The migration process and matters needing attention of American immigrants in 2020

Those who successfully immigrate to the United States can't get it, and they are also happy, because there are also transnational actions that follow. Let's take a look at the moving process and precautions of American immigrants in 2020.

Precautions for moving:

1. The household voltage in the United States is 1 10V, and the domestic household voltage is 220V. The voltage is different. The applicable voltage of some domestic household appliances is 1 10V~220V, which can be used in the United States, but some household appliances cannot be used in the United States. When we immigrate and move, please read the instructions of household appliances carefully to prevent them from being used after being shipped to the United States.

The United States allows new immigrants to bring personal belongings and furniture duty-free. New immigrants can bring some high-value things, such as calligraphy and painting collection, piano, large furniture and so on.

In addition to prohibited items, many items are easy to be checked by the customs when they pass through the customs, such as drinking tea, which is difficult to buy in the United States, so many people will bring them. You can bring tea, but don't overdo it. When the customs looks at the list, it is likely to open the box for inspection, and the expenses incurred will be borne by itself. Besides tea, immigrants like to bring drinks to America. Customs usually requires such goods to be declared separately, and customs clearance is very troublesome. It is recommended not to bring it.

Moving process:

1.？ Looking for a moving company online

When furniture goes abroad by sea, we must choose a professional international shipping moving company. If you choose logistics or other freight modes, you will be charged huge tariffs. If you find an international shipping moving company, you will be shipped duty-free.

2. Field assessment

The staff of the moving company come to the door to evaluate, measure the furniture to be moved, calculate the delivery and arrival time of suitable items, determine the price, and finally sign the moving contract, and then determine the time to clean up the furniture after signing the contract.

3.？ Field packaging

Fragile goods are wrapped and registered in the form one by one, double insurance. In addition, regarding the packaging methods of furniture, different furniture has different packaging methods.

4. Warehouse packaging

After the home packaging is completed, it will be transported to their company's warehouse, because the furniture has the last packaging in the warehouse-making wooden cases. Fragile articles, ornaments and glass cabinets are all made into wooden cases and packed twice.

Declare customs

Customs declaration by sea, provide some documents such as passports and visas to the moving company, which will be responsible for it.

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7. Customs clearance

I don't need to be present for customs clearance in the United States. I just need to provide a copy of the relevant original, and the agent of the moving company will help me fill it out.

home delivery service

Move all the furniture into my designated place at home, then remove the cartons, assemble the beds and tables that were removed during domestic packaging, and finally remove the discarded packaging materials to stay.

List of important items to check in after moving.

Main services and facilities to be inspected before check-in:

A. Change locks: Before moving furniture into a new home, change locks, or at least change keys. It's not that you don't trust the seller, but that you shouldn't trust everyone who has been exposed to the old key for many years, because someone with malicious intentions may have copied the key.

B. Replace the battery of the alarm: Your fire detector and carbon monoxide detector have new batteries. When you are busy moving, it may not seem urgent, but it is easy to be ignored and forgotten. It's best to get rid of the house while it is still empty, so as not to change it later, and you have to carefully avoid furniture with ladders.

C. Check your own house inspection report: the house inspection report is usually put together with the third-party custody documents, but don't wait until something happens to find out. A good house inspector will mention the most important issues in his report. You can use their professional knowledge as a preliminary guide to buying a house. If you have any particularly urgent problems, you must deal with them before moving.

D. Find the circuit breaker: If you were there during the house inspection, you should know where the junction box is. But if you don't know, this should be your first task. Plug all kinds of wires into the wall when moving, and don't want to grope for the junction box in the dark. When determining the location of the junction box, find out where to turn off the water source.

E. Deal with any water leakage: Have you seen the inspection report? Deal with any water leakage problem immediately, because such problems are often ignored, complicated and difficult to repair. A leaky toilet seems unimportant, but constant dripping will damage the internal structure. Check your roof. If the rubber vent leaks, it may take some time to know. But seeing water stains on the ceiling means that a lot of water has leaked.

F. caulking: it is easier to caulk when the house is empty. You can see all the small corners that need to be filled. Don't forget to check the appearance of the house. Experts say that every house needs to be plugged in. Although it doesn't seem important now, cracks will soon lead to water leakage, resulting in more water leakage problems.

G. Plan your emergency escape route: Before moving the furniture into the new house, enter each room and decide how to escape in an emergency. This can help you find out the problem place or room, and you can make immediate adjustments, such as removing the iron bars from the windows or adding an exit window to the basement.

H. cleaning the drain: don't delay the work because of boredom. If the previous owner doesn't clean the gutter, you should clean it quickly, because the gutter filled with organic materials will start to rot and rust. Take 30 minutes to clean up, so don't worry when the rainy season comes.

Finally, don't forget to say thank you to your friends who have helped you. It's nice to treat them to pizza and beer. All right, that's all. Now, are you ready to act?