Paperwork you should never forget before moving
Paperwork you should never forget before shifting
Packing and moving not just about transferring your belongings from your old house to the now. Many things change as you change your address. As soon as you shift, your previous address is no longer valid for the services that you were availing of.
Almost all aspects of your daily life change including your grocery shop, milkman, and electrician. Some facilities require you to apply for the change of address to continue including electricity, gas, and broadband. Their verification and approval take time. For a smoother move, it’s important for you to tackle them first.
The following paperwork should never be ignored before you move.
Pay your bills
Moving to a new place is a refreshing moment. You would not like to keep the bills of the previous house pending even after you’ve shifted. Besides, it would be inconvenient for you to travel back to your old address for any pending formality or payment.
Government and official paperwork
Your address is linked to almost all cards issued by the government, banking, and license authorities such as Aadhar card, Voter ID, Driving license, and bank accounts.
Moreover, these cards are used as proof of identification and your address for applying for a job or passport. Thus, ensure that before you move to your new address, you’ve applied and got clearance for the upgrading of the address in all the government and official papers and cards.
Get your permanent services relocated
Apply for the relocation of the permanent services like water, electricity, broadband, and cooking gas to your new address before shifting for getting uninterrupted services.
The verification and installation of these services take time, so for uninterrupted supply, it’s necessary that they’re ready to use as soon as you reach your new place.
University and job
Your university requires your address to send you the grade sheets of your semesters, scholarship papers, and degrees. If you are a working professional, your company needs your address as proof of identity and for payroll purposes.
You are required to notify them as soon as you change to the residential address.
School transfer certificates
The greatest impact of shifting is on the children as they have to cope with the change while keeping the pace of their studies. Before shifting, make sure that you’ve learned about good schools in your new place and have received the school transfer certificate of your children from the previous schools.
Ideally, the admission process should get completed before you shift so that your children are ready to carry on with their studies as soon as possible.
Packing and Moving insurance
Packing and moving is a risky task. Packers and movers have to transport a massive volume of luggage to large distances. The luggage shifted includes all sorts of items — fragile, durable, cheap, and expensive.
Under moral and legal responsibility, many packers and movers provide insurance for any loss or damage to the transported items. Every insurance has a separate procedure by which a customer can file an insurance claim. However, the procedures are quite the same in all the companies which are as follows:
- Go through the contract that you signed with the packer and mover. Read the insurance policy section to get the directions for the applicability of the claim.
- Note the maximum amount of insurance that you can claim depending upon the value of your assets that are damaged.
- Compute a rough estimate of your loss done at the hands o the packer and mover due to their carelessness.
- Do let the packer and mover company know that you’re filing an insurance claim in a written format.
Conclusion
The purpose of packing and shifting is fulfilled in the real sense only when you don’t have to run back and forth between your old and new addresses. So, never forget to do the above-listed paperwork to keep enjoying a smooth life at your new place.
