To Do List:

[draconisregena]

Things I have to do before moving: Taking into account that my lease expires July 1.

Get Birth Certificate from Safe deposit box
Get Birth Certificate Translated into Dutch
Get document that says I am not married
Get document translated into Dutch
Go to consulate/embassy in Chicago and see if I need any more documentation
Check passport date (Done)
Get 2 passport size pictures
Go through stuff, see what I can get rid of. (Have already begun this)
Pack up stuff I want to take with me.
Have yard sale for the rest of the stuff.
FIgure out How exactly I am going to manage an international move with essentially no help.
Start to figure out what I am going to do there by way of a job or schooling.
Sell Car.
Take EMT-I exam...and pass.
Purchase one way plane ticket

Manage to throughout the entire process not murder my parents for their lack of support, and/or avoid them entirely.
Try not to listen to the little voice in my head that says "Your parents are right, you are too stupid to do this..."

Try not to lose my mind.

He's worth it. They're worth it.
Word of the day: anbiddelijk

Comments

[starwolf-129.livejournal.com]

ok here come lessons learned from our year in holland

1. you will need apostle of your birth cirtificate
2. you need a form from the police that says you do not have any wants and warrents
3. all the other forms you need are on the web sight
4. you need to register with the US consolant before you go.

have fun and if you have any questions give angie and me a call

[draconisregena.livejournal.com]

What is an apostle? (no bible jokes please?)

The forms on the website seem to be for the residence visa which I am supposed to not need, because I register when I get there, within 3 days of arriving in whatever region you will be in. So...is that not how it actually works?

I did not know i had to register with the US consulate. How does one go about doing that?

[neojupiter.livejournal.com]

an apostle is basically a piece of paper from government sort of confirming that yes this is your real birth certificate..
just go to the court house with your birth certificate where you would normaly get birth certificates and stuff.. and say you need it to be apostled. it takes a couple of weeks,

or you can request a new copy and say that you need it to be apostled, I was able to do this online, and pay an extra 5$ but that was for the state of texas, i dont know where you where born though..

[aztecknight.livejournal.com]

Life is full of risks. He is worth it.

You can do this on your own if you have to. You could handle it over there on your own if you need to. You are strong. You are brave. They are worth it.

Check your documents. Make sure you know the people at the consulate in case something goes wrong. Do not forget your roots. You or all of you can always come back if something happens. Keep your documentation.

Talk a lot about your future. Make sure you are on the same page. Communicate.

With all that, you will not have to do this alone. You can get help on this end. All you have to do is ask. And he will be there on the other end.

* hug *

You can do this. You love him. Your friends will support you. That will do it because you are strong.

[neojupiter.livejournal.com]

to add to my husbands list and take off some of yours

it isnt nessisary for your documents to be translated into Dutch.. English is O.K

[elusivecallie.livejournal.com]

A tip from a friend who did things the wrong way when moving from australia...

Don't cancel your credit cards before you go. They'll still work over there, and you'll want to keep them open until you've got good credit established where you're going.

Also, make sure that someone you trust here in the US (parents, relatives, friend, etc) has a copy of all your important documents, credit card info, etc. If something happens there, and you lose it all, that person could be relied upon to either send you the copies, or make the appropriate phone calls to get things back on track for you.

Make sure that you leave an emergency contact number with friends and family (and make sure they know how to dial internationally, its different).

Convert the spare cash you have to traveler's checks before you go, so you're covered if you lose them, and you can exchange them for the local currency when you arrive at the airport over there.

Box things according to when you'lll need them. Then, mail them in the order of importance. That way, if you cannot afford to ship them all right away, they could be left with a friend or relative who could ship them to you as soon as you can afford to send for them.

Make sure that any medications you're on are available where you're going. Stock up before you go. Talk to your doctor about acceptable alternatives if what you need isn't available.

Get a copy of your immunization records before you leave. You may never need them, but you'd be surprised at the places that might require them. Better to have them before you go than to have to scramble to get them later.

[da-bearon.livejournal.com]

Stupid is not a word I would have considered in descibing you.

I'm not going to say it's going to be easy, but you seem perfectly capable of pulling this off.

You have friends, you can probably get help if you let them know what and when.