Links

Following are other sites we recommend our clients to view to help prepare them for moving from overseas to the UK:

Expatriate Groups

Federation of American Women's Clubs: www.fawco.org
Expatriate organisation: www.expatexchange.com
American Association of Singapore: www.aasingapore.com
Message Mothers' Support Group (Paris): www.messagparis.org
English-speaking educational & support group in Paris: www.wice-paris.org
Focus Information Services: www.focus-info.org
The Weekly Telegraph site: www.globalnetwork.co.uk
The American Hour: www.theamericanhour.com
Sojourners' Network: www.thesun.org
Expat Expert: www.expatexpert.com

Setting up home

Facilities Management Direct: www.fmd.co.uk
Serviced Offices: www.regus.com
Rental furniture: www.roomservicegroup.com
Local information (UK only): www.upmystreet.com

Children

Third Culture Kids: www.tckworld.com
Travel with Kids: www.travelwithyourkids.com
Educational consultants: www.gabbitas.co.uk
Parenting Packs - Web site dedicated to children dealing with moving: www.parentingpacks.com

Schools

www.internationalschool.com
www.ecis.org/
American Community School: www.acs-england.co.uk

Communication

Fax company worldwide: www.jfax.com
Phone company with a worldwide number service: www.net2phone.com

Shopping

Australia Shop: www.australiashop.co.uk
Wines company: www.bibendum-wine.co.uk
Autosource: www.intlauto.com
International foods: www.FifthSense.com
Lupe Pinto's Deli: www.lupepintos.com
Expatriate Shopping: www.expatshopping.com
Magellans - Catalog for travel supplies from luggage to electronic converters: www.magellans.com
Microsoft Expedia Currency Converter: www.expedia.com/pub/eta.dll?qscr=curc

Interests

Craft & hobby fairs: www.ichf.co.uk
Bowman Antiques Fairs: www.antiquesfairs.com
Baseball: www.leaguelineup.com/
www.members.theglobe.com/partymonster/baseball/links/links.htm
Living Abroad - Magazine series featuring regional guidebooks for the international executive on assignment abroad: www.livingabroad.com

Other

Cooper Tuff - Immigration consultants: www.uk-immigration.co.uk
Private healthcare insurance brokers: www.medibroker.com
Internet recruitment: www.futurestep.co.uk
Relocation publications & newsletter: www.branchor.com
Moving pets abroad: Airpets: www.airpets.com
Society for Human Resource Management: www.shrm.org
U.S. Customs - Traveler Information: www.customs.ustreas.gov/travel/index.htm
U.S. State Department - Travel Warnings: www.travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Travel Information: www.cdc.gov/travel/regions.htm
Employee Relocation Council - Relocation Industry Organization www.erc.org
Fodors - Travel Service: www.fodors.com

Trade Organisations:

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International): www.omnimoving.com
Household Goods Forwarders Association of America: www.hhgfaa.org
FIDI (International Federation of International Movers): www.fidi.com
Latin American Caribbean Movers Association: www.lacmassoc.com