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For more than a decade, Future Moves of America (FMA) has provided the most experienced international relocation experts in the business.

For companies who deal with corporate relocations and employee transfers (statewide, domestic, and international) international relocation specialists are an important and essential part of their corporate relocation and transfer departments.

We offer the resources, the skill, and the knowledge for moving an employee and their personal belongings overseas and abroad.

As one of the leading overseas and international relocation services in the country, businesses quickly realize the benefits of using our service.

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Benefits and Services

FMA offers full service move management and can look after as many, or as few, of the moving related tasks that you need.

• Inbound, outbound as well as inter-country moves
• Overcome obstacles
• Retain foreign service employees
• Improve employee moral and job performance
• Simplify the relocation process
• Develop global managers
• Competitive pricing and bidding services
• Door to door service for sea and air shipments
• Lift van, 20 & 40 foot sea containers for household goods & automobiles
• International air freight for personal effects needed for early arrival
• Professional packing, loading and delivery services
• All Risk, Door to Door Marine insurance for household goods, autos and electronics
• Pre-departure preparation for the family
• Passport and Visa information
• Document requirements
• Cross-culture training and counseling
• New area orientation
• Professional marketing assistance for the sale of your home
• Temporary housing and home search in the new community
• Information and assistance for moving pets

Repatriation and Reassignment Support

FMA supports your firm's career-pathing objectives by proactively facilitating the assignees’ repatriation and reassignment process. The objective is to retain your valued employees who have gained new skills and added value to the company. Employees and their families who are returning home from assignments receive support and training to deal with the challenges of readjusting to life back home.

What NOT to move

Many articles of household goods cannot be shipped internationally and your mover should supply you with this list (plants, foods, flammables). You should also be informed, if known, of custom regulations to identify any boycotted manufactures or materials which are prohibited in the destination country, such as liquor, fire arms or ammunition. You can contact the nearest consular of the destination country and obtain a copy of the latest customs regulations or have your relocation specialist assist you.

Custom duty for importation of automobiles varies from country to country and is sometimes extremely high.

Pets are forbidden in some countries and others may require an entry permit, health and rabies certificates or a quarantine period up to six months or longer at the owner’s expense.

Overseas Packing

Packing for an overseas move is very different from that of a move within the United States. Everything must be wrapped and arranged inside large waterproof plywood; metal or fiberglass boxes called lift vans or loaded directly into ship containers (20 ft and 40 ft).

Due to recent terrorist threats, self-packing is not encouraged. The Public Health Security and Bio-Terrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 dictates what can and cannot be done on international moves. Professional movers use specially designed cartons that are heavy enough for fragile items. All items not boxed are and should be wrapped in a thick corrugated brown paper. Everything is then fitted into the container. Most movers will pack and load the containers at residence.

Insurance and Claims

Placing valuation on international shipments is quite different from placing valuation on a move within the states or a local move. Forwarders limit their liability from $.10 to $.60 per pound of weight of each shipping package. A second plan of protection is full coverage, which you can declare full value for the whole shipment or you can "itemize" items you would like protected. The coverage establishes value of an item before shipment. For each item lost or damaged the coverage will either pay up to the value established by inventory before shipment, pay the cost of repairs up to the declared value of the item or replace the item with a like article up to the declared value. Any item claimed as "extremely high value" will require a "Certificate of Authenticity" supporting the declared value.

Required Documents

Completion of several documents should be completed to avoid complications at destination. Applications for these forms should be made as far in advance as possible.

Passports, Certificate of Registration, US Export Forms, Visa, Residence and Work Permits, Medical and Immunization Certificates, International Driving Permits, and Marriage Certificate. 

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