Moving To The UK » Pre-move Checklist

6-8 Weeks before moving:
-Keep receipts on your new household items, as these can be tax deductible.
-If moving with children begin exploring school options and requirements at your new home.
-Check all passports are valid and arrange all consular procedures.

5 Weeks before moving:
-Check on vaccination requirements and arrange for if necessary. Sometimes vaccines must be done four weeks before departure.
-Arrange for mail to be redirected.
-Can your drivers license be used at your new residence? If not, make arrangements.

4 Weeks before moving:
-Obtain your family's medical and dental records and notify the medical authorities that you are leaving the country.
-Arrange transfer of school records.
-Begin consuming or disposing of frozen foods as these cannot be shipped.
-Check home owners’ insurance policy to see if moving is covered.
-Determine value of inventory for insurance purposes.
-Notify your children's school and arrange for school records to be forwarded to the new school.
-Obtain all necessary visas, work permits and residency permits.
-Make arrangements to open bank and credit card accounts at destination and request bank and credit references for use overseas.
-Transfer or cancel any publications, organizations, clubs and associations you are a member of.

3 Weeks before moving:
-Decide which items are to be moved or donated to charity.
-Consume all flammables and aerosols before you move as these cannot be shipped.
-Notify magazines to which you subscribe about your new address.
-Be certain the new residence is ready.

2 Weeks before moving:
-Advise everyone of your change of address (post office, insurance companies, credit card companies, DHSS, bank, relatives, friends etc).
-Discontinue utilities and delivery service on the specified date i.e. Milk Man, papers etc.
-Cancel all membership agreements i.e. sports club, video library etc.
-Draw up a floor plan of your new home and indicate placement of furnishings.

1 Week before moving:
-Gather important medicines and papers i.e. passports, visas and permits etc, for personal transport to new residence.
-Clean outdoor items (e.g. garden tools, out door furniture).
-Make arrangements with your neighbours to allow enough parking for our vehicles on the day of the move.
-Ensure that you have labelled everything clearly, i.e. sea/air/do not pack/storage etc., for our packers.
-Start packing your own suitcases for personal transport.
-Return any borrowed items i.e. books, videos, DVDs etc.

2 Days before Moving:
-Make sure you have allocated a parking space for our vehicle on moving day.
-Defrost your freezer, disconnect washing machine etc and drain all hoses.
-Keep aside any documentation you will require for your travel, so they are not accidentally packed.
-Prepare your luggage for your trip to your new residence.

Moving Day:
-Let our packers know what items you will require immediately at your new residence, so they are loaded last into the container.
-Keep aside any documentation you will require for your travel i.e. passports, visas, work permits etc, so they are not accidentally packed.
-Leave new contact details to the new occupants of your home.
-Remember to keep aside your own suitcases for personal transport.
-It is also advisable you personally take with you all original versions of essential documents, i.e. birth certificates, educational certificates and awards etc.
-Before the Dolphin Movers truck departs have one last look around to see that nothings been left behind.