Moving Overseas: Your Step-by-Step Checklist For A Smooth Transition

People have many different reasons for moving overseas, and you may already have decided upon or know your destination. However, if you have not decided exactly where you want to go, there are many things to consider. 

 

First, the most common countries that Britons choose to move to are France, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. The last three of those are easy because they all speak English, but if you chose France you would have to learn the language if you are not already fluent. Then again, you may be looking for certain things such as a better climate, a particular job, easier cost of living, and so on. What you need to do is to have a look at the countries that seem to provide what you want. 

 

Next, make a short list and compare them. Ideally, you would want to visit those countries and have a holiday there so that you can get a feel for the place and see if it still meets your expectations. 

 

 

 

The next thing you need to sort out is whether or not you need a visa to live and work in a particular country. Check the country’s immigration website which should give you the information that you need. 

 

If you need to work in order to make a living, you should start looking for a job as soon as you have made your final decision about the country you wish to move to. Of course, if your employer has moved you abroad, perhaps as a promotion, you can skip this step. 

 

 

 

If you don’t know the language, then you also need to start learning it ASAP so that you can converse with the locals, read road signs, and so on. You can either go to evening classes or find courses online. 

 

You also need to be certain that you have enough savings to live abroad for at least six months unless you have a pension. 

 

Finally, when moving overseas, you need to settle on a moving date and discuss your timing with us as one of the foremost international moving companies in the UK. You can trust us to get you and your belongings to your new destination, wherever it may happen to be in the world.