BEFORE, DURING & AFTER RELOCATING - CHECKLIST

OLD LOCATION:

Remember to:

• Assemble for a professional delivery service
• Take household goods stock
• Ensure with your insurance agent about coverage for the move, transfer policies
• Clean out cabinet & closets, and have a garage sale
• Send long curtains and carpets to cleaners in time for packing with other goods
• Unfreeze freezer

Have these services been disconnected or shut off:

• Water company
• Telephone
• Electric
• Cable TV
• Gas/Oil
• Newspaper

OLD LOCATION:

Remember to:

• Assemble for a professional delivery service
• Take household goods stock
• Ensure with your insurance agent about coverage for the move, transfer policies
• Clean out cabinet & closets, and have a garage sale
• Send long curtains and carpets to cleaners in time for packing with other goods
• Unfreeze freezer

Have these services been disconnected or shut off:

• Water company
• Telephone
• Electric
• Cable TV
• Gas/Oil
• Newspaper

Change of address:

• Charge accounts
• Loan accounts
• Friends and relatives
• Post office
• Subscriptions
• Credit cards
• Insurance company

Household:

• Pick up items from cleaners
• Arrange for banking in new location
• Empty safe deposit box
• Arrange for local school transfer
• Children’s doctors
• Transfer of school records
• Obtain all pertinent information about moving company

Make travel arrangements:

• Flight/hotel
• Car rental
• Plan a route

Before Arriving in a New Location:

• Arrange for utilities to be turned on
• Water
• Gas/Oil
• Telephone
• Electric
• Find a repair man

New Location:

• Meet your neighbors
• Contact government agencies and register family
• Join newcomers club
• Put valuables into a safety deposit box
• Arrange for new school to receive records
• Arrange for new registration of cars

INTERNATIONAL MOVE CHECKLIST

Visit the consulate of your new country of residence and inquire about:

• Visa Requirements
• Work Permit Requirements
• Registration Formalities
• Other Necessary Documents
• Customs Duties
• Contraband List
• Vaccination Requirements
• Suitable Clothing Available
• Taxes
• Housing Availability
• Educational Institutions
• Baby Foods Availability
• Publications to Aid New Residents

Separate items you want to keep with you while traveling:

• Passport
• ID’s
• Tickets
• Drivers Licenses
• Medicine
• Valuables

Arrange to take the following items with you while traveling:

• Birth Certificates
• School Records
• Bank Records
• Insurance Records
• Medical & Dental Records
• Stock Lists
• Power of Attorney
• Move Planner

Visit the following people:

• Your Banker to alter accounts
• Your Physician to obtain medical records
• Your Clergyman to obtain a letter of introduction
• Your Attorney to obtain records

The Following items are usually too costly to move or prohibited by most countries, so you should make arrangements to leave them behind or arrange special permission:

• Firearms
• Live Plants
• Firewood
• Greenhouse Equipment
• Foodstuffs
• Hazardous Materials (paint, spray cans, oils, acids, etc.)

Prior to packing make sure to:

• Inform your building’s management office about your moving date
• Turn on dehumidifiers and air conditioners at least three weeks prior to packing due to the humid climate
• Vacuum all carpets/rugs which are to be moved prior to packing
• Empty, clean and drain appliances, e.g. refrigerators, washing machines at least 2 days prior to packing
• Double check every room after packing to ensure that nothing has been left behind

After Packing:

• Turn off appropriate lights and electrical appliances remaining
• Close and lock all doors and windows
• Check the mail box for any mail
• Leave the keys with the new tenant, landlord, owner or property agent