David
@ohanasurf
American expat in Brazil
Forum posts
103
About me
American
Lives in Ipanema Rio de Janeiro
Registration: 11 December 2014
Activity
HELP!!!!! US TAX QUESTION!!! by Ronin Samurai Gringo
Hello group! I have been here for 11 years and have not once filed a single tax return!!! My first few years here, I literally earned next to nothing. I lived off of what I brought. For the past few years I have been salaried, but a pretty low ...
Great site. Easy to register (veterans are eligible too). The tax site was easy to use. Thanks a bunch ! Read More
HELP!!!!! US TAX QUESTION!!! by Ronin Samurai Gringo
Hello group! I have been here for 11 years and have not once filed a single tax return!!! My first few years here, I literally earned next to nothing. I lived off of what I brought. For the past few years I have been salaried, but a pretty low ...
Are you guys paying H&R with a U.S. credit card with a U.S. billing address ? Because TURBOTAX wont let me pay with my U.S. bank card with a Brazil mailing address on the account. Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
Used to call 46s FROGS. I remember they could do some radical side flare maneuvers during VERTREP. Thank you for your service. Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
3,000 + hrs SH60B SEAHAWK (Naval Aircrewman) last duty station MCBH Kaneohe Bay (2003). Semper Fi ! Read More
US Tax Transcripts by ohanasurf
Anyone request tax transcripts from the Internal Revenue Service ? I am preparing an immigration visa package for my wife. I will need tax transcripts in support of the Affidavit of Support. I am here in Brasil, can't very easily order online ...
To access the IRS website you must have a cell phone in your name to which the IRS will text you a code for each time you attempt a log on. Read More
US Tax Transcripts by ohanasurf
Anyone request tax transcripts from the Internal Revenue Service ? I am preparing an immigration visa package for my wife. I will need tax transcripts in support of the Affidavit of Support. I am here in Brasil, can't very easily order online ...
Great ! I have used TurboTax for each tax year that I have been here in Brazil. I can go online and figure out how to download. Thanks a bunch... Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
A green card (now pink) is identification of permanent residence in the United States. I am a US citizen by birth trying to move back to the US with my Brazilian wife. Therefore,the green card will be for her. We have been married over 5 years, she ... Read More
US Tax Transcripts
Anyone request tax transcripts from the Internal Revenue Service ? I am preparing an immigration visa package for my wife. I will need tax transcripts in support of the Affidavit of Support. I am here in Brasil, can't very easily order online ... Read More
Green Card by ohanasurf
Anyone obtain a U.S. Green Card for a Brazilian spouse while in Brazil ? I am a U.S. Citizen with permanent residency here in Brazil ( I have been a resident for 30 months). We were married in the U.S. Three years ago. I would like to get a green ...
Petition for Alien Relative and Affidavit of Support while residing in Brasil. Unless mistaken it is my understanding the form I-130 and supporting documents must be mailed to the Chicago lokbox. What about the Affidavit of Support ? Is it mailed ... Read More
Any Canadian with experience in exhanging Driver's license in SP? by nv91
I read some older (from 2016) forum post here with some from Canada and others from USA. And they were able to get their Brazilian DL without having to do the Practical exam... Went to Detran here in Sao Paulo, SP and was told I would need to take ...
Rio five months ago. Central DETRAN Office. Valid California drivers license with Portuguese translation. Eye exam and psychological quiz completed at Cabo Frio DETRAN. Picked up Brazilian drivers license at Central DETRAN Office. No practical ... Read More
Financial situation, some feedback please by GringoLouco
So I'm 32 and my Brazilian girlfriend is 29. At the age of 5 years old, she was deeply traumatized by the loss of her father. I was told that he died from a heart attack. Her father was a police officer, and at the time there was a law that ...
Genius ! Read More
Future of the Brazilian real by GringoLouco
Hey guys, My plan is to work in Europe for a while, with my Brazilian girlfriend. After a number of years, it is very possible that we move to Brazil and buy a property there. But what we can afford will depend on the exchange rate at that moment. ...
Brazil is the country of the future and it always will be........ Read More
Expat life in Brasil by ohanasurf
When do you know its time to pack up and go home?
LCARP I understand your new wife returned to Brasil 8 months ago unaccompanied and you are now in Sao Paulo on a visitor visa, and your wife wishes you stay. Are you a retiree with a pension, independently wealthy or have Some rare skill set in ... Read More
Expat life in Brasil by ohanasurf
When do you know its time to pack up and go home?
While I agree there are places best avoided here in Brasil. In my 60 years I have never had concern for anything "bad" happening to me anywhere in California..... Read More
Expat life in Brasil
When do you know its time to pack up and go home? Read More