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Currency Converter
Comprehensive Insurance
XN Holdings at www.XN.com
International Movers
Champion International Moving, Ltd. at www.champmove.com
Arpin International Group –Quality leaders in worldwide moving at www.arpinintl.com
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International Banking
Citibank
Personal Banking for Overseas Employees (PBOE)
Contact PMI
for special discount for PMI customers:
1-973-543-6001
International Tax Services
Ernst & Young at www.ey.com
KPMG at www.kpmg.com
Legal
Eversheds at www.eversheds.com
Baker & McKenzie at www.bakernet.com
Holiday Calendar
Mark your calendar with some new dates to celebrate. Know the country holidays and special events of your new home. A good resource for you is at www.holidayfestival.com
Country and Culture Information
Know all about the country you are moving to, currently reside in or plan on traveling to — some good resources are:
Living Abroad Country Information at www.livingabroad.com
The U.S. Department of State, consular information sheet at www.travel.state.gov
The CIA’s world fact book at www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Country Information from the library of congress at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html from the federal research division
US Commerce Service providing information on countries for increasing sales and more at www.export.gov/comm_svc
Expat Forum at www.expatforum.com
Cross-Cultural Training, IOR Global Services, at www.iorworld.com
UK
Focus at www.focus-info.org The information resource
for expatriates, international assignees and their families living and working
in
Country / Region Health Information
Stay healthy, protect your family; stay current with the latest updates — some good resources are: (See required vaccines)
Know the country health information. Do you need any vaccines look at the CDC at www.cdc.gov
World Health Organization at www.who.int and for international travel and health at www.who.int/ith/
International American Red Cross at www.redcross.org
Health Insurance
Medibroker International, LLC at www.medibrokerinternational.com
Marsh affinity Group Services at www.internationalplans.com
MEDEX at www.medexassist.com
Health Kits at www.safetravel.com (Harris International Health Care)
XN Holdings at www.XN.com
International and Country News
The BBC at www.bbc.com
CNN at www.cnn.com
The International Herald Tribune at www.iht.com
Newspapers Online at www.onlinenewspapers.com
The Internet Public Library at www.ipl.org
Newspapers Online at www.ipl.org/div/news
World Business News at http://web.idirect.com/~tiger/dailies.html
Journal of International Business Studies at www.jibs.net
The Wall Street Journal at www.wallstreetjournal.com
Language
Berlitz – global language training at www.berlitz.com
Drivers License
International Drivers Permits at www.aaa.com
Pet Movers
Air Animal at www.airanimal.com
Pet Transporter Worldwide at www.pettransporter.com
Work Permits
GVS Global Visa Solutions at www.globalvisasolutions.com
International Relocation Organizations
Employee Relocation Council at www.erc.org
Society of Human Resources at www.shrm.org or at www.shrmglobal.org or World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) at www.wfpma.com
World at Work at www.worldatwork.org
The Forum for Expatriate Managemen at www.totallyexpat.com
British American Business Inc (BABi) www.babinc.org
Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (ORC) at www.orcinc.com
Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC) at www.cerc.ca
Oanda, Currency converter and information at www.oanda.com
Travel and Information
American Express travel at www.americanexpress.com
Conde Nast Traveler at www.cntraveler.com
Travel and Leisure at www.travelandleisure.com
Travlang language and Travel information at www.travlang.com
Flight Tracking at http://www.flightexplorer.com/FastTrack.asp
Airline seating at www.seatguru.com
Lonely Planet at www.lonelyplanet.com
Specialty Travel Information at www.infohub.com and Travel guide at www.infohub.com/travel/traveller.html
Toll Free Numbers for Airlines at www.geocities.com/thavery2000
Fodor’s Travel / Guidebooks at www.fodors.com
US Department of State Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets at http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
US Department of State Embassies and Consulates World Wide at http://travel.state.gov/links.html
Weather at http://weather.yahoo.com
World time information – Time, Atlas, etc. at www.worldtime.com
International Organizations
The World Bank at www.worldbank.org
International Monetary Fund (IMF) at www.imf.org
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) at www.oecd.org
World Trade Organization (WTO) at www.wto.org
United Nations (UN) at www.un.org
United States International Trade Commission at www.usitc.gov
National Foreign Trade Council at www.nftc.org
International American Red Cross at www.redcross.org
International Educational
School Choice International provides peace of mind by helping families find the best schools for their children wherever they relocate in the world. School Choice International
Choosing a school, general information about many schools can be found at International Schools Review at www.internationalschoolsrewiew.com/
US Department of State - Office of Overseas Schools can provide you with information on many schools. Visit www.state.gov/m/a/os/ for listings of international schools by regions and more.
Voting Information
Federal Voting Assistance Program – www.fvap.gov
Overseas Vote Foundation – www.overseasvotefoundation.org
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