Relocation Checklist
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- Prior to relocation
- Find a moving company
- Sell or store your car.
- Arrange for your mail to be redirected
- Compile personal records and paperwork into a secure travel file.
- Arrange for current prescriptions and a sufficient supply of any medicines.
- Pay all bills, cancel subscriptions and ensure any direct debits will be stopped once you move.
- Organise private health and home insurance for when you arrive at your relocation destination.
- Confirm temporary accommodation booking for when you arrive.
- Set up a bank account at relocation destination.
- Obtain foreign currency (when applicable).
- Pack all essential items.
- Back up computer files.
- Organise transport to the airport.
- Leave forwarding contact details for the new occupants of your home.
- Arriving at destination
- Check into your temporary accommodation.
- Let your friends and family at home know that you have arrived safely.
- Set up a pre-paid mobile phone account.
- Find your nearest internet service point.
- Apply for a tax file number and open a bank account if still required.
- Arrange for health insurance.
- Contact potential employers and recruitment agencies to set up job interviews.
- Collect your pets from quarantine if necessary.
- Moving into new home
- Set up utilities including phone, power, internet etc.
- Contact your children's new schools or child care provider and arrange for a progress report.
- Introduce yourself to your new neighbours.
- Look into social and recreational activities in your local area.
- Purchase a car if required and organize registration and insurance.
- Register with your local library.
- Documents to keep when travelling
- Passports.
- Birth certificates.
- Marriage (and divorce) certificates.
- Qualifications, Curriculum Vitae/Resume, job and employment references.
- Children's school reports and ;immunization ;certificates.
- Verification of your credit records.
- Proof of no claim bonus for insurance purposes.
- Copies of your life and other insurances.
- A copy of your Last Will and Testament.
- Records of trusts and companies you have operated.
- Account and loan details.
- Details of your investments.
- Backup files for your computer.
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