{"id":1893,"date":"2024-04-06T07:16:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T07:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bekins.global\/?page_id=1893"},"modified":"2024-07-09T06:17:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T06:17:54","slug":"best-checklist-for-international-moving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/best-checklist-for-international-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"Best International Moving Checklist \u2014 Yours Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Each international move is different and complex in its own way<\/strong>.
Start NOW by assembling your own Best International Moving Checklist, with these options. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" Your possessions are moving between different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" You and your family will be traveling internationally, to your new changed lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" Following up<\/a> will be key to controlling potentially large unexpected costs and time delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" Transit handling impacts exposure to theft, lost port processing, or insurance risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" Adapting transit and destination options<\/a>, in transit, are a post COVID reality for overseas shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" Adjusting timing for customs and port issues requires situation understanding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Organizing your international move is so much easier with a plan. Plans start by building on what you know about local moving or visualizing what you want your move in to look like at the end. Adding tasks and time frames to that goal gets you a fuller picture with options in clearer focus. Your checklist needs: tasks to be completed AND the schedule to coordinate them.<\/strong><\/em> Reality is the completion of this two part checklist will be organic and ever changing, as costs and new realities surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Notes:
\"\"\u2022 Remember to include your family’s personal transportation to your new country. Important and needed documentation, like health records and prescriptions, should be secure and in your care. Some family holidays may fit in this part of the planning, before your possessions arrive.
\"\"\u2022 There are ‘big picture’ items outside your control to expect an impact from. For example, climate change is drying up the water supply for the Panama Canal. Its indirect impact on your move is the extra fuel and manpower availability costs all shipping companies now face. When the Yemen rebels fire rockets at ships in the Red Sea that translates to higher insurance costs for all ships traveling worldwide routes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Moving Tasks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

__ Prioritize tasks that will bring you joy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Submit forms your destination country requires<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Read on line newspapers from the destination country.
\u2022 Research things to do there with family and new friends.
\u2022 Research the community you’re moving into.
\u2022 Locate the best schools for your children.
\u2022 Locate handy restaurants to try, while you unpack.
\u2022 Gather records you will need to take with you.
\u2022 Medical (doctor, dentist, prescription) records & contacts.
\u2022 A backup of passport, credit cards and personal records.
\u2022 Professional accreditation and meaningful school records.
\u2022 Pet and veterinarian records.
\u2022 Insurance and valuation certification documentation.
\u2022 Property and investment records.
__ Identify items to transport personally like: jewelry, financial certificates (i.e. stocks, legal agreements) or that need unique handling like collections and antiques.
__ Identify personal items to take during travel to your new home such as: clothes, travel documents, medications, books or toys. What you will need immediately at the destination or for the holidays along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Contact Bekins to arrange an in-house survey or online video estimate.<\/strong>
\u2022 Volume and weight estimates for the items that will bring you joy and absolutely will be taken.
\u2022 Volume and weight estimates for items you might want to have shipped, at a later date, if they end up unavailable at your destination or might not fit at your new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Arrange for the disposition and responsibility of items to be left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Contact Bekins to setup the packing of your possessions and pick up loading date.<\/strong> Then Bekins will arrange coordination and any storage for in transit handling.
\u2022 Storage availability at transfer points.
\u2022 Storage environments to accommodate any winter or weather concerns.
\u2022 Insurance & qualification for dollar values required.
\u2022 Arrange itemized packing lists for importation processing.
\u2022 Confirm corporate move policies and arrange expected arrival activities.
\u2022 Confirm estimates are based on actual shipping dates.
\u2022 Move these tasks to the schedule list when confirmed by your Bekins move coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Arrange a bank account, preferably with an international bank located in both countries. When you arrive you will need access to the destination currency and credit references.
__ Arrange a cell phone number with data plan in your destination country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Arrange your departure:
\u2022 Arrange your Canadian Departure Tax
\u2022 Arrange payment of current Canadian obligations.
\u2022 Provide contact information for friends and family.
\u2022 Meet friends to share expectations and future meetings.
\u2022 Arrange possible emergency funding during move.
\u2022 Establish a few month budget in the destination country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Moving Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BEFORE DEPARTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ VISA or applications in destination country are APPROVED<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Call Bekins to help arrange your international relocation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Once dates are known, book personal travel tickets at early rates and confirm Bekins Estimate based on exact availability for those dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Arrange a foreign currency bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Arrange a going away party with friends and family.
\u2022 It is an opportunity to pass on items you won’t be taking.
\u2022 Share your expectations and set future meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Identify valuable or fragile items requiring custom built crates or handling during the pack and wrap period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ The inventory list with tags and numbering of every piece loaded is supplied to you on moving day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Bekins will move or gather your goods to our bonded government approved facilities, if it is a LCL shipment ( i.e.Less Than Container Load )<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFTER ARRIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ You’ll need to complete personal entry formalities and documentation in your new country. It will confirm your legal entry in that country is properly established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Securing local accommodations. Often renting a furnished apartment for a few months to get the lay of the land works out well. Shipments by sea are much slower than air travel. Interim storage can be arranged for the shipment coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Coordinate with Bekins about arrangement of delivery<\/strong>, unpacking, unwrapping and setup as required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ After delivery and unpacking of your possessions complete, the disposal of packing and wrapping materials are arranged by the local contact<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Refine your budgets for the first few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Establish relationships in the local community, work, schools and religious centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Cancel arranged emergency funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Arrange vehicle, drivers license and auto insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Register for available local health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Arrange a house warming party, to get to know your new neighbours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__ Follow up on the processing of pension payments, rental payments for properties left behind, dividends, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each international move is different and complex in its own way.Start NOW by assembling your own Best International Moving Checklist, with these options. Your possessions are moving between different countries. You and your family will be traveling internationally, to your new changed lives. Following up will be key to controlling potentially large unexpected costs and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":29,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1893","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bekins.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}