International Relocation is said to be the third disastrous event is a human life as in order of death, divorce and relocation. Being in the industry for many years and come across thousands of relocating families of almost every nationality, religion and race I thought of sharing my experience which may come handy for at least those who come across this note. The agony one goes through whether moving across the nation or globe, is almost the same for every people regardless of nationality, religion and race.
As human being we are tend to have attachments to people, place, community/society, culture, language, traditions, functions, job, study, furniture, pets – you name it, the list goes on and on – it depends on individual where you stop. Whether it is the decision of the individual or the organization he/she belongs to, it is a hard decision to move from one place to another. You may be able to carry with you few of those attachments with you but loose most of it.
In my opinion a thorough planning which includes study of the new area/location personally prior to making the decision to move is very critical. Information and Promises by your friends/organization etc. –they are all people who knows only very little of your person and taste – may not be adequate to take a right decision. Once you take the decision it is your next step to find the right moving/relocation company who can do the transition in its smoothest possible way.
There are thousands of Moving and relocation companies across the globe who promises to replant your heaven intact and if you are not watch full end up in hell. Be very selective, do a research of your own whom you should move with. My advice is to use a physical company instead of going with a virtual company as there are thousands of internet based moving companies who just does the coordination or in my terms who sells (you) your contact details to many moving companies for a high price. Do not fall in to trap. You can have a look at www.moverworldwide.com which is a free directory – they do not ask for your contact info and do not offer you a quotation- of movers around the globe where you can search for moving companies country wise or city wise. The directory provides you the options as detailed below.
You can search for Moving Companies in any country – Search by Country name helps you to find moving companies in a country where you do not have any contact.
You can search for any moving company by Company name, even just with the starting alphabets of a company name. This function allows you to look for the mover you already have in mind and you want to find in which countries they have office in their own name.
Detailed listing of every Moving company is provided in this directory for you to check the status of the Moving Company like full address, website, which movers associations they belong to, and the services they provide.
A mover’s associations list is provided for you to verify whether the moving company belongs to that association.
Customs and other useful information about every possible country are also included.
They have provided an article section and a forum which you can make use of to ask questions.
I believe you should have your choice when you move your personal effects though your corporate office selects the mover to save your time and effort. Usually the corporate office will choose either a moving company or a relocation company who in turn will hand over your move to a moving company. Most corporate office allow a flexibility to make the employee comfortable in their family relocation and most cases I understand you can demand for a moving company of your choice if you are not comfortable with the choice of your employer.