Priority list - International move

It is easy to forget something when you are so busy. Make sure that you also make the time to consider your banking needs. Getting advice at an early stage can make all the difference and ensure that the move is not only a good one for you and your family but also a financially rewarding one.

Contact HSBC Bank International for help in planning the financial aspects of your move and check out their country guides for specific information on different jurisdictions.

Moving abroad checklist

1.

Job - package, benefits, taxes, future prospects, allowances and benefits.

2.

Destination - economy, political system, language, standard of living, housing, education, health, climate, geography.

3.

Departure - Employment visas, travel arrangements, other documentation

4.

Accommodation - short-term, long-term.

5.

Work - hours, travel, allowances, social and cultural mores, establishment in new career.

6.

Moving - logistics - exit from home country and entry to host country, Customs requirements.

7.

Education - transferral of records, teacher/pupil ratios, co-educational/single sex, compatibility, tutoring.

8.

Heath - insurance, immunisations, disease, general practitioners, specialist, emergency, dentists.

9.

Practical -, shopping, water, phone, gas, rent, rates, electricity, computing, banking, mobile phones, repairs and maintenance, gardening.

10.

Entertainment - restaurants, nightclubs, pubs, cultural and sporting facilities, theatre, clubs, travel.

11.

Other - emergency, consulates, re-entry.