Open as many credit cards as you can and spend all the money and don't worry about paying it back it's all good
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Go to a country which is better than the US. So skip North Korea, Somalia, Palestine. Then you're good.
just go to rUSsia. Won't even see the difference.
Both the gulags and the front look nice this time of year.
Turn the lights off.
Buy some non US-based cloud storage and copy all your sensitive data to it, and delete said data from personal devices before leaving the country, so you can safely allow customs access to devices if required.
Retrieve data from the cloud when you arrive in the destination country.
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Last dinner must be at five guys
Alternatively you can just have your last dinner with five guys
Why not both?
Or hear me out
Last lunch at five guys with five guys
Spend the night having Wendy's at Wendy's (not the restaurant)
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- consider keeping your US phone number until all banking stuff is done since many banks do 2fa and this can be a giant pain after moving. Try to switch to an app if possible. Many providers also disallow known VoIP numbers.
- driving license was another one mentioned. Having it not expire before you can transfer it is preferable (assuming the target country allows transfer. Japan didn't until after two years after I got here and my license expired so I had to start from zero despite driving for 15+ years in the US). You may need to get notarized driving records which is also easier before you leave.
- go through and change/cancel anything with an address on file -- can be much easier from within the US. I went through the past year's bank records to find anything sneaky that doesn't renew monthly. If you have things that only renew every N years, don't forget to cancel or update those (domain names, for instance).
- Make sure all city, municipal, county, state, and federal tax stuff will be OK to do after leaving (sometimes, some prep is needed)
- If you have any retirement plans like 401ks, IRAs, etc. see about rolling them over or whatever
- maybe do something with social security with regard to your target country if an agreement is in place, particularly if you didn't work long enough to claim it. You can get US SS overseas in the vast majority of countries, but there are also certain provisions where you wouldn't or it would be reduced based on what you have in the target country.
- Freeze credit reports at the agencies as others mentioned
Cool you moved to Japan? How has it been?
I've been happy most of the time. It's not for everyone, but I'm a decade in and don't plan on leaving anytime soon.
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driving license was another one mentioned. Having it not expire before you can transfer it is preferable
This is a giant, often overlooked issue. My home country of the Netherlands for example doesn't allow a simple transef and makes you take a test (because road safety is important to Dutch people!). In Germany it's even worse. There it depends on the state you obtained your US license in, since Germany has agreements with some states but not all...
In Germany it's even worse. There it depends on the state you obtained your US license in, since Germany has agreements with some states but not all...
Wow, I did not expect that. Is it more with or without agreements?
There's more with an agreement. Some also have a partial agreement, where only a written test is necessary. Here's the full list, if you're interested: https://www.german-way.com/for-expats/living-in-germany/german-drivers-license-reciprocity/
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Currently in the same boat, though I'm a citizen
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Figure out your car and drivers license stuff. Some countries have an agreement that lets you swap a US license for theirs.
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Mail forwarding. Either forward your mail to someone you trust or pay for an international forwarding service. You're still gonna be getting mail afterwards, like credit card renewals.
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You'll likely have to do the same for finances
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Go through everything you own and trim down. Whatever you don't get rid of, you'll have to deal with customs.
And finally, get a lawyer. No seriously. I know they're expensive but you don't want to fuck around with emigrating on your own. You're gonna have pleeeenty of questions for them
Cash travels, sell your non -heirloom stuff.
Doesn't need to be a lawyer, relocation companies are amazing at this stuff. They can help with taxes, government registration, all of it
Don't forget to have fun and be yourself.
Yes. But im not allowed to say it. But you most definitely should
Mario sees you
Someone needs to
Set it on fire & dip. Jk... unless?
It being the entire country?
California: "way ahead of you bro"
You decide
