We've been living abroad for a number of years in a number of countries. Everytime we move to a new country, the process of research begins. It's not just limited to expat health insurance, or new bank accounts, or expat relocation services - it also includes immigration services, healthcare, tax advice, compensation levels, local city life, my favorite food from home, the location of airports and more.

Having been through the process of moving overseas or relocating abroad several times, we've always wished there was a page that offered essentual information for moving and living abroad.  This page will not capture all that you will want or need to know about expat living or an expat life abroad but it will provide a great place to start.

• The Kid in the Red Jacket
  When ten-year-old Howard has to move with his family to a distant state, he is forced to live on a street named Chester Pewe, adjust to a new school, and get used to being shadowed by the little girl in a nearby house.
• Moving Pet to New Country
  Discusses considerations when moving pets to a new country, including preparation and transporting, quarantine, restrictions, vaccinations, papers and clearing customs.
• International Driving Permit
  When moving overseas, it's a good idea to get an International Driving Permit. Not to be confused with the well-advertised, and illegal, International Driver's License. Know the difference so you're not caught with the wrong documentation.
• Twilight: Young Adults 12 +
  Twilight is a book about a young woman who moves to a rainy small town in Washington and there discovers that this town isn't as dull as it first seems.
• Binding Estimates
  Explains what a binding estimate quote is and what your rights are and what is required of the moving company.

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No matter how well you plan your move abroad, you will forget something....At least we always do. It could be notifying your health insurance provider, contacting your credit card company, stocking up on your favorite food, ordering foreign currency from your bank, confirming your flight details, printing a list of  your overseas contacts.  The list of things to do seems endless.

As we have been through the process of moving abroad several times, our advise is don't worry, you can always work it out.

For those of you who are in the planning stage of moving overseas or moving abroad, here are a list of useful pages that provide additional information on moving and living abroad.

The following are items that are more than handy when living abroad or moving overseas. Again, we have partnered with Amazon as they ship world wide and offer decent pricing.

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Before you go overseas or perhaps you have already moved abroad, you will want to know the customs regulations. The following is not a complete list but offers most of the overseas countries that expats tend to live and work in.

America  Australia  Bahamas  Bangladesh

Barbados   Belgium  Bermuda  Brazil

Canada   China   Cyprus  Finland  France

Greece  Hong Kong  India  Ireland  Italy

Jamaica   Jordan  Kenya   Luxembourg

Malta  Mexico  Morocco  New Zeland

Pakistan   Saudi Arabia  Singapore

South Africa  Spain  Sri Lanka  Sweden 

Switzerland  Thailand  Turkey  Vietnam

United Kingdom  United Arab Emirates