 | To help organize your move, print this page, keep it handy, and check it off as you go.For a good move, you'll want to set three important dates: 1. Packing _________________________ 2. Loading _________________________ 3. Requested Delivery ________________ If possible, allow up to 3 months to plan your move and schedule any activities you want to complete
before moving day.
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Conduct an inventory. Decide what to move and what not to move.
Make arrangements for your trip (hotel & airline reservations, drive routing, etc.)
Determine whether your appliances will work overseas. Consider
the aid of adapters and transformers.
Schedule a moving sale for items you won't move. Donate other items to charitable organizations (ask for a receipt for tax records).
Arrange for packing. We recommend you have North American
do it for you. If you pack for yourself, the special cartons you need are available from North American.
Gather your personal records: medical, dental, school, birth, baptism, marriage, etc.
Close local department store and other local charge accounts.
Arrange with employer to forward tax withholding forms.
Arrange for visas, work permits and passports.
Have a medical check-up and obtain all vaccinations that are
mandatory in your destination country (be sure to check immunization and health certificate requirements).
If you are taking a pet, you will need to check on quarantine periods,
as well as all necessary health certificates.
Begin thinking about possession protection for your goods while in
transit. For information about North American's coverage options, please contact your move manager.
Make arrangements to discontinue
(and make arrangements to start these services in your new location):
| Newspaper delivery |
Water softener service |
Electricity (check for refund) |
| Water service |
Gas service (check for refund) |
Fuel or oil delivery |
| Garbage collection |
Lawn/pool service |
Other household services |
| Post office |
Social Security office |
Insurance companies |
Credit cards |
| Magazines |
Friends & Relatives |
Mail order accounts |
Fill, transfer and pack prescriptions for family and pets.
Safely dispose of or give away all flammables (paints, paint
removers, etc.) as they will be impossible to move.
Defrost refrigerator and freezer, plus allow air-drying to prevent
mildew. Arrange for disposal of frozen foods (sell, give away, or eat). Clean oven.
Transfer/close checking and savings accounts.
Drain fuel and oil from lawn mowers and other power equipment.
Drain garden hoses.
Gather valuables from safe deposit box, drawers, jewelry cases,
personal records. Pack safely to take with you.
Send clothing, draperies, curtains, rugs out for cleaning and leave in wrapping. Take down curtain rods, shelves, TV antenna
To be safe, don't take any of the following (and if you have any doubts, just leave it behind or talk to your North American International agent):
Remember to pack a box of the basics you'll need on move-in day
(tools, paper products, all-purpose household cleaners, etc.). Be sure to have it loaded last so that it will be easily
accessible at your new home.
Pack suitcases for trip. Remove all bed linens.
Be available to check items on inventory sheet.
Conduct a last minute walk through with your crew chief.
Make sure windows are closed, closets are empty, lights out and doors locked.
Be available to check off items on the inventory as they are removed
from the van/container.
Pre-Move Information