@0xabad1dea addendum: airplane luggage is surprisingly cheap for what it is

the price of a 100lb oversized box or even just a roller suitcase is almost certainly lower than any airmail, and possibly even slow boat freight

this also applies domestically for people fleeing to safer cities

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A lot fewer things are useful than you think. It's not just the obvious - different electrical standards making most appliances useless - but things like different building design standards and dimensions that make a lot of your furniture an awkward fit. Or your things and clothes just look out of place when trends are different than where you're moving from.

If in doubt, leave it behind.

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I've got no damn clue how I'm going to move again.

I feel like I'll need to either get rid of the monitor I have rn, selling it or other way. Lots of small stuff is also bust, too.

Definitely need to keep the CPU, the storage, RAM. The rest is relatively easy to replace. GPU's faulty alas.

Also guh, so much stationery... and random little electronics knicknacks.

Though if I ignore clothing, it's all relatively light. And I've not exactly got much clothing still.

Bed clothing? Ditch that, get new stuff locally unless somehow it's irreplaceable

Cutlery? Uh... honestly wish I took mine. It was so good and local stuff is meh...

Sorry just rambling on with own observations of "quickly move to another country".

A list, even just a mental one, of important stuff is very very useful to have. That goes with you, maybe even carry-on if possible :V

@0xabad1dea If you move to Germany, you need to bring all certificates you ever got for whatever reasons.

Birth certificate, school certificates, marriage/divorce, University, everything like "that 3 month Computer class"...

If you got baptised and you cosider yourself non-religious, you need a "I left church" certificate, otherwise you'll have to pay church taxes.

@0xabad1dea I’ve mostly made big (transcontinental) moves in my life, and this is absolutely true. If you’re a young single person without much stuff, bring what will fit in suitcases only.

I’ve made one move in my life that was within driving distance, and that was at least an order of magnitude easier than a bigger move.

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A few decades ago I had such a move. The headhunter who paired me up was in his nineties (still messing around with recruitment on a hobby basis) and he advised the same thing to me on point 2.

And point 3: yep, worth the money.

And if you’re flying, do check into an upgrade to business class. It may include 2 checked bags for free and they might even have a higher per/bag weight allowance: 70 lb (31.8 kg) rather than 50 lb (22.8 kg).

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I have made an International move on 2 occasions.

The first was with the clothes on my back and 2 suitcases. The 2nd was a shared crate with half of a 3 bed home's worth of stuff. Neither move was reimbursed by an employer.

2nd time, a lot was given away to family, a shelter or a local charity shop prior to leaving: furniture, some toys, bedding and all electrical . If not given away, it was sold on a second hand site to help with restocking items upon arrival. The cull really made us take stock of what was necessary and where possible could be slipped into a suitcase. Items of sentimental value were kept but anything else was bought upon arrival ie new beds.

2nd time we were lucky to stay with an acquaintance upon arrival. It was a gift while we searched for our own place.

2nd time, an International moving company was in charge. It's a stressful time so we let them inventory, crate, box and wrap everything. Be in no doubt, this was expensive but having culled a good 50% of our home etc, it meant that we could share a crate with others that was heading to the same city. This saved us a bit of money but it did mean that it took 4 months to get our belongings.

Final note

Budget, budget, budget. This is especially true if you need to set up a new bank account. Some countries make it very difficult for any new arrivals if they have not been helped by an employer. Remember to tell your home banking institution that you are going overseas. If you have to use your account or credit card while getting set up, the last thing you want is to have them think it is suspicious activity and lock you out.