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Relocation document checklist

The list changes with the purpose of the move and who is travelling. It does not state what a country legally requires.

Checklist

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Use this output to prepare questions for a qualified professional.

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Identity

  • Passport validity for everyone travelling.
  • Civil status documents, if a partner or children are included.
  • Copies stored separately from the originals.

Immigration

  • The route being researched, and the documents that route's instructions mention.
  • Any permission already granted, and its dates.
  • Translations or certifications the destination asks about. Confirm rather than assume.

Employment

  • Contract or assignment letter.
  • Evidence of professional qualifications, if the role needs them.

Housing

  • Tenancy papers, if renting.
  • An address for the first weeks if the long-term home is not ready.

Banking

  • Statements a bank may ask for. Do not store account numbers in this checklist.
  • A note of which direct debits must move.

Healthcare

  • Existing cover dates.
  • Vaccination records if a school or a route asks for them.

Insurance

  • Travel cover for the journey.
  • A note to ask about health, home and contents cover after arrival.

Education

  • Whether schooling needs to be asked about.

Driving

  • Licence, and whether an international driving permit is worth checking.

Tax

  • A list of countries that may need a filing question. This is not a tax calculation.

Document certification / translation

  • Which papers might need a translation or an apostille. Ask the recipient before ordering one.

How to use this

  • Enter the destination and the purpose in your own words.
  • Tick who is moving with you.
  • Treat every line as something to verify, not as a required document.

What this tool does

  • Assembles documents commonly worth checking for identity, immigration, work, housing, banking, healthcare, insurance, education, pets, driving and tax.

What this tool does not do

  • Claim that a document is legally required.
  • Store passport or identity numbers.

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