citizenship-and-good-charactercriminality <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-recipeimage"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://www.uk-yankee.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/nodeimg_thumb/2365/naturalisation.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-nodeimg_thumb imagecache-default imagecache-nodeimg_thumb_default" width="100" height="82" /> </div> </div> </div> <p> In December 2012, the UK Border Agency (<a class="glossary-term" href="http://www.uk-yankee.com/glossary/6#term213"><span hovertip=213>UKBA</span></a><span class="hovertip" id="213">United Kingdom Border Agency - government body overseeing visas and immigration</span>) changed the rules relating to good character when applying for naturalisation. Previously, convictions spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act need not be disclosed. However, it is now the case that all convictions or character issues must be disclosed on the application form. </p> <p><a href="http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/british-citizenship-and-good-charactercriminality" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.uk-yankee.com/articles/british-citizenship-and-good-charactercriminality#comments