Out of our experience working with expatriates, we have developed this section on resources to assist you while you are overseas.

If you do not see what you are looking for please contact PMI so we may assist you.

• Comprehensive Insurance
• Global Destination Services
• International Movers
• USA Shopping with PMI
• International Banking
• International Tax Services
• Legal
• Holiday Calendar
• Country and Culture Information
• Maps
• Country / Region Health Information
• Health Insurance
• International and Country News
• Language
• Finding a Home
• Electronics
• Driver's License
• Pet Movers
• Work Permits
• International Relocation Organizations
• Travel
• Airlines
• Auto Rental
• Credit Cards
• Hotels
• International Dialing Telephone Codes
• Sports and Leisure
• International Organizations
• International Educational

 

 

Comprehensive Insurance

XN Holdings at www.XN.com

 

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Global Destination Services

In Australia and the UK, Expat International at www.expat.com.au

In France, Relocation France at www.relocationfrance.com

In France, France Global Relocation at www.fgrelocation.com





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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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USA Shopping with PMI

Shop from your favorite U.S. stores while overseas. Even though many companies will not ship overseas your items can be sent to you at PMI.� PMI will forward to you wherever you are located.

Cost less than direct …

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Your PMI Merchandise Address

For courier deliveries (DHL, FedEx, UPS)

Your Name
Account Number (your PMI account number)
5 Cold Hill Road South, Suite 28
P.O. Box 311
Mendham, NJ 07945 – 0311

Tel: 1-973-543-6001

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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

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International Tax Services

Ernst & Young at www.ey.com

KPMG at www.kpmg.com

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Legal

Eversheds at www.eversheds.com

Baker & McKenzie at www.bakernet.com

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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

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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:

Intercultural consulting and training at www.learnaboutcultures.com

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

Middle East Information at http://menic.utexas.edu/mes.html

Japan Center for Intercultural communications (JCIC) at www.jinjapan.org/index.html

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 London and the rest of the UK.

 

UK — Women and Men's Organizations websites in the Central London area:

St. John’s Wood Women’s Club at www.sjwwc.org.uk

Hampstead Women’s Club at http://www.hampsteadclub.co.uk/

Kensington and Chelsea Women’s Club at http://www.kcwc.org.uk

The American Women's Club in London at http://london.fawco.org/

The Junior League of London at http://www.jll.org.uk

STUDDS at http://www.geocities.com/londonstuds/

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Maps

Maps – University of Texas at Austin at www.lib.utexas.edu/maps

Maps – Rand McNally at www.randmcnally.com


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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/

Middle East Information at menic.utexas.edu/mes.html

International American Red Cross at www.redcross.org

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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

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International and Country News

Germany Times at www.germanyglobe.com

The BBC at www.bbc.com

CNN at www.cnn.com

Fox News at www.foxnews.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

News from India at www.samachar.com

Journal of International Business Studies at www.jibs.net

The Wall Street Journal at www.wallstreetjournal.com

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Language

Berlitz – global language training at www.berlitz.com

Ethnologue at www.ethnologue.com

Systransoft internet – web translator at www.systransoft.com

Spanish in Action (Costa Rica) at www.spanish-in-action.com

Language Translation by Global Language Solutions at www.globallanguages.com

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Finding a Home

Summerfield Suites at www.summerfieldsuites.com (domestic)���������

Gables Corporate Accommodations at www.gcarent.com (domestic)���������

RE/MAX at www.remax.com�����������

Marriott ExecuStay at www.execustay.com (domestic)

Ascott Hospitality Management International at www.the-ascott.com (International)

The Cheval Group of Serviced Apartments LTD at www.chevalgroup.com (London Residences)

Go Native at www.gonative.co.uk (Central London)

Canada: Les Suites at www.les-suites.com

Executive Room Service at www.execroom.com

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Electronics

Video Overseas and Appliances at www.videooverseas.com

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Drivers License

International Drivers Permits at www.aaa.com

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Pet Movers

Air Animal at www.airanimal.com

Pet Transporter Worldwide at www.pettransporter.com

World Care Pet Transport at www.worldcarepet.com

Canine Carriers at www.caninecarriers.com

PetRelocation.com at www.petrelocation.com

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Work Permits

GVS Global Visa Solutions at www.globalvisasolutions.com

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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

British American Business Inc (BABi) www.babinc.org

European Association for Personnel Management (EAMP) at www.eapm.org

EURA: European Relocation Association at www.eura-relocation.com

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

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Travel and Information

Navigant International at www.navigant.com

American Express travel at www.americanexpress.com

Cond’e Nast Traveler at www.cntraveler.com

Travel and Leisure at www.travelandleisure.com

Dictionary and Encyclopedia at http://dictionaries.travlang.com

Dictionary at www.thefreedictionary.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

7 Blue Seas – Find a Cruise at www.7blueseas.com

France - Paris Metro Map at www.citefutee.com/orienter/plans.php Home page at www.citefutee.com

England - London Tube Map at http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tubemap

England – Transportation for London at www.tfl.gov.uk

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


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Airlines

Air Canada (Canada)	800-361-8620	www.aircanada.com
Air Canada (US)	800-776-3000	www.aircanada.com
American Airlines (Canada, US)	800-433-7300	www.americanairlines.com
America West Airlines	800-235-9292	www.americawest.com
Continental (Canada)	800-231-0856	www.continental.com
Continental (US)	800-525-0280	www.continental.com
Delta (Canada, US)	800-221-1212	www.delta.com
Northwest (Canada)	800-447-4747	www.northwestairlines.com
Northwest (US)	800-225-2525	www.northwestairlines.com
South West Airlines		www.southwestairlines.com
United Airlines (Canada, US)	800-241-6522	www.ual.com
USAir (Canada, US)	800-428-4322	www.usair.com

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Auto Rental

Alamo (Canada, US)	800-327-9633	www.alamo.com
Avis (Canada, US)	800-331-1212	www.aviscarrental.com
Budget (Canada)	800-268-8900	www.budget.com
Budget (US)	800-527-0700	www.budget.com
Dollar (Canada)	800-421-6868	www.dollarrentacar.com
Dollar (US)	800-800-4000	www.dollarrentacar.com
Enterprise (Canada, US)	800-325-8007	www.enterprise.com
Hertz (Canada)	800-654-3001	www.hertz.com
Hertz (US)	800-654-3131	www.hertz.com
National (Canada, US)	800-227-7368	www.nationalrentacar.com
Thrifty (Canada, US)	800-367-2277	www.thrifty.com

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Credit Cards

American Express (Canada)	800-668-2639	www.americanexpress.com
American Express (US)	800-528-4800	www.americanexpress.com
Discover (Canada, US)	800-347-2683	www.discovercard.com
MasterCard (Canada, US)	800-307-7309	www.mastercard.com
Visa (Canada)	800-847-2911	www.visa.com
Visa (US)	800-336-8472	www.visa.com

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Hotels

Best Western (Canada, US)	800-528-1234	www.bestwestern.com
Comfort Inn (Canada, US)	800-221-2222	www.comfortinn.com
Days Inn (Canada, US)	800-325-2525	www.daysinn.com
Embassy Suites (Canada, US)	800-362-2779	www.embassysuites.com
Hampton Inns (Canada, US)	800-426-7866	www.hamptoninn.com
Hilton Hotels (Canada, US)	800-445-8667	www.hilton.com
Holiday Inn (Canada, US)	800-465-4329	www.holidayinn.com
Howard Johnson (Canada, US)	800-446-4656	www.howardjohnson.com
Hyatt Hotels (Canada, US)	800-233-1234	www.hyatt.com
Les Suites (Canada)	800-267-1989	www.les-suites.com
Marriott Hotels (Canada, US)	800-228-9290	www.marriott.com
Motel 6 (Canada, US)	800-466-8356	www.motel6.com
Quality Inn (Canada, US)	800-228-5151	www.qualityinn.com
Ramada Inns (Canada)	800-272-6232	www.ramadainns.com
Ramada Inns (US)	800-228-2828	www.ramadainns.com
Sheraton Inns (Canada, US)	800-325-3535	www.sheraton.com

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International Dialing Telephone Codes

Country	Country Code		Country	Country Code
Algeria	213		Macau	853
Andorra	376		Malawi	265
Argentina	54		Malaysia	60
Australia	61		Monaco	377
Bahrain	973		Netherlands	31
Belgium	32		New Caledonia	687
Bermuda	1+411 or 809		New Zealand	64
Brazil	55		Nigeria	234
Canada	Use Area Codes		Oman	968
Cyprus	357		Pakistan	92
Denmark	45		Papua / New Guinea	675
Ecuador	593		Portugal	351
Egypt	20		Puerto Rico	1 787
Finland	358		Qatar	974
France	33		San Marino	378
French Antilles	596		Saudi Arabia	966
French Polynesia	689		Senegal Republic	+ 221
Greece	30		Singapore	65
Guadalooupe	590		South Africa	+ 27
Guam	671		Spain	+ 34
Germany	49		St. Pierre et Miquelon	508
Honduras	504		Sri Lanka	+ 94
Hong Kong	852		Sweden	+ 46
Ireland	353		Switzerland	+ 41
Israel	972		Taiwan	+ 886
Italy	39		Tanzania	+225
Japan	81		Thailand	+ 66
Jordan	962		Tunisia	+ 216
Kenya	254		United Arab Emirates	971
Kuwait	965		United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland)	+ 44
Liberia	231		Vatican City	+ 39
Liechtenstein	41		Venezuela	+ 58
Luxembourg	352		Zambia	+ 260

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Sports and Leisure

Baseball at www.mlb.com

Basketball at www.nba.com

Football at www.nfl.com

Soccer at www.usasoccer.com

Tennis at www.usta.com

Golf at www.usga.com

Olympics at www.olympics.org

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International Organizations

The World Bank at www.worldbank.org

• The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) at www.ibrd.org (World Bank)
• International Development Association (IDA) at www.ibrd.org (World Bank)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) at www.ifc.org (World Bank)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) at www.miga.org (World Bank)
• International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at www.ibrd.org (World Bank)

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


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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/

New England Association of Schools and colleges www.neasc.org see membership roster and International Schools for American and International Schools abroad.

Schools with which PMI has had contact:

England / United Kingdom
American Community Schools (ACS) at www.acs-england.co.uk

The TASIS – Schools Europe at www.tasis.com (The American School of England)

American School of London at www.asl.org

 

France
American School of Paris at www.asparis.org

 

Germany
Berlin International School at www.berlin-international-school.org

 

China
Shanghai American Schools (SAS) at www.saschina.org

 

South Africa
American International School of Johannesburg at www.ais-jhb.com

 

Costa Rica
American International School of Costa Rica at www.cra.ed.cr

 

Netherlands
American International School of Rotterdam at www.aisr.nl

 

Japan
American School in Japan at www.asij.ac.jp

 

Argentina
American International School of Buenos Aires at www.lincoln.edu.ar

Austria
American International School – Vienna at www.ais.at

 

Switzerland
American International School – Salzburg at www.ais.salzburg.at

The TASIS – Schools Europe at www.tasis.com (The American School of Switzerland)

Bangladesh
American International School – Dhaka at www.ais-dhaka.net

 

Belgium
Antwerp International School at www.ais-antwerp.be

 

Brazil
American School of Recife at www.ear.com.br

 

Thailand
Harrow International School at www.harrowschool.ac.th

The American School of Bangkok at www.asb.th.edu

 

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 rejoins and more.

 

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