Relocating to another country is stressful and time consuming and yet at the same time, it’s extremely exciting. The whirlwind of emotion you might feel will eventually settle once you are all moved into your new home in the beautiful country of Australia. The hard work you put in towards your move will prove well-worth it all once you have had some time exploring your new surroundings, making friends, meeting neighbors, and learning more about your community.
There’s a lot involved in an overseas move. In fact, there’s so much to care for that it’s in your best interest to hire a moving company with international relocation experience. With durable moving equipment, tools, modern technologies, and plenty of knowledge pertaining to the legalities of an international move, there’s not much left for you to worry about. They can handle almost everything from beginning to end, packing to delivery.
Not only will the movers perform all the laborious tasks as well as the process of meeting all requirements for import approval. This includes helping you gather the proof needed to earn the certificate of import approval as required by the Customs Department and abiding by any other foreign policies set by the country. It can be presumed that most US citizens hire professional movers to help with their relocations to Australia due to all that’s involved in the process. According to the 2011 Australia Census, 90,000 US born citizens were residing in the ocean bordered nation that’s distanced more than 9,000 air miles away from their native land.
The Time and Effort Put into Preparing Affects the Relocation Experience
The time you spend preparing for your move from the US to Australia is perhaps the most crucial. Thorough preparation pays off by saving you time and money. It also decreases any of the risks that are typically associated with international relocations while encouraging an overall more pleasant transition for all those involved. A majority of those that purchase international moving services will opt for full move services. This is a service that encompasses pretty much all that is involved in the move, meaning the movers will handle the packing, loading, transporting, unloading, furniture disassembly and reassembly, import guidance, and more.
It’s safe to assume that you’ll need at least a few solid months to prepare for your move. In some cases it may take more time. Nevertheless, it’s safe to assume that a vast majority of the time you dedicate towards preparation is spent collecting the documentation demanded by Australian Customs. The paperwork you are to provide serves as proof of compliance with their import and immigration laws. If you fail to meet all demands, your relocation will not go forth until all is confirmed and lawful permissions are granted.
Aside from the efforts made to gain approvals as according foreign policies, there’s a more physically demanding task to attend to before the actual relocation can begin. Any of the belongings you intend to ship to Australia whether it be a vehicle, an assortment of household goods, furniture, pets, or anything else that’s permitted into the nation- must be properly packaged and ready for its transport.
Since the transport includes ground and overseas shipping methods to see through such a long distance delivery, it is especially important that your things are tightly packed and packaged as according to the mover’s requests. You should use high quality packaging materials, practice the right packaging techniques, and label every box clearly. Furniture, appliances and other large items will need to be packaged using different moving materials and techniques. To avoid the hassle of packing your belongings, you could hire your mover for full packing services. They have the experience, materials and supplies to pack your things faster while ensuring their security during transport.
Written By:
Joe Webster
Joe Webster began his journey in the auto transport field by attending the University of Southern California (USC), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Marketing.
After college, he started his career in the auto transport industry from the bottom up and has done virtually every job there is to do at A-1 Auto Transport, including but not limited to: Truck Driver, Dispatch, Sales, PR, Bookkeeping, Transport Planner, Transport Manager, International Transport Manager, Brokering, Customer Service, and Marketing. Working with his mentor Tony Taylor, Joe Webster has learned the ins and outs of this industry which is largely misunderstood.
With over 30 years experience in the industry, we've been helping people ship their vehicles, motorcycles, RV's, heavy equipment, household goods and more across the country or overseas without a hitch. Ask us anything.
