If you think you know what documents you should take with you when relocating, don't hurry and just make sure all documentation is ready. This is because some extra documents may be required.
Make sure you have a signed letter from your future employer, your study abroad advisor, or the coordinator for your work, internship, or volunteer program. It is needed for visa, work permit, or student ID purposes, just to prove that you are, in fact, employed or a student, i.e. in the country legally for a specific, extended period of time.
You should also have some sort of secondary ID with your name, a photo, and date of birth on it. This will be essential, especially if you lose your passport or if a second form of ID is required for work, or maybe for opening a bank account, securing your visa, et cetera.
Some documents that you should have available include the following:
• Descriptive data page of each family member's passport
• Birth certificates of each family member
• Marriage certificate
• National driver's license
• Passport-size photographs of each family member
• Certificates of citizenship for naturalized individuals
• Adoption papers
• Divorce and child custody papers
• Medical insurance coverage
• Medical records, where appropriate
• Dental records
• Property and motor vehicle insurance records
• Income tax records for several previous years
• Wills
• Power of attorney
• Lease or rental agreement for housing in your new country
Inventory is also required when relocating your household goods. Prior to the loading of a shipment, a descriptive inventory must be prepared and presented to the customer or his authorized representative for signature.
You should have multiple copies of important documents and take them with you. Do not pack them away with belongings being shipped. It is advisable to keep them with you in the event that they may be needed while traveling or during the settling-in period.
Moreover, it can be useful to have several copies of employment contracts or at least a letter from the relocating businessperson's employer outlining terms of the overseas assignment such as length of stay, salary, housing arrangements, and other pertinent considerations.
So, when relocating from UK to another country, be sure you have your passport, your proof of employment, your passport-sized photos, and an extra form of identification. It's better to be well-prepared and have papers with you, than to be stuck in customs at the airport or frantically emailing or calling home to have documents mailed over.
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