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• Akamai
• 2024/02/25 (Sun) 13:44
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Koji

Thanks for your comments and additional information.


Mr. A

Thanks for the update information.
I registered online immediately, and it looks like I will have my credit card in hand within 10 days
I see that I can also register for monthly payments before they arrive.
I have time to make next month's HOA payment, so I will wait for the card to arrive before I register for input.

• Akamai
• 2024/03/13 (Wed) 21:27
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Hello everyone ！

Good news.

BILT credit card arrived in less than a week （ Heavy as Amex Black card ； ）

HOAFEE has also been processed for automatic debit ！

It will be automatically debited from April.

Even though it is a credit card, it has a routing number and account number just like a bank

I am so happy that I can have automatic debit for HOAFEE as well as for rent.

I am looking forward to seeing how much frequent flyer miles I can accumulate by using this card as my main card ♪.

• こーの字
• 2024/03/21 (Thu) 16:39
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I joined BILT with a regular Rent payment, but I will record it for future reference.

Payment is via a platform called Appfolio.
The payment is made via ACH because it is not BILT Alliance.
When I entered my account information in Appfolio, I entered my First Name, Last Name as Account Holder and Checking as Account Type as Personal Account.
By the way, when I asked this question in BILT chat, I got a reply in seconds. I was surprised at the speed and accuracy of the reply.
Since I activated BiltProtect, I think it is treated as a Debit payment and will be deducted directly from my bank account.

And I just received a notice from both Appfolio and BILT that the payment has been processed. I was nervous because it was my first payment with BILT, but it looks like it went through.
Appfolio has recently started taking the ACH fee ($ 2.49€), which was not covered by the BILT fee waiver, but was charged here.

Minimum use of BILT （ 5 times ） but I will digest 4 times, excluding Rent payments, in small amounts for me （ because I have other main cards ）.
For example, Amazon gift card charge can be done from $1 per transaction （ It seems to start from $5 if you schedule it ） .
If I can't make very small purchases, I'll charge them to Amazon while I digest the frequency.

There seems to have been an information leak at Wells Fargo, the card issuer, around last year, but it seems to be under control now.
Just to be safe, I have set up my Wells Fargo online account so that I will be contacted when I go online or $ spend more than 10.

I will figure out how to use the points now.
Will I transfer them to airline frequent flyer miles, and if so, which company, or use them as BILT points for travel? etc. etc. etc.
Not very efficient, but they can also be used for Amazon purchases （ Not very efficient since the redemption rate is 0.7%, i.e. 1000 points are worth $7 ）.

So I will use it patiently.

• Akamai
• 2024/04/13 (Sat) 00:01
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Topic.
I have completed all the procedures and debit (credit card and HOA ）), so I will give you the updated information.

I did not want to open a new bank account, so I was able to debit the BILT payment from my bank account in Hawaii.
I also made various payments with BILT and received triple points （ $ for eating and drinking ） 300 points for 100 .
After a few years, I was hoping that the mileage would accumulate a little faster as I accumulated them.

Also, referrals seem to give quite a few points to both parties.
If anyone wants to be referred
please contact me directly by clicking the letter mark ♪.

• Akamai
• 2024/04/21 (Sun) 17:46
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A

Hi ！ Thanks for the Feedback too.

I don't have automatic debit for card payments either.

Immediately after registration, my Hawaii bank was not reflected, but a few weeks later my Hawaii bank was reflected, so

I chose my Hawaii bank and debited my BILT credit card payment manually.

If the 1st of every month is the day you get more than double points, it would be a good day to buy something on the 1st ！

Thanks for sharing.

My HOA company automatically deducts money from my BILT because they don't charge me a fee by doing an automatic deduction.

It's mutually beneficial for both renters and homeowners to make referrals because the person making the referral is happy to do so.

And the referral code doesn't have your name, just a number and an English code, so you can refer without knowing each other's real names.

• トラ
• 2024/03/12 (Tue) 10:22
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With an annual income of $ 200000, that's 2 mil.

I'm also worried about medical expenses in my old age, so I might as well make Japan, with its low cost of living, an option.

• 後期高齢者入門
• 2024/03/12 (Tue) 11:01
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＞ Social Security has a limit on how much you can get no matter how high you pay ？

That ！ ？ "no matter how high you pay" is impossible.
Social Security, I believe, only covers up to about $80,000 of your entire annual income. So, no matter how high your income is, there is a limit to how much you can spend. Naturally, there is also a limit to the amount of money you can receive. The maximum amount you can get is about $ 4,000 per month. （ The numbers are random, as they are more than 10 years old. ）

It is great that you are in your 30s and worrying about it now.

In my case, it was a low-flying self-employed life, but real estate rose steadily in value, which helped me to build assets.

• Ohta
• 2024/03/12 (Tue) 11:36
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I see, that makes sense. If there is a limit to both the amount you can yield and the amount you can receive, it wouldn't be unfair. I was taking it easy until recently, I was a little impatient with the coaching. I think I will save enough to not be a burden for now. Thank you.

• 紅夜叉　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .
• 2024/03/12 (Tue) 13:46
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You're poor despite generous protection ？.

• 後期高齢者入門
• 2024/03/12 (Tue) 14:52
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＞ #24
＞ If you become a U.S. citizen, you will receive generous protection.

2500 $ You can rent a one-bed apartment for a few hundred dollars depending on your income. You must be elderly and low income, though. If you are over 80 years old, you have a big advantage, so you should apply for it now.

But if you get to that point, you may choose to go back to Japan, but the climate here is hard to beat.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2024/04/21 (Sun) 09:10
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If you have a cell phone, install a translation app and use it.

• Infopass
• 2024/04/15 (Mon) 21:57
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hello- Thank you very much for the information.
I understand that you have to apply online, get your application approved, and then have an interview at the airport when you enter the country. ？

They really take your money quickly.

• hello-
• 2024/04/16 (Tue) 16:14
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I think it took at least 6 months to get preapproved after applying online.　I remember how tiring it was to write all my work history, address, etc. as if I were a permanent resident when applying online. It's not easy to get. Because I thought they were checking my criminal background and probably everything. You can do the interview at a lot of different places, but I chose the L.A. airport.

I only use it twice a year and it's economy class, so I can get through immigration early without having to wait in line automatically, but I end up waiting with my suitcase, so I don't see much point.　Personally, if I were someone who only had carry-on only luggage, it might be useful.

• Infopass
• 2024/04/16 (Tue) 22:36
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Thank you very much hello-.　　I thought it would be nice to be able to bypass security at the airport when I depart...I will apply right away as it looks like the rates will be going up again in October.

• hello-
• 2024/04/19 (Fri) 16:00
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I think there was a TSA or something different to get through airport security quickly, but that was only for domestic... I know there are a lot of different passes on the site.　But discovering the differences is difficult.　I know it's hard to wait in the departure crowd ～.　Will the price go up again ？ I haven't received any updates at all.

• CUN
• 2024/04/19 (Fri) 17:11
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Even with global entry, you can get through quickly in a dedicated lane when flying domestically.
I recently experienced renewal and my husband experienced reissue due to loss, and both received their cards within a week.
Did you 50 inquire or anything ？?

• まき
• 2024/03/22 (Fri) 19:07
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We received our results too, but no...

Like Pinky Ring, I knew it would be difficult to get in, but I couldn't give up my faint hope ！ and was
shocked ! I put it on my waitlist right away, but
it looks difficult ！

Congratulations on your acceptance letter, Sacchi ！ Do you have any secrets for getting through the difficult entrance process ？ Did you send your child to a school or something ？

? My child has received acceptance letters from Central Union and Hongwanji, and I am not sure which one to choose. I was wondering if Hongwanji is the better choice considering the Kinder exam.
I am so jealous of your MCS acceptance ！

• Stand by me
• 2024/03/25 (Mon) 05:58
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Nice to meet you ！
My son also took the test at 3 years old, but the result was disappointing …
He also took the test at 2 years old, but he didn't get in as well and put his name in the wait pool, but it didn't come around.
I took the test this year ！ with the hope that I would get in this year, but the result was still disappointing. …
Since the wait pool is almost never offered at popular schools,
I am already wondering how to get in and am switching my mind to the 4-year-old slot
for the next year.
If your email is an acceptance letter, that's great
Congratulations on passing the difficult test ！!

• Sacchi
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• 2024/03/25 (Mon) 23:35
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Pinky Ring
Thank you 😭

Maki
I also applied with faint hopes as well,
I did not send my child to any school. （ The applique itself was only a form to be filled out by an adult, in which the adult had to write a statement about his/her thoughts and interest in Montessori and the child's education, and there was no kind of exam for the child himself/herself to do anything... ？ ！
Honganji is also very popular I often hear that it is very good for kinder exams.

Stand by me
thank you 😭

• FREEMAN
• 2024/04/17 (Wed) 14:50
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Nice to meet you ！ I was looking at MCS for my 2 year old son to take the 3 year old class next year ！
If anyone knows, I would like to know if MCS and other difficult schools like Hana Hau'oli have Elementary through 6th grade ？ The other puglik elementary schools have elementary through 5th grade ？

So I see that MCS publishes where their graduates go to school, and it seems that there are only 6 to 11 elementary students each year
I guess that means there are only 6 students per class or 11 at the most. Does that mean there are no students?
I wonder if it is difficult to make friends in Elementary if there are too few.
If you know the situation, please let me know.

• プルメリア
• 2024/04/18 (Thu) 16:44
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Mr. FREEMAN
Nice to meet you ！ I have two children attending MCS, my oldest daughter took Punahou two years ago at G5 (5th grade ） and my oldest son is now attending MCS at G5.
My oldest son is also at Punahou starting in August.
To answer your question, MCS is up to G6 （ 6th grade ） as you mentioned. Therefore, the results that MCS publishes are the results of the children who have remained in G6.
MCS has one elementary class per grade, with roughly 20 to 22 students.
In fact, more than half of the children take Punahou or Iolani at G5, and less than half of the children stay on to G6 each year.
This year, 14 of my classmates who took the G5 exam, including my oldest son, were accepted to Punahou.
Of the 14 who were accepted to Punahou, 9 will go to Punahou and 5 to Iolani.

Most of my classmates who stayed until G6 also went to Punahou and Iolani, so as a result, most of the kids I grew up with at MCS Elementary will be reunited at Punahou and Iolani
！
My oldest daughter had 20 classmates in the same year, We have a situation with 17 in the Middle of Punahou.

Elementary is indeed one class, so it is a small group, but there are around 20 of us, and we are very bonded because we are together all the time.
The 7-10 students who go on to higher education are only those who remain until G6, and since they are almost all tested at G5, it is a small group.
Hana Hau'oli also has about 20 students per class and most of them go to Punahou, which is similar to MCS.
For your information ！

• 傍観3
• 2024/03/01 (Fri) 15:26
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No useful information.
No personal opinion is needed. What proof do you have that your posts are not a distraction?
How do you prove that your posts are not a distraction ？?

• おとっつぁん
• 2024/03/02 (Sat) 06:01
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I don't need your personal opinion.

I don't need your opinion, you don't need my opinion.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2024/03/02 (Sat) 07:39
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I can't expect a proper reply here, which makes it more exciting.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2024/03/02 (Sat) 07:47
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＃ But very occasionally there is no useful information ・ ・ ・.

The first post was when someone told me to go through the process

and I thought that there would be a lot of problems and the process would not go ahead.

• ０サービス
• 2024/03/02 (Sat) 18:42
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Are you waiting for a Work Permit ？ I hear a lot of people say they got it right after applying for a GC.
With this, you would get a new expiration date for your SS.　

I think you can change the name on the license at a later date. Licenses ＜ generally can be renewed ＞ within 60 days of expiration, but there may be exceptions.

I think you can change the name on your license or SS by submitting a change of name form later. You could try Online if it's a bad idea.

https://www.ssa.gov/personal-record/change-name

Sorry if I didn't understand your question well.

• 在住者M
• 2024/04/13 (Sat) 13:04
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I'm not online, but I'm a very kind teacher and thought I'd share this with you for your information.
http://ukulelehale.squarespace.com/classes

• 困りますね
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• 2024/02/09 (Fri) 21:59
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Aya-san

If you have a W-2, you can go to IRS.com and choose a free tax return program that suits you.

If you are not sure, you may want to email the IRS and explain your situation and ask what kind of documentation will be required to prove that you were in Japan last year.
Even if you have not been in the U.S. for 6 months, if you have some income in the U.S., you will need to file a Tax Return.

If you do not do a Tax Return this year, you can do a Tax Return going back 2 － 3 years, but if you have a Green Card, you can only leave the US for 2 years ？ If you are in the US and not working, you do not need a Green Card. If I stay in the U.S. and don't work, I don't need a Green Card ？.

• ？
• 2024/02/09 (Fri) 23:38
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#13 says.


#13 says "What's the problem if you don't have one ？"
It doesn't say if Mr. Showa Ototsan has a Japanese passport

Does Mr. Showa Ototsan have a Japanese passport?

• GCタックス
• 2024/02/11 (Sun) 12:44
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For a tax return of ＜ first year ＞ with GC income, the tax return treatment is completely different depending on the date of GC acquisition and the date of entry into the US.　This makes it very complicated to add Japanese income to your tax return and receive US benefits. I have sent you an email for more details, but I think you should ask a tax accountant who is familiar with Dual-Status.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2024/02/17 (Sat) 16:31
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＃ Tax Return is required if you have some income in the US even if you are not in the US for 6 months.

Green Card holders are required to file the same tax returns as US citizens no matter where they live in the world.

• code6
• 2024/02/19 (Mon) 13:14
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Please read IRS publication 519 U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf
If you can't understand it, you You should contact a CPA.
Re-Entry Permit Validity （ Usually up to 2 years ）

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2024/01/12 (Fri) 07:50
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If you don't have an entry stamp with which you entered the country
how did you enter the country, you will be considered a suspicious person.

• みえはる
• 2024/01/12 (Fri) 15:47
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＞ If you don't have an entry stamp with which you entered the country
＞ how did you enter the country, they will think you are a suspicious person.

That is not true.
The examiner scans your passport and it shows everything.

• 昭和の囮っつぁん
• 2024/01/13 (Sat) 15:23
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＞ If you acquire foreign nationality before your Japanese passport expires
＞ you will have dual nationality until it expires, a simple idea.

Then, if an ordinary Japanese passport expires, he loses Japanese nationality ？
Passport expiration, possession and nationality have nothing to do with it.
There are many Japanese who will never have a passport for the rest of their lives.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2024/01/19 (Fri) 10:46
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I don't have a passport.

• 青丘
• 2024/03/23 (Sat) 08:01
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I renewed my GC online on March 3, a week later I received the paper for the 2 year extension approval, and then on March 22 I received my new GC.

No fingerprints, no signatures, no re-taking of photos.

If I could get it so quickly, I would have been happy to go through the renewal process a little later since it was valid until August.

• 昭和のおとっつぁん
• 2024/04/05 (Fri) 07:28
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I don't know which shipping company you use, but
usps, fedex, and ups don't seem to allow alcoholic beverages.

You can contact OCS

If you can't, you can send wine or whisky as a gift
from a Japanese department store's website.

Payment can be conveniently made by credit card.

• トピ主
• mail
• 2024/04/10 (Wed) 23:19
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As you said, I was refused by the actual stores of
FedEx, USPS, and UPS because they are legally unable to ship alcoholic beverages from the US to Japan without a license to export them.

And ordering from a department store catalog. It didn't occur to me ！ ！ ！

I was thinking of just buying it here and sending it, but
I'll see if I can order the sake I want to send online in Japan.

Thank you very much for your kindness.