Preparing for your mobility l ALBA Déménagements

 What is the international expatriate's guide and what relevant information should it contain?

International Removal l Furniture repository l Packaging and cardboard boxes l Temporary accommodation short or long term l Health insurance for the expatriate l The expatriate's health insurance l Health Repatriation l Medical bag l Cultural orientation l Schooling of expatriate's children l Language training l Traveling formalities l Translation of your documents l Certification of your administrative documents l The visa l Relocating and settling.

You will soon be relocating to Paris because of a transfer or an expatriation, you will have to write down a checklist of the services you will need on your departure and your arrival: visa formalities, (tourism, express visa or immigration visa), you will look for suppliers, for companies who specialize in relocating support.

You are preparing for your removal (customs formalities), or are looking for a removal company in the country you are leaving, a furniture repository (containers), a self storage service accessible 24/7. You are looking for temporary accommodation, for long or short stay, for an apartment hotel, a hotel or a furnished apartment for your holidays or long stays in France.

You could also look for furniture rental facilities to furnish your unfurnished apartment, if you chose that option.

To facilitate your relocation you can make use of professionals such as a relocation companies who will assist you to settle in France or abroad, estate agents who will assist you in purchasing estate property or professionals who will provide tailored services such as caretaking or help in finding health insurance for expatriates amongst others to ease your daily burden.

They will also assist you in getting quotations you can freely consult from professionals according to your specific needs to prepare your relocation.

Do not forget to find out more about your new environment and ask yourself relevant questions:

What is the atmosphere in town? is it welcoming for expatriates?

Is the city a cosmopolitan one?

Is the local medical and sanitation infrastructure up to acceptable standards?

Are there any international schools for expatriate's children?

Is the local economical environment favorable for an expatriate's spouse to find a job?

Are there any geopolitical risks in the country?

Are there any existing communities of expatriates from my country?

Which international removal company should you choose?

To whose expense is the settling of the expatriate and his family ?

Does the spouse of expatriate have the right to work locally?

ALBA Déménagements is a Worldwide Moving company specialized on geographical mobility service in France, Europe, abroad and from/to any country, Bailly Déménagement accompanies you with its all-inclusive moving service. We can take care of all or part of your moving (by air, by sea, by land) from Paris, Brussels, or any country of the world to Geneva (Swiss).You are going to establish yourself in Switzerland? Geneva? Zurich?You are moving within Switzerland for a mutation, a relocation, a transfer, an expatriation, you are single or you have a family?

For short term or long term?To successfully prepare and handle an international moving to Switzerland, you must prepare a departure 'checklist' as well as check what is bared fully or partially by your employer (Human resource department, relocation department.) Some companies bear part or all of the outgoing relocation or your return from expatriation.Do you know your future environment? What information do you have on Switzerland, its culture, daily life; living standards; you may find some information here:Have you fixed the life allowance amount or the monthly allowance amount that your employer will give you during your stay?What is the fiscal situation of the expatriate or assigned-employee during his mobility period?

Ask for a: Relocation quotation (furniture, cardboard...)Relocation quotation and luggage transfer (personal goods, luggage, cardboard, parcel)Furniture-storage quotation (if you leave your furniture locally)Ask us for your Relocation quotation (apartment hunting in Geneva, Zurich.., International or French School localization, family assistance, tour of your new living environment)