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EIGHT TO TWELVE WEEKS BEFORE THE INTERNATIonAL SHIPPING

• Establish a timetable. Consider when the working partner has to be in the new location, and when the rest of the family will follow.

• Decide what to do with your current housing: rent out, sell, or terminate lease.

• Look into storage costs for storing personal possessions in your home country rather than shipping them to the new destination.

• Choose the international moving company and set a date for the movers to pack your belongings.

• Obtain information and documentation from your international mover for the paperwork needed to complete prior to packing, including the “Order For Service form”, “Extended Protection coverage” and documents related to export and import customs clearance, and international shipment of your personal possessions.

• Consider a small airfreight shipment of essential items that you would like to be there on your arrival.

• Choose an international relocation agent and inform them of your accommodation and schooling needs. Check out the many links on our website for information or assistance with your relocation needs.

• Obtain original copies of important documents, i.e., passports, driving license(s), birth certificate(s), wedding certificate(s), school report(s), work references and medical reports.

• Apply for visa(s) and working permit(s), if applicable. See moving to country links.

• Gather information on the new location or your new country of residence.

• Arrange temporary accommodation for the period prior to the move (when having your house packed up) and in the new destination prior to the arrival of your belongings.

• Give notice to your child’s school and request school reports.

• Investigate schooling in the new residence.

• Investigate work opportunities for partner and/or children in the new destination.

• If possible, arrange to visit the destination prior to moving in order to find housing and schooling.

• Check on the quarantine laws regarding taking pets to your new destination.

• Consider whether private medical insurance will be required in your new residence.

ONE MonTH BEFORE THE INTERNATIonAL MOVE

• Notify post office of change of address.

• Change of address notifications for any accounts that you wish to maintain (credit cards, etc.)

• Contact Infomation