Final Checklist for Departing Expats Fleeing Failing UK

Many Britons have now realised that when this particular government says it’s “doing all we can,” it means that it is blowing a lot of hot air up the backside of the ‘common man,’ whilst pouring good money after bad into failing ideas so that at least it appears to be doing something, even if it is achieving nothing.  Therefore it is of no surprise to us that increasing numbers of Britons are fed up and want to get out.

Whilst jobs markets around the world are less buoyant than they once were and the failing British pound is weak in the face of most currencies, there are still those Brits who are willing to bite the bullet and go off in search of a better life abroad.

If you’re determined to get out of Britain rather than continuing to bail out Britain, here is our final checklist for departing expats.  It contains every little detail that you need to make sure you have covered so that you can make your escape.

Get Your Travel Plans in Place

Firstly you need to check that each member of your expat party has a valid passport with plenty of months left to run.  You don’t want to arrive at the airport only to be turned back by some officious official because your passport has expired!

Next up you need to get your flight tickets booked and make sure you pay for them with your credit card – that way if the travel firm goes bust in an attempt to foil your escape, you can have the last laugh as you reclaim your cash and book with another airline.

Have a hotel or home to go to in your new nation, and make sure you pack a map and the address and directions of where to go.  Take two photocopies of all your essential documents, travel paperwork, passport photo pages etc., carry one with you and leave one behind with a trusted friend or family member.  That way, if you lose anything you at least have proof of everything!

Don’t leave organising the travel parts of your escape to the last minute in case your preferred flight is full or the rental property that you want to move in to is let out already.

Money Matters – it Really Does!

Moving abroad and setting up a new home and a new life is an expensive business – more so nowadays as you’re expatriating with weak pounds in your pocket.  So you have to make sure you have at least enough cash to see you through the initial set-up phase of your new life, and ideally for 6 months thereafter if you’re to have the best chance of succeeding in making a new life for yourself overseas.

If you’re lucky enough to have a job to go to, you can rest a little easier than anyone moving abroad and going in search of work.  But that doesn’t mean you can rest on your laurels.  Whatever situation you’re in employment and money-wise, you need to make sure you get all your banking requirements organised, which may mean you need a local account for salary to be paid into, and an offshore account to house your ‘excess’ cash, and you want to make sure from the outset that you’re making the very most of your expat status.

Part of the reason for you escaping abroad in the first place is probably to ensure that you’re better off than if you remained in the UK and saw more of your wealth and wages eaten up with austerity taxes, so as soon as you arrive and set up your new life, start thinking about getting your money squirreled away into the best offshore savings and investment products available to you now that you’re an expatriate.

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Never Look Back!

Britain’s economy is sinking faster than the Titanic, and even a change in government at the next election will do little if anything to stave off the inevitable decline towards depression – so don’t think us a political website at all please!  We’re just telling it how it is – after all, who’d willingly stay in a country where there is no hope for an economic turn around for at least the medium term?  So, if you make the move abroad, never regret it, never look back, forge ahead and make the best life for yourself and your family.