Good to know.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 8:49 amI saw someone with a carry-on pet on a flight recently. I’m pretty sure it was an ANA flight to the US. That can work for smaller pets, just have to check around.
Delta, United, American, and JetBlue all allow pets in cabin. However, there are very strict size restrictions and unfortunately, my dog, while small, is not small enough. A cat should be fine, unless it's a giant like a Maine coon. what you'll have to do is figure out transport for the first leg of the journey; British doesn't take pets directly and it's a pain in the you know what to arrange it on your own. SQ takes pets as checked baggage and cargo.
I'm not sure what you mean by in hold pets. There are only two ways to transport an animal with SQ, either as checked baggage or as cargo as they don't allow pets in cabin. The former is the cheapest option, for flights to the US, they charge by a per piece concept, where the animal and the carrier each count as one piece. Total shouldn't be more than $500. The cost to transport a pet in cargo depends not on weight, but volume. We were quoted $700 for our dog, but we'd have to drop him off at cargo whereas SQ would just take him at check-in.PNGMK wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 8:45 amSingapore Air allow in hold pets.
https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/t ... with-pets/
Flights within the US tend to have a lot more lenient measures.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 8:49 amI saw someone with a carry-on pet on a flight recently. I’m pretty sure it was an ANA flight to the US. That can work for smaller pets, just have to check around.
What's more important is getting the cat into the US first.PNGMK wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 9:04 amGood to know.malcontent wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 8:49 amI saw someone with a carry-on pet on a flight recently. I’m pretty sure it was an ANA flight to the US. That can work for smaller pets, just have to check around.
If we were flying United all the way (Sin to SFO) could we not take the cat in the cabin? Honestly I'm sure I would want to unless it was sedated.Lisafuller wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:38 pmDelta, United, American, and JetBlue all allow pets in cabin. However, there are very strict size restrictions and unfortunately, my dog, while small, is not small enough. A cat should be fine, unless it's a giant like a Maine coon. what you'll have to do is figure out transport for the first leg of the journey; British doesn't take pets directly and it's a pain in the you know what to arrange it on your own. SQ takes pets as checked baggage and cargo.
Technically you can, though this is contingent on there being room on the flight (the airlines all have a quota on in cabin pets, United's varies from 5-7). I wouldn't encourage this though, it's a very long flight, and as per their policy your pet is not allowed to leave the carrier for the duration of the flight, meaning you can't feed him, offer him water, pet him or even let him out to stretch. It'll ends up being a very rough trip, whereas in cargo/ baggage, the animals are put in a temperature controlled section of the plane, and are fed/watered by a staff member who makes sure everything is OK for the duration of the flight.PNGMK wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:48 pmIf we were flying United all the way (Sin to SFO) could we not take the cat in the cabin? Honestly I'm sure I would want to unless it was sedated.Lisafuller wrote: ↑Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:38 pmDelta, United, American, and JetBlue all allow pets in cabin. However, there are very strict size restrictions and unfortunately, my dog, while small, is not small enough. A cat should be fine, unless it's a giant like a Maine coon. what you'll have to do is figure out transport for the first leg of the journey; British doesn't take pets directly and it's a pain in the you know what to arrange it on your own. SQ takes pets as checked baggage and cargo.
I have been trying to address similar issues for a while and still learning. Below are some of my understandings so far, (I could be wrong).malcontent wrote: ↑Fri, 27 Jan 2023 2:37 amI’m almost in the same boat, just one year behind you.Lisafuller wrote: ↑Fri, 27 Jan 2023 1:56 amWell guys, after over 20 years here we're getting ready to leave in the fall of 2023. It's actually a lot sooner than we realize, so before then I wanted to ask if anybody has any advice on things that need to be done before leaving. Appreciate information that includes timelines and specific recommendations. For now we have a condo that is fully paid off, a car with about two years left on the COE, and CPF.
Am I right to say you and your SO have been US taxable the entire time in Singapore? My SO is not US taxable, so I plan to realize any gains (tax free) under her name prior to our move to the US. A nonresident alien spouse is truly the best tax advantaged account a US person can have, but prior to becoming US taxable, you’ll want to “scrub” any foreign accounts and assets under their name to the greatest extent possible to avoid FATCA/FBAR/PFIC, etc.
Keeping the condo and renting it out while you’re gone makes it FATCA reportable and the rental income taxable - both in Singapore and the US (but foreign tax credits should apply).
If your condo is US taxable, sells within 2 years and the proceeds are reinvested in a US home, you might be able to do a 1031 exchange and avoid capital gains taxes. But if it goes enbloc after 3 years… capital gains taxes would apply.
I only have one bank account here and I plan to keep it. I also have an SRS account that can’t be liquidated until 2030, so no way to avoid FATCA anyway. I plan to keep my cheap $12/mo mobile plan going with SingTel and apply for the SingTel Visa which has no annual fee if a SingTel bill is charged. I don’t expect to use my other credit cards, so they will probably go dormant and without any activity, and it will be hard to avoid an annual fee to keep them going, so will probably have to cancel.
I don’t have CPF but my wife does. That is a keeper as it’s mostly paying 4%. CPF becomes like any other foreign bank account, except it might not be FATCA reportable (it’s a gray area) but the interest paid is US taxable. However, it’s generally best to liquidate or get an exemption to CPF LIFE before age 70, because the payments are generally not US tax friendly.
You’ll probably want to sell the car when the time comes. Lots of people buy near end of life vehicles to try and minimize their expenses, and they have the option to extend the COE.
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