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Destination Services 16649 Hollister Street Houston, TX 77066 Phone: 281-880-7500 or 866-835-7500 Fax: 281-880-7570 www.sterling-relo.com Destination Services TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION Pre-Departure ............................................................................................... 1 General Information .................................................................................... 2 Shopping Information ................................................................................ 3 Government Document Assistance ....................................................... 4 Housing Overview ........................................................................................ 5 General Services ........................................................................................... 6 Banking ............................................................................................................ 7 Safety/ Emergency ...................................................................................... 8 Vehicle Information .................................................................................... 9 Helpful Websites ....................................................................................... 10 Notes .............................................................................................................. 11 PRE-DEPARTURE Top Priority Inside This Section: immunization record with English translation. Top Priority/ Things to 1 Please bring the original, copies, and English Keep in Mind translations of marriage licenses, all birth certificates, and other records including school reports, medical and eyeglass prescrip- Form I-94 2 tions with English translations. We suggest you keep original documents with you at all times and place copies in a different area or Checklist 3 with a travel partner. USA Homeland Security: www.tsa.gov/ Packing 4 travelers/index.shtm. Please go to this web- site to learn the most up to date information Make sure all required immunizations are about how to pack your carry-on bags to en- Transporting Pets 4 completed, for adults and children, prior to sure entry into the USA, travel security and departure from your home country. Check USA guidelines. with your family doctor as soon as you know you are relocating to discuss your family med- Check with your airline to confirm infor- ical requirements and refill prescriptions if mation regarding THEIR travel restrictions. needed. It is especially important to ask a Some airlines provide car seats for families medical professional for advice about immun- traveling with children or have specific re- izations for you and your children. See sepa- quirements for children. Please inquire before rate Immunization Requirements page. departure. The Center for Disease Control’s website, It is important to have cash on hand for imme- www.cdc.gov , offers a complete up to date list diate needs as well as emergencies, rental of the required immunizations. To avoid addi- cars, daily living expenses, and rent and/or tional immunizations, expenses, and delays housing deposits. from school admission, it is imperative that you bring a copy of each family member’s Special points of interest: All immunizations need to be com- pleted before de- Things to Keep in Mind parture. Families traveling with small passed through immigra- area, that the information is Bring originals, children: your consultant tion/customs. recorded correctly by the copies, and English will take you shopping for officer providing the admis- It is critical that the immigra- legal and appropriate car sions stamp. Incorrect infor- translations of all tion form I-94 provided on seats, as needed. mation will create a signifi- documents. the airplane be completed cant delay in receipt of your Your consultant will stay in correctly with information social security card which is Be sure to have contact with you prior to EXACTLY as it appears on needed by your company’s each person’s Visa. It is im- plenty of cash on arrival and will welcome you payroll department. at the airport once you have portant to double check, pri- hand. retrieved your luggage and or to leaving the immigration Page 2 Pre-Departure Filling Out Form I-94– Arrival For non-immigrant visitors Arrival record must contain 7. Airline and Flight Number Passport, and the customs entering the U.S. with a Visa, the following information declaration. The officer re- 8. Country where you live there is a requirement to exactly as written on the tains the arrival portion of complete a Form I-94. This passport and Visa: 9. City where you boarded the Form I-94 and returns the form has two specific perfo- departure portion of the 10.City where Visa was issued rated sections to it. The visi- 1. Family Name Form I-94 and passport to the tor or the carrier representa- 2. First Name 11.Date Issued (Day/Month/ applicant. tive fills out Form I-94 upon Year) 3. Date of Birth (Day/Month/ arrival in the United States. Year) 12.Address while in the U.S. The bottom section of Form I- 94 is a departure coupon and 4. Country of Citizenship 13.City and State must be returned to U.S. offi- 5. Sex (Male or Female) After the successful comple- cials upon exiting the United tion of processing the appli- 6. Passport Number States. cant, a Customs and Border Filling Out Form I-94– Departure Make certain The departure portion of applicant’s departure portion Departure record must con- Form I-94 and passport is to of the Form I-94. If an appli- tain: your handwriting be in the applicant’s posses- cant departs the United States is clear and sion at all times until the ap- by way of land through Cana- 1. Family Name da or Mexico, it is the appli- legible plicant departs the United States. cant’s responsibility to return 2. First Name the departure portion of the 3. Date of Birth (Day/Month/ It is the applicant’s responsi- Form I-94 to customs and Year) bility to make sure the trans- border protection prior to portation carriers collect the his/her departure. Form I-94-Departure If an applicant boards a commercial carrier to depart the United States, the transportation carriers are to: 1. Remove the departure portion of the Form I-94 from the applicant’s passport 2. Annotate the reverse of the departure portion of the Form I-94 with the facts of the applicant’s departure from the United States. 3. Return the departure portion of the Form I-94 to the nearest customs and border pro- tection office. Page 3 Checklist This pre-departure checklist will help you prepare for your move. TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS PETS LEGAL/FINANCIAL/INSURANCE __ Flight Reservations __ Inoculations scheduled __ Review insurance coverage for house- hold shipment and storage items __ Hotel Reservations, if necessary __ Host country import regulations __ Map routes, if driving __ Banking/credit cards– review infor- __ Copy of Medical/inoculation records mation for a bank or credit union to open __ U. S. Country currency for tipping, an account prior to departure translation, daily living, rent/deposits, __ Travel reservations and emergencies __ Lawyer, Accountant, and Stockbroker __ Registration of pets upon arrival in have all needed documents MEDICAL new location– city tags, etc. __ Review applicability of legal documents __ Physical Exams Scheduled DRIVER’S LICENSE in host country with attorney licensed in host county (especially wills, powers of __ Inoculations/immunizations scheduled __ Bring current license/ English transla- attorney, guardianship letters, etc.) __ Copy of Medical and Inoculation/ tion immunization records with English trans- __ Medical/life insurance __ Get international license prior to de- lations parture __ Household storage/shipment insur- __ Copy of Prescriptions ance __ Insurance letter (copy of driving record __ Extra Refills of Prescriptions for past three years) __ Transfer/close checking and savings accounts __ Dental Records HOUSEHOLD __ Blank checks and forms for fund trans- __ Copy of Eye Prescription __ Complete household inventory fer __ Extra Eyeglasses/Contact Lenses __ Sort through belongings that may need __ Passports/ Extra photos __ Record Blood Type to be donated to charity, discarded, or sold SCHOOL __ Wills __ Take video/ photos of valuable items/ __ School Records with English Transla- __ Visas, as necessary items shipped tion __ Work Permits, as necessary __ Samples of Schoolwork (if appropriate) __ Cancel/ reroute newspaper, magazine subscriptions (if applicable) NOTIFY CHANGE OF ADDRESS __ Correct Inoculations/immunizations per Host Country, state and school regu- __ Telephone/internet/cable services __ Clubs, organizations lations disconnected __ Credit cards/ charge accounts __ Check on cut-off dates for school en- __ Water/electricity/gas services discon- trance (age restrictions) nected __ Bank/financial institutions __ Funds available for any private school __ List of items shipped to new home– __ Insurance application fees and/or deposits keep the inventory list separate from shipment! __ Friends/relatives __ Application made to new school (if applicable) ** Remember to hand-carry valuables such as jewelry along with copies of all documents and important papers such as school records, immunization records, legal documents (wills, birth certificates, marriage certificate, divorce decree, etc.), insurance papers, passports, and inventory of items shipped. Page 4 Pre-Departure Packing/Carry On Items Air travelers may now carry liquids, gels, Each traveler may use only one. All prescription and