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Pre-Planning Your Overseas Move

COUNTDOWN TO MOVING DAY
You’ll find the following checklist a valuable aid in organizing your move and making sure no details connected with it are overlooked. Check off each item as it is completed and you’ll see at a glance what remains to be done.

  • Determine approximate amount of expenses for which you will be responsible.
  • Have passport photos made and apply for your passport.
  • Apply for documents needed to enter your destination country. Organize financial matters.
  • Start looking for a new home (unless your employer is assuming this responsibility).
  • Make arrangements for disposing of your present home.
  • Tour home from attic to basement, include garage and patio. Decide what to take, what to send to storage and what to discard.
  • Make a list of things you want stored until you return.
  • Consider having a garage sale to dispose of discards.
  • Phone your Consultant, tell him/her when and where you are moving, and arrange for an estimate to determine the approximate cost of shipping your household effects.
  • When Consultant arrives, show everything that is to be moved. Inquire about warehouse facilities and charges for things you plan to store.
  • Understand the details of the move.
  • Take care of legal affairs.
  • Decide how you are going to forward your valuables.
  • Prepare for children’s school transfers.
  • Check up on taxes.
  • Consult your insurance agent about overseas coverage.
  • Take care of medical concerns.
  • Make family travel plans.
  • If you are taking your motor vehicle, have it checked to be sure it is in first class condition and that you have any spare parts or tools you might need.
  • Take care of change of address.
  • Notify your consultant if you add to or subtract any items from your household goods shipment, or if there is any change in the date of the move or the destination.
  • If you are taking your major electrical appliance, set a date with a reliable service man to prepare them for shipment, or call us and we can arrange this for you.
  • Guard your-household goods from damage that could be caused by fire, explosion or leakage, whether they are being shipped or stored:
  • Dispose of flammables such as fireworks, cleaning fluids, matches, acids, chemistry sets, pressure cans.
  • Discard partly-used cans of oil, paint, syrup and similar liquids and semi-liquids that might leak.
  • Carefully tape-seal and place in individual waterproof bags any jars or bottles of liquids or semi-liquids you wish to move (although it is better to discard these).
  • Drain oil and fuel from your power mower and other machinery.
  • Check the contents of drawers. Remove all spillable or breakable items. You may leave lightweight soft goods such as blankets, pillows, sweaters, blouses, shirts and lingerie in the drawers, but they must be listed on the inventory.
  • Empty, clean, and dry the refrigerator, home freezer, washer dryer, dishwasher, and range at least 24 hours before they are to be serviced for shipment or storage.
  • The day before moving day, go over the “Carry-With-Me” check-list to be sure nothing essential has been overlooked.
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