Relocation for Expatriate Families
58Relocation - Job Assignment & Family
When your company asks you to make a move of any type it is both an exciting and perilous point in your career and employment. Failure to plan and execute the move can have serious and negative effects on both your job and your family relations. The information in this hubpage will provide you with steps, determined by seasoned expatriates, necessary to make a successful job relocation. While these steps, and the information in this article are meant for expatriates moving to and from overseas, many of the steps apply to a move of any distance for yourself, job wise, and your family.
An important word of advice; do not forget the impact that relocation has on children of any age. Moving away from where they have been happy and comfortable is stressful for children. Especially upsetting is the loss of the only friends they may have known. Be aware and get prepared to meet the needs of these, also important, members of your family.
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Here is a list of steps you can take to ensure a successful move to any location the company assigns you. The company will expect you to "hit the ground running" as soon as possible after arrival in the host country. Minimizing problems with the move to the new host country must be a first priority. Success in this matter will show the company they picked the correct employee for the assignment. Often utilizing the services from one of the international moving companies when moving to an overseas location can be very helpful.
Here is a list of steps you can take to ensure a successful move to any location the company assigns you. The company will expect you to "hit the ground running" as soon as possible after arrival in the host country. Minimizing problems with the move to the new host country must be a first priority. Success in this matter will show the company they picked the correct employee for the assignment. Often utilizing the services from one of the international moving companies when moving to an overseas location can be very helpful.
1. Familiarization Visit
Ask if your company provides a familiarization trip to the host country for you and your spouse prior to the final moving. Exploring alternatives for real estate, housing, international schooling, recreation and availability of goods, as well as beginning to learn the layout of the area where you will live in will greatly assist in preparations for departure on your international adventure.
2. Pre-shipment Inventory
Requirements for listing every item in a shipment can be a bother. If all paperwork is complete and in order, it will greatly speed up clearing goods through customs in the host country. Every country has a list of specific requirements for entry and clearance of personal property of foreign workers. A complete list of every item in your shipment is usually a requirement.
3. Pre-departure To Do List
Hopefully if will have been possible to do a good amount of research before accepting the new assignment. Now make sure all the important areas you gained knowledge of are taken care of. Suggestions for a 'To Do' list are as follows:
- Make sure passports and visas are in order.
- Prepare to rent or sell some of your property before you move. Decide well in advance what should be stored, sold or given away. As the day of departure gets closer it is for sure there will be little time for these matters.
- Visit an accountant or tax adviser. If you do not have one, discuss financial aspects of the move with the finance department in your company.
- Organize your banking and insurance matters. Ask the company about expatriate health insurance and for information on other types of expatriate insurance coverage available.
- Prepare to carry important papers and documents that will be required in the host country.Have more than one list of these documents.
- Notify correspondents, friends and family of your address and get temporary change of address data from the sponsoring company.
- Visit the doctor to discuss medical care in the host country before departure. Make sure immunizations records are up to date. If immunizations are needed, it is best to do this as far in advance of the departure date as possible.
- Be sure to allocate a sufficient amount of Quality Time with friends and family before departure.
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- Michael J. Fox named Canada's most influential expatriateVancouver Province2 days ago
Michael J. Fox, who used the fame he gained as an actor to take a starring role in the fight against Parkinson's disease, has been named the most influential Canadian expatriate.
- US Risks Following Japan's Example of StagnancyABC News2 hours ago
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- Khaleej Times Online - Lanka Lions Rugby Sevens on FridayKhaleej Times2 hours ago
DUBAI — Lanka Lions Sports Club, a social and recreational club patronised by the Sri Lankan expatriate community, will be conducting its annual Lanka Lions Inter-Schools Rugby Sevens tournament on Friday at the Sharjah Wanderers Rugby Club.
- Michael J. Fox named Canada's most influential expatriateVictoria Times Colonist2 days ago
Beats out hockey's Wayne Gretzky, rock-music legend Neil Young and first eBay president Jeff Skoll.
- President to address Expatriate ForumSunday Observer4 days ago
The first post-war Sri Lankan Expatriate Forum under the theme “The first of many opportunities to stay connected with the Motherland” will be inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on November 14 at the Presidential Secretariat.
- Baluch keep soccer crownGulf Daily News23 hours ago
BALUCH Club retained the Indian Club-African and Eastern Expatriate Soccer Championship after defeating NHSC 'A' 3-1 in the final. The title-decider was a repeat of last year's clash.
- Minnesota expatriate writer Kelby couldn't wait to get back homeMinnPost2 days ago
Move over, Minnesota writers: N.M. Kelby is back in town. Or at least, she’s on her way back. Right now, she and her boxes full of books are probably somewhere between here and her native Florida, where she moved to in 2001 after living in the Twin Cities for 20 years.
- One-Year Term in Bribery CaseNew York Times21 hours ago
The authorities said that the actions of Frederic Bourke, a founder of the handbag maker Dooney & Bourke, were in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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R J Grawet says:
4 months ago
Great website, full of extremely useful and helpful information. Inclusion of needs and wishes of the entire family is, indeed, extremely important when making any move, but especially important when moving abroad.