5 things we learnt about getting organized to move overseas

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Are you getting organised to move overseas? Are you taking action or do you wait till all your ducks are in a row? Many people like to be totally organised before they do anything. Not I, I believe sometimes we need to take a leap of faith and jump in before we’re ready. When we do this we may end up on shore upstream but at least we’ve started and progressed forward. My husband and I have travelled to live overseas multiple times and each time we’d set a date and know things would work out. Yes we need to organise lots of things before we move like: Packing Getting organized for an overseas move is not similar to planning for a trip. It takes more than just packing a few personal items. On our first time to move overseas we had to sell some house furniture and gave out some items to a few friends, neighbours who would make use of them and to charity. If shipping a complete household for 3- 4 people the dollars quickly add up. If you plan to ship your complete household, get some quotes on shipping only and door to door services. We found door to door service extremely useful as it freed up lots of time for us to focus on other arrangements. With door to door the company will tailor a package for you which can include packing your items and writing your inventory list which is required for international moves.

Having moved between Switzerland, Australia and Jersey quite a few times, we soon discovered what was important to us to pack and ship and what to let go of. When Carsten and I moved to Australia the first time, we came with only a few belongs in our backpacks but when we left Australia to return to Switzerland with a child in tow, we shipped our complete household. Having yo-yoed between the countries we soon learnt the value of memories and what items to take for the flight and what items to ship or leave behind.

Tip: Check the country you are moving from and to for requirements as you can not take certain items into some countries. Using a reliable packing and shipping service is one way to pack and list every item being shipped, 1/3


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