Moving across the country is very time consuming and intense. If you have to journey a long distance, the trip can be extremely boring. There are many awesome ways of turning a cross country move trip into a great adventure.  All you need is some interesting ideas to keep you busy throughout the trip. If you are covering the moving trip by road, it is advisable that you keep the least amount of luggage with you. Keep just the necessities and send the rest with the moving and storage services. It is highly recommended that you hire a good moving and storage company to help move your belongings. Let the moving and storage company take care of as much of your luggage so that you can have enough traveling space in your ride. You won’t need to worry about that if you’re taking a flight. Here are some good tips or ideas on how to stay entertained throughout your cross country move trip:

1.    Invest in a good portable DVD player for your trip. Watching a good movie will help kill the long hours a lot faster. If you haven’t got the chance to watch some movies you’ve been wanting to watch for a long time, now is the best time for you to watch them.

2.    Get some kind of a portable gaming system like a portable Sony PlayStation or a Nintendo DS. With the advancement of portable gaming technology, there are numerous engaging gaming systems now available, which can be used for journeys.  Playing games makes time fly real fast. As long as your gaming system has sufficient charge/battery, it can surely last for about an hour or two.

3.    If you have some work to do, you can get it done on the way. Whether it’s some unfinished office work or homework, it will be good enough to keep you occupied on your journey. You can also get connected to social media networks on the internet or check your emails through your laptop. If laptops are not available, you can simply use a smart phone.

4.    Use special apps on your Smartphone, iPhone or android to watch television. You can also use a 3G network to stream TV shows to the device directly. Catch up on any old favorites or check some new shows to stay entertained.

5.    If you love reading books, get a good one to read on the way. Based on the sort of books you enjoy reading, you will want to go for a book that will actually interest you. You can go for traditional books or digital ones like Nook or Kindle. Many people enjoy reading books but hardly get the time to read any during their tight schedules. This will be a good time to read a nice book since you’re on a long trip with a lot of free time on your hands.

6.    Catch up with what you’ve probably been missing a lot – sleep. If you’re not driving, stretch out on the backseat and grab some sleep. The long journey will be over before you realize it.

Most people find it necessary to cross borders and move to an entirely new location. For instance, some people living in America may find it necessary to cross the northern border and move to Canada. If you are considering such a relocation, you will need to think about the moving and storage of your belongings aside from the various legal processes involved. Here are some basic things you should know about this kind of a move:

There are six classifications involved for those requesting PR (permanent residency) status for Canada. It is necessary that you find out the classification that would suit your specific needs. Based on those classifications, you will need to fulfill some requirements like point system ranks, language fluency and medical requirements. In addition to that, you will need to consider the legal procedure involved in shipping your belongings across borders. It will be a good idea to consider hiring a moving and storage company to help handle the international shipment of all your belongings in a safe and professional way. When it comes to the moving and storage of your belongings, you won’t face any problems when moving to a different location or a new house within the same country. But when it comes to moving from one country to another, you will need to be very careful about the whole thing. It is advisable that you hire professionals to handle the moving and storage of your belongings, so as to ensure that you don’t loose any items on the way and to ensure that your things are delivered to your new country safely.

Over the years, it has been determined that people usually consider moving from Canada to the US or vise versa for one of the three reasons: money, love and the weather. If you are considering moving because you are finding it difficult to handle the Canadian winters anymore, it is very understandable. However, this will entail a lot more than just the packing, moving and storage of your belongings. It is the same if you are considering moving because you want to earn more money. And when it comes love, if you’ve fallen in love with an American and decide that you want to spend the rest of your life in the states, yep, you’ll still need to undergo a lot more than just packing up your bags and moving.

Unfortunately, every country has rules and regulations which everyone has to abide by. If you want to move to the US and live there, you will need to live by their rules. You will need to carry out a thorough research before you can think of applying. It is advisable that you find out everything you can before you make up your mind about moving. Once you’ve applied and are waiting for the results of your application, it will be a good idea to research the various regions in the country to find one that will be most suited for your lifestyle.

Moving across the city is hard enough- in fact, moving around the corner can be quite a task- but moving interstate brings extra complications. Long distance movers will charge more for gas and time, and you’ll also have to arrange transport for yourself, the precious belongings you might not want handled by professional packers and movers, your family, pets, and your car if you have one. A long road journey might be involved, or flights or rail transport.

Here are a few things to keep in mind when moving interstate:

1. Heat. Even in moderate weather, the temperature in the back of a moving truck can get pretty high. Take care to ensure that delicate electronics, candles, video tapes, bottles of wine, and other heat-sensitive items don’t get ruined on a long trip. If in any doubt as to what kind of temperatures can be expected in transit, ask the packers and movers for advice.

2. Facilities and services. Where will the nearest hospital be? If you’re moving from the city to the country, you’re probably used to having easy access to 24 hour healthcare but in less densely populated areas you might have to travel further. Wherever you’re moving to, find out where the nearest clinic and hospital will be, note down the number of your new local police station, and keep that information with you on the trip. As soon as you arrive, stick the note to the refrigerator so it won’t get lost.

3. Local regulations. Each state has a different set of planning laws and a different set of responsibilities for homeowners and tenants. When you’re moving to another state, it’s never a good idea to assume all regulations will be the same because there will almost certainly be significant differences. Depending on where you’re going to live, there might be rules regarding how your house and yard need to be kept, for example. Do your research before leaving home. That goes double if you will be moving into an area covered by a Homeowner Association.

4. Plan for arrival. If you’ve just opened the door to a new home after 10 hours on the road, you’re probably not going to feel like hunting through a dozen boxes to find clean clothes, towels, soap, and all the other things you need to freshen up. Either keep a complete change of clothes and toiletries with you on the journey or make up a special box as you pack, filling it with things that will be needed on that first day or night.

5. Stay in touch with the movers. It’s a very good idea to get to your new home well before the long distance movers arrive. However, things don’t always go according to plan. Make sure the movers have your cell phone number and you have theirs, in case either of you need to get in touch or something unexpected happens. Remember that cell phone batteries can go flat, too. Buy a car charger or a spare battery to make sure you’ll always be reachable.

Ill be the first to admit it, there’s something very edgy and sexy and daring about planning a cross-country move.  Same goes for telling all your friends and family you’re going to be moving across country.  You start researching the new climate, the new culture, the shopping, the sports, you name it.  There’s an intangible and unexplainable excitement that comes with the opportunity to start a new life in a new place.  However, for most people, myself included, the act of actually completing the move across country can become not quite so sexy, but instead super tiring, a whole lotta overwhelming and a little bit of stress-inducing.

If a cross-country move is not in your normal vocabulary, and in the midst of the excitement you’re smart enough to recognize that it’s going to be a tiny bit out of your normal comfort zone, here are a few things you might want to do.

Make the Trip an Adventure

Because it’s such a big deal (and when else do you get to travel across country!?), I suggest making the trip a full on adventure as opposed to simply a “get-there-get-it-done” kind of idea.  If you’re hauling U-Hauls, this obviously won’t work, but if you’re meeting your stuff there, or, if like me, you plan to pack up all worldly possessions in the back of your car and just set off, then I hope you plan out a real road trip with exciting stops and opportunities to sight-see.  Make an outline of where your friends are around the country and see how many are close enough to your route that you could stop and see.  Some extra support and a friendly face or two along the way is always a good thing.  Also: take it or leave it, but I suggest not rushing it.  You may want to get the drive and the whole move just over with, but there’s nothing worse than arriving somewhere new by yourself and being totally wiped out and exhausted.  We tend not to make the brightest ideas when in such a state. 

Expect the Worst

When it comes to traveling, expect the worst.  Just do. That way you’ll be very pleasantly surprised when you arrive on the other side of the country without a hitch.  I suggest getting something like Triple A (let’s face it, there isn’t going to be anyone to come help with that flat tire for awhile) and perhaps even taking out extra insurance.  Expect one of your planned hotels to have something go wrong and make sure you’ve got plenty of back ups along the way.  Expect to eat some amazing food and expect to eat some that may feel food-poisoning-inducing.

Hold On to the Excitement

Things are bound to get overwhelming, they just are.  You’re about to be in a new culture, a new city with 1,000,000 roads you have yet to learn, an unfamiliar home or apartment and a drastic lack of people to greet you compared to the number that just packed you up and sent you off.  So, never lose sight of your excitement.  Before you get there, have a list of things you are going to do, and as soon as possible upon arriving (this is key), do them! Couldn’t wait to get to San Diego so you could take go drink wine on rooftops while you watched baseball games?  DO IT!  Don’t wait, just go.

Cover Your Bases

Don’t wait to do stuff like register the car, change your insurance, fill out driver’s license apps, switch your mailing address, etc.  Do everything you possibly can of all that tedious paperwork before you move when you have time and your mental state is in mint condition.  When you’ve just landed in a foreign world/state and are trying to do the other thousand things suddenly calling for your attention, the last thing you’ll want to do is take a trip down to the DMV and stand in line all day.  It simply comes down to making the first week or two as uncomplicated as possible.

Enjoy the Ride & Just Go For It

My cross country move was one of the biggest things I’ve done.  Bigger than any of my trips overseas (Africa included!), because it’s got a permanence to it.  It’s also one of the best things I ever did.  So I encourage you, wholeheartedly, to embrace it.  Expect to be overwhelmed, expect to be nervous, expect a flat tire and expect your first apartment will be one that you’ll count the days until you can move out of it.  AND, expect to have the time of your life exploring and discovering not only a new place, but a new you.  Just remember to let the little stuff go, be absolutely 100% prepared and as over-prepared before you go as you can be, and then just let happen what happens.  Chances are pretty good you won’t regret a thing.

Guest Bio:  Freelancer Jocelyn Anne has just one cross country move to her name at the moment but would absolutely welcome another.  At the moment she’s writing for one of her favorite companies helping promote their portable dishwashers for the perfect way to make small studio living more enjoyable.

Moving a company from one city to another is a major challenge. There is not only the inconvenience of moving an office to deal with, but also the problems that come with relocating people from place to place. In most cases some employees will move with the company and some won’t, and many businesses consider it unreasonable to ask individual members of staff to meet their own costs. In addition to covering the expenses associated with their own move, they also pick up the bill for their employee’s long distance movers.

The HR issues that surround mergers and acquisitions are difficult at the best of times, but moving cross-country introduces even more challenges. The staff that choose not to make the move will inevitably be lost, and of course, there may be a financial consequence there too. There is no doubt that shifting an entire company between cities is a difficult, expensive, and protracted process.

However, it can be done and there are plenty of companies out there who have successfully relocated. Mergers and acquisitions happen every day and a corporate move is often one of the results. Take one of the biggest mergers in US corporate history. Exxon and Mobil signed the $74 billion agreement to merge in 1998, but the process of moving assets, selling some, and buying others didn’t settle down for another two years. They divested themselves of no less than 340 individual stations, but as ExxonMobil is now one of the largest and more powerful publicly traded companies in the world, they would probably regard the difficulties as worthwhile.

More recently, the Oshkosh Corporation made the decision to bring all their subsidiary companies to Florida. Oshkosh Speciality Vehicles and Frontline Communications are due to merge, and the resulting business concern will work out of Frontline’s existing location in Clearwater. They also plan to merge MedTec Ambulances and Pierce Manufacturing and by moving their resources to Bradenton, also in Florida. In the midst of all this moving around about 200 new jobs should be created.

Even sports teams merge and get acquired. The Houston Oilers have become the Tennessee Titans, for example. They’re now based in Nashville rather than Houston, but like the ExxonMobil merger, it wasn’t a quick process. The team that are today known as the Titans quit the Houston Astrodome in 1997, played one season in a temporary home at Memphis’ Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before moving on to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville. Along the way they changed name from Houston Oilers to Tennessee Oilers to Tennessee Titans- it was a confusing couple of years for football fans.

They may not get the big publicity but smaller companies merge frequently. Take Algas and Sam Dick Industries (makers of fuel delivery systems and other gas-related products). They had to move an office to do it, shifting Algas resources and employees from Seattle, WA, to Dallas, TX. Unlike the ExxonMobil merger and the Oilers/Titans move, Algas-SDI came into being fairly quickly.

The smaller the company, the less complex the merger and relocation will be, so if your company is facing a merger or an acquisition, don’t despair. While the most famous examples might be complicated it is possible to relocate a business following merger or acquisition without endless difficulties. Many companies get through the process smoothly and swiftly.

America is a big place, and if you’ve lived in one single state (or a couple of nearby states) for a long time it can be very easy to forget just how diverse a country it really is. There is about 3,000 miles separating Houlton, Maine from Los Angeles, California. Before moving cross country, it’s always worth sitting down and thinking carefully about the pros and cons. Here are a few points to consider.

-         Have you ever been to the destination state? If so, what’s it like? If you haven’t, it might be worth taking a weekend and flying over. Combine a mini-vacation with checking out the place you might end up living in. Look at whatever is most important to you, from the natural landscape to shopping opportunities.

-         How do the statistics compare with your current home state? It’s easy to look up the performance of schools, crime and unemployment rates, house prices, and other useful information by state.  The more data you have, the surer you can be of making the right decision about moving or staying put.

-         Cost of living also varies widely across the US. If you’re considering moving to New York because you’ve been offered what looks like a great pay package, remember that rent, food, and other everyday expenses will cost significantly more than the national average. The cost of living in Texas, on the other hand, is relatively low so if you’ve been offered a good salary there you’ll get plenty of bang for your buck. Detailed state-by-state cost of living information is essential reading for anyone considering a big move.

-         The personal side is also very important. Think about everything your friends and family do for you now- if you do end up moving house your closest friends and family members will probably put in hours of hard work helping you pack all your belongings. At other times they might help out with childcare or feed your pets when you’re on vacation. Most importantly, you probably have people you trust close by- people who will be there to help out in an emergency. Moving away from all that means you lose a priceless support network. On the other hand, the move might bring you closer to other loved ones.

-         Sometimes change is good. It brings new challenges and it’s very exciting. If the time is right and you’re moving state to a job that could inspire you and make you happier, that’s a good thing. You’ll meet new people, see new places, and learn a lot about yourself and about the different ways America works.

-         Make sure to account for the full cost of moving state too. It can be expensive hire movers to shift your goods interstate and there are always administrative fees associated with finding a new place to live. Some employers offer resettlement packages to cover the costs. If you do decide to make the jump it is certainly worth asking if your new company can help you out with the cost of moving.

The ideal time to move depends where you are. Let’s say that your current home is in New York. Choose the wrong month and you might have to deal with heavy snow or sweltering heat. Either one will seriously inconvenience the movers and make your task much more stressful.

Avoid winter if at all possible. Snow is slippery and despite cleared sidewalks, falls and tumbles are always more common in icy weather. Moving heavy boxes and furniture is a tricky business at the best of times, and ice and snow can make it dangerous or even impossible. If moving in winter is unavoidable and you do live in a chilly place, check the adverse weather policy of potential moving companies. Some packers and movers will cancel if it snows on the night before your move, and that could throw all your plans off schedule.

Even if it never snows where you live, the holiday period is not the best time to move. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year are the busiest times of the year when it comes to travel, both on the roads and in the air. Businesses also close over the holidays, and that can make it difficult to get your life arranged at the other end of the journey. Movers may also ask for higher rates on the holidays.

The heat of midsummer should be avoided if possible, but heat is less likely to cause major disruption to moving activities. It will, however, mean that goods stored in trucks and vans will get very warm. If it’s 100F on a New York street, it’ll be a lot hotter inside a mover’s truck. Wax candles can melt and plastics can warp. Sensitive electronics can also be seriously damaged by extreme temperatures. Be aware that any item consigned to long distance movers may get hot.

If in doubt about what can safely be entrusted to movers and their warm trucks, ask the company what temperatures are likely to be like during transit. They’ll usually have a fairly good idea what can and can’t be boxed up and shipped by various different means. Valuable electronics should, if possible, stay with you anyway. That way there is no chance they’ll go missing.

In the storage & moving business, some times of year are busier than others. A particularly hectic period is the lead-up to new school and university terms. Many families try to move in between school years to minimise disruption to their children’s education, and at the start of each academic year literally millions of students are moving into dorms and shared housing around the country. Moving companies are understandably busy during these weeks.

In the USA the academic year usually starts in August or September. It varies from university to university, and if either your new or old home is in a university town, it’s worth being aware of the start and end dates of local courses.

Sometimes it’s not possible to pick the optimum date to move. The big day could be determined by leases and legal transfer dates you have little or no control over, so you might have to move in the snowy depths of winter or in the busy holiday period. In that case, the trick is to plan ahead. Keep potential difficulties in mind and allow yourself plenty of extra time to plan and execute your move.

For those couples thinking about relocating instead of maintaining a long distance relationship it is worth asking one or two questions before making the leap and moving in together. After all, if a couple gets it wrong they could very quickly find themselves having to relocate twice in a short space of time! Far better for the relationship to get it right the first time. And as much as Flatrate Movers hopes they can earn your NYC moving business, we only want to have to move you once!

Long-distance relationships generally get a bad rap and it is true that for many couples the strain of being apart is too much. But one thing every couple in such a position should bear in mind is that if you are not strong enough to be apart for a while, how do you know you will be strong enough to stay together anyway?

Crucially there are one or two questions every long distance couple should ask themselves – perhaps both separately and also when they are together – as to whether they are ready to make the change from a long distance relationship and have one or both partners relocate.

Firstly, they should ask themselves why they were apart in the first place and whether the reasons for being apart have changed at all? Was it because of work or college commitments that one or both partners felt were too important to miss for the relationship? Was that job just as important, or even more important than the relationship? If so, what has changed now? Has the job become less important, or the relationship more important? Has absence made the heart grow fonder, or did that dream job simply not live up to its billing? Alternatively, is one partner now giving up their dream job to be with the other? If that is the case, will this cause resentment at a later date? Or will there be similar opportunities in the new area they are moving to?

That leads to the next point. Will whoever is relocating be happy in the new city  We assume anyone coming to New York will love it – but who knows for sure.

Will both partners enjoy living there? Is it going to be a massive culture shock, for example? Moving from San Diego to San Francisco wouldn’t be such a change but moving from Los Angeles to Tulsa might. Will one partner miss their macs and macchiato too much? And what about friends and family that might be just around the corner? How will it be to start again with new people and new friends in a new city? And one other thing – how would you feel about living there if the relationship was to end?

Lastly of course, there is the most important question of all. Couples should always ask themselves whether they could actually handle moving in together. After all, that messy room and the two-day-old cornflake bowl sitting on the television might seem quirky and kinda funny when you’re just visiting, but what about if you have to live with dirty plates on a daily basis? Couples in long distance relationships will no doubt look their best every time they get a chance to be together but what about when they spend all day with each other? Are they prepared for those ‘lucky’ boxers to be replaced by the four year old ones with the holes in?  And what about if all those nights out clubbing that you do when you get together are normal for one of you and a special occasion for the other? What happens if you discover one of you loves staying in playing video games and the other wants to go ballroom dancing? All of these things are insignificant when you’re just visiting, but soon become a bigger issue once you’re living together.

In truth, once you’ve gone through all these questions the only thing you can really do is go with your gut. You’ll know if it feels right or not. And if it does and you go for it and you end up heartbroken in the middle of Nowhereville, then at least you’ve learned not to trust your gut next time!  And there is one certain: Flatrate Movers will be here for you, no matter how many times you have to move.

It is an oft-quoted fact that moving will be one of the most stressful experiences of most people’s lives. Imagine then the problems involved when you are moving to a new country. That is why it pays to be absolutely certain of where you’re moving, why you’re moving and how you’re moving. There are a number of steps you can follow to make sure you don’t end up regretting your decision.

1) Be certain of what you’re doing. Go and visit the country and city where you’re moving to and make sure you could live there. Don’t assume you’ll like it. See how you can cope with the language, the weather, the people and the culture.  Ideally, you’ll be able to visit your potential new country on at least two occasions for an extended period of time during two different seasons.

2) Be prepared for things to go wrong. What happens if the job you’re moving for falls through? Could you stay there and get another job?  Do you have enough money saved? Have you checked that the prices of everything are similar to home and that your savings will last as long in the new country?

3) Start preparing as early as possible. From visas, paperwork and bank accounts to insurance, healthcare, relocation benefits and work papers. Moving can present miles and miles of red tape when you least expect it so make sure you’ve got every single part of the move covered months ahead of time.

4) Before you leave, start learning the language. Unless you’re moving to Australia, Canada or the UK you’re going to need to learn a new language. One of the biggest criticisms of Americans abroad is that they haven’t bothered to try and learn their host country’s language. Make sure you avoid this mistake and make an effort to learn at least basic vocabulary.

5) Think about the smaller things too. What side of the road do they drive on and will you need an international driving license? Are you OK driving manual rather than automatic? Will your credit cards work there? Do you need to get a new mobile phone or will yours move with you? What about your TV? Chances are it won’t work in your new country. Similarly, your Region One DVD collection won’t be much good in regions 2 to 4. Will your email move with you and have you redirected your post?

6) Have you arranged a reputable international moving service? Just like when you move in the USA, it is essential that you pick a reputable firm – these people will be moving all the possessions and keepsakes that you have collected over your entire lifetime. They should be a well-respected company with a vast amount of experience.  Look for features such as free storage in transit, experience in packing (and supplying crates to move your stuff), GPS to track your belongings at all times and the ability to handle all international paperwork. In addition, there should be insurance to cover all eventualities and the full price of replacement in case of damage. At the other end when your belongings arrive their company or agent should pick them up, walk them through customs and bring them to your new home or apartment.

After making the decision to relocate overseas, and after setting the date, it is time to start preparing for your move.

Moving overseas requires much more than moving to another city or state, and can be quite daunting. Therefore the more you do in advance the better you adjust for living abroad.

Start by preparing a moving file with all required documents – Put inside the file receipts, notes, and important papers, such as: birth certificates, immunization records, insurance documents, medical and dental documents, school records, legal and financial documents, passports, etc. Place the file in a secure place to insure that it won’t get lost.

Start doing this as early as possible as it will take a while to gather all documents.

Start spreading the news about your plans to move abroad:

Speak to your dentist and doctor. Ask them for referrals (they might know doctors and dentists in your destination country). Make sure you have current vaccination records, and an adequate supply of medications on hand to get you by until you find a doctor in your host country. Notify your bank about your moving overseas, and make the appropriate financial arrangements with your bank. You might want to start searching for a new bank in the destination country. Notify your kids school teachers about your relocation abroad; ask for their assistance with your kids, and for a full school record.

Some points to think about

• Determine any documents will be needed by customs in your destination country such as titles, insurance certificates and bills of sale.
• Many agricultural products are prohibited from entering the US due to the fact they may contain insects and diseases that could pose a risk to crops, animals and people in the US. Many other countries also have this policy, and the list of what you can and cannot import varies from county to country. Contact the local embassy of the country you are moving to and they will able to answer any questions on customs and their specific requirements.
• There may be restrictions on the quantity and type of goods you can bring in to the country. Contact the local embassy of the country you are moving to and they will able to answer any questions on customs and their specific requirements.
• You may also contact the local embassy of the country you are moving and they will able to answer any questions on customs and their specific requirements.
• Many agricultural products are prohibited from entering the US due to the fact they may contain insects and diseases that could pose a risk to crops, animals and people in the US. Many other countries also have this policy however the list of what you can and cannot import varies from county to country and the local embassy will be able to provide you with this information.
• Contact the embassy of your destination country, and obtain all necessary legal information concerning your relocation, such as: visa requirement, custom laws, driving permit requirements, health insurance details, recommended vaccinations, etc’.
• Check with the embassy if you need to present any formal documents from your home country like – birth certificate, or driving license, and if they need to be notarized by a public Notary.

Those of you who are relocating to a country with a different language might need to translate all legal documents. It will also be a good idea to start learning the new language – it can sure help you to feel less foreigner in your new surrounding.

Do you own a house? What would you do with it while you are living abroad? would you rent it or sell it? Make sure to contact a real-estate agent and get ready to put it on the market enough time in advance.

If visiting your destination country before relocating overseas is not an option then it is recommended to gather all possible information about the country from the Internet, co-workers, embassies, etc’. Do not forget to check what is the electricity volt. This will enable you to decide whether to ship your appliances to the destination country, or to sell, store or donate them.

This brings us to shipping your household -

First find out who will be responsible for shipping your household to the destination country. If the company you are working for will be paying for the shipping charges that’s great. However make sure that your possessions are insured and what is exactly covered under the insurance policy.

If you are the one paying for all shipping charges then start checking moving cost with a few moving companies. Take your time, ask friends, colleagues and relatives for recommendations, and find the one that suits your needs and budget. You should also look for insurance programs that will cover your personal stuff during the transit.

Are you relocating overseas with kids?

Take the time to sit down with your kids, tell them about your relocation abroad, and describe the expatriate lifestyle. Give your kids as much information as you can, explain them honestly the reasons for your expatriation, and answer openly all their questions.

Are you planning on moving abroad with your pet?

If so, Make sure to check on possible quarantine and vaccination requirements at your destination country, and start searching for pet shipping services.

One last point – Do not forget to make the necessary travel plans for your expatriation – airline tickets, car rental and hotel reservations.

The most important thing – Although there are so many things to do, try to enjoy and have fun. This is a one in a life time adventure.

Are you interested in additional information about expats living? Would you like more tips and advice about moving with kids, overseas employment, and cultural differences? You can find this and much more at http://www.newyorkmovers.org/overseas-guide.htmмаси и столове