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Moving abroad is an incredible experience. It can be exciting to go on a new adventure while moving abroad part time or full time. At the same time, you have to figure out what to do with your belongings. How do you know what to pack when moving abroad?
This Moving Help® Marketplace guide will provide you with 10 items to consider packing when moving abroad. Of course, every situation is different, but we believe these 10 items will work for nearly any situation.
How to Plan Your Move
Every move will be different when it comes to moving abroad. Whether you move temporarily — for three months, six months, one year, or three years — or you move permanently, you’ll need a game plan to move.
You’ll have to use suitcases, shipping boxes, moving containers, or something else.
Make Use of Suitcases
Odds are you’ll use suitcases no matter how you travel when moving abroad. That’s why it’s important to make use of all the space in your suitcases. You also can try to keep your weight under a specific limit or just pay the overweight fee when packing your suitcases.
Storage Units
Depending on your move, you may consider getting a storage unit. This way, you won’t have to bring everything with you. This also will allow you to not have to sell everything you own at once.
If you need help loading or packing your storage unit, you can hire moving labor from the Moving Help Marketplace.
10 Items to Consider Bringing With You When Moving Abroad
1. Sentimental items
You should always bring sentimental items to you. Going to a new place can be difficult until you get settled into your new routine. Sentimental items will help provide you with comfort.
Sentimental items can bring back fond memories for you. They’re a great way to provide happiness when you’re having a hard time. Just don’t bring too many sentimental items.
2. Important Documents
You definitely need to bring all your important documents with you. You should bring your birth certificate, social security number, passport, marriage certification, and medical/vaccine records, for example.
These items need to be put into a safe place and kept with you at all times while moving.
3. Medication/Medicine
Speaking of medicine, you should make sure you have all your prescription medication. If you take reoccurring medication, you’ll want to make sure you have enough in your supply to last you for your whole moving abroad stint.
If you plan to move permanently, you’ll want to make sure you can get your medicine in your new country. If you can’t get that medication in your new country, you’ll want to work with your medical provider on a game plan to solve this problem.
4. Food
This one might be controversial but let us explain first.
Depending on where you move, you might not be able to acquire your favorite snacks. Whether you have a favorite brand of macaroni and cheese, chips, sweets, or something else, it might not be available in your new country.
This is why packing your favorite foods ahead of time is a good idea when moving abroad.
5. Toys
If you have pets or children, you’ll want to bring toys with them. This will provide them with entertainment and enjoyment. They can enjoy it during the traveling portion of your trip. They’ll also enjoy it when living in a new country.
If you have toys or memorabilia yourself, you might consider bringing them with you as well.
6. Clothing for All Seasons
Most people think about the clothes they need to bring when they first arrive in their new country when they’re moving abroad. What some people forget to consider is all the seasons in their new country.
If you’re moving during the summertime, you’ll obviously pack summer clothes. If your new country has snow during the wintertime, you’ll also want to pack winter coats during that time of year.
7. Kitchen Gadgets
This one might seem confusing, but again, let us explain it first. If you have a kitchen gadget or kitchen gadgets that you love to use, you’ll want to bring it with you when moving abroad.
This is only true when you can’t find those kitchen gadgets in your new country. If you can’t purchase them there or ship them there, you should consider bringing your kitchen gadgets yourself.
8. Electronics — Laptops and Phones
This is an important category, but it’s also a specific category. You should bring large electronics. For example, you should bring laptops, phones, a Nintendo Switch, or a gaming console with you.
You shouldn’t bring blenders, toasters, hair straighteners, for example. You can purchase those belongings in your new country.
Finally, if needed, you’ll want to make sure you purchase some outlet converters before moving abroad. This way, you’re prepared, and you won’t fry your expensive electronics.
9. Toiletries
If you have specific toiletries that you love to use every day, you might consider bringing them with you. Do you have a specific cologne, perfume, nail polish, or makeup that you use? You can bring it, especially if you can’t get it in your new country.
10. Personal Hobbies
Some personal hobbies are possible to bring with you compared to other personal hobbies. It’s just some personal hobbies might be more difficult to move internationally.
Books are easy to move, but they’re heavy, so it might make it more expensive to move. Golf clubs are easier to move, but they could get damaged, so they’ll need to be carefully protected.
If your personal hobby isn’t difficult to transport, you should consider bringing them with you.
How to Move to Internationally to Canada
If you plan to move to Canada, you can do so with U-Haul and Moving Help. You can rent a U-Haul truck rental or U-Box storage containers to move from the United States to Canada.
You also can hire labor-only movers for truck rentals or U-Box storage containers to help with packing or unpacking, to assist with loading or unloading in the United States and in Canada.
How to Move Anywhere Internationally
If you’re moving elsewhere internationally, you can still use U-Box storage containers to ship your belongings. Additionally, you can have Moving Help Service Providers pack and load your belongings from your first location in the United States or Canada.
Moving to another country with U-Haul is possible, but you’ll want to plan everything ahead of time.
What to Pack When Moving Abroad?
What to pack when moving abroad is a personal decision. Only you can decide what’s important to pack when moving abroad. This Moving Help Marketplace guide provides you with 10 items to consider when moving abroad, which should help make the process easier for you.
