5 Things to Consider Before Moving to the U.S.
Moving to the U.S. is an exciting and complicated endeavor. Whether cross border moving, or moving across the world, you will need to carefully plan your move in accordance with U.S. immigration law, as well as plan for your possessions to travel safely to your new home. Consider these five tips when moving to the U.S.
- Check out Nolo.com. The immigration section of this website is comprehensive in its information about moving to the U.S. To move to the U.S. you obviously need a proof of US Citizenship, Visa or a Valid Work Permit. Nolo.com instructs you how you can obtain all the credentials you will need.
- Consider obtaining international moving insurance. This will require making an itemized list of everything you plan to move, with a value placed on each item. You can include the cost of moving this item to the value. Get opinions on the values you place on each higher priced item so that you can in fact replace it if anything should happen during the move.
- Be sure to keep copies of all your immigration paperwork, and to track it in the mail and within the immigration system. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services notoriously lose paperwork. You should send all your applications by certified mail, requesting a return receipt. This becomes proof that you have filed, and your copies might be needed if the forms are actually lost by the USCIS.
- Reading the book, U.S. Immigration Made Easy, by Ilona Bray. This will give you detailed insight into the world of immigrating to the U.S. You will learn about all the possible ways to enter the U.S. legally, and how to obtain the proper documentation you will need. It even walks you through the forms you will need to fill out, giving tips and advice on submitting everything properly.
Hire a moving company to pack for you. The distance involved will put additional stress on your belongings, and you want them to be packed as well as possible. A professional moving company will use materials and expertise that would be difficult replicate on your own.
If you are looking to move, feel free to give us at QMM Allied a call at 877-767-9847.
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QMM Drivers Named 2010 Canadian Driver of the Year
We are excited to announce that two employees from Vancouver-based Quality Move Management Inc (QMM) have been named the top drivers of 2010. QMM’s Lance Hudson is the Allied Van Lines 2010 Driver of the Year and QMM’s Jim Grainger is the runner-up.
“For a company that relies on its drivers as much as we do, this is a tremendous honor, and we are extremely proud of Lance and Jim,” said Kevin St. George, president and CEO of Quality Move Management. “This award truly shows their commitment to serving customers and their passion for excellence. Not only that, but in these challenging economic times, this award demonstrates QMM’s dedication to helping customers achieve comprehensive moves at competitive costs.”
Quality Move Management, Inc. has offices and warehouses in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton and specializes in corporate moving services as well as local, long-distance, and overseas consumer and office/industrial moving. For more information about Quality Move Management, please visit www.QMM.com.
