Movement to Pakistan
Your international move must be started at least eight weeks before your intended date of departure.

 

 

WEEK EIGHT
1. Obtain all necessary documents such as passport, visas, and other information from the nearest Embassy or Consulate. Make sure that your passport is valid and visas are current. Sometimes or even many a times it is easier to get your passports renewed or visas extended abroad than it is in Pakistan. Bureaucracy does have its own sweet will and takes its own time.

2. If you are a foreign national moving to Pakistan, a basic language course in at least one local Pakistani language (Urdu) is essential. Carry Packers International can provide a tutor once you move in. Even a limited vocabulary of few frequently used words is enough to get you by (this does not include that the cuss words which people will teach you first). You must remember to purchase a bilingual dictionary.

3. Your job permits, and work and residential permits must be prepared by your employer well in advance to save you headaches. If you need assistance Carry Packers International can help you.

4. Inquire about the necessary documentation that is required for import of your household goods and personal effects into the country. Though in most western countries these formalities are relatively easy in some countries they are quite difficult. In Pakistan you do not have to do any paper formalities either before hand or on arrival into the country. Everything has to be done after your arrival into the country. Carry Packers International can handle all your import formalities.

5. If possible make at least one trip to Pakistan to do the following things before making the jump and moving everything here.

a) To locate suitable living accommodation, get in touch with a real estate broker or even a developer if you plan to purchase a plot of land and have it built and to become familiar with the new city. Carry Packers International has contracts with many real estate brokers and property consultants to help you find your "dream house".

b) Visit schools if you need to enroll your children here. Carry Packers International can advise you on the best available schools (local or international)

c) If you do not have credit cards, make sure you apply for a Visa or a Mastercard or American Express as they are the most widely accepted cards worldwide and even in Pakistan.