Moving to Formentera

• Find out about the cost of buying or renting a home.
• Ask for the price of the move in Formentera.
• Check if it is private or corporate moving.
• Determine characteristics of housing, access, balconies, height of housing, etc.
• Provide all your contact information, loading, unloading addresses, etc.

• Confirm with our company the date of the collection of your move in Formentera.
• Contract all risk insurance.
• Find out if you have to request parking permits.
• Collect the currency of the country of origin in Formentera.
• Ask for information from the consulate and forward the necessary documents to carry out the customs clearance of your transfer.
• Validate official documents in Formentera.
• Check Formentera restrictions, in addition to getting information about entrance fees and taxes.
• Find out cultural information about Formentera; culture, customs, schedules, languages, religions, etc.
• Think about what to do with your plants, although it is best to give them to a family member or acquaintance.
• Talk to your doctor and recommend some specialists in Formentera, as well as a copy of the medical studies done to you or your family.
• Find out what vaccines are necessary for Formentera and give them.
• Book tickets for you and your family.
• Decide if you have a pet, if you travel with you or not.
• Get the driving license in Formentera.
• Inform colleges and academies that you are leaving home.
• Find out information on the import conditions of your vehicles.
• Find out about the voltage compatibility of electrical appliances.
• If you already own the home, confirm the measures of furniture and appliances to fit in your home without any problem.
• Decide which unusable items, you can give away, sell or throw away.
• Organize by means of a list of tasks and mark as finished the ones you do.

If you have chosen to pack your stuff, ask us for boxes and packing material.

Pack heavy objects, books, DVDs, etc. in small boxes, dishes in medium-sized boxes, put the singing plates and wrap them with newspaper or bubble paper. Toys or clothes are packed in large boxes. We have closet boxes with hanging clothes bar. We advise that delicate objects, such as crockery, are packed by our company. Inform the operators which are the delicate objects and will reinforce their packaging. When packing a computer equipment, do not forget to make backup copies and make sure you do not store them near objects that generate a magnetic field, since they can erase the information we have.

• Mark packages and boxes for stays and listed, and do not forget to mark fragile objects.
• Perishable products, paints, pets, flammables, firearms, jewelry, stamps, cash or securities should not go in the move.
• Do not put liquids in boxes, you can pour the contents and stain or contaminate other products.
• Set aside everything you need for moving day: clothes, documents, airline tickets, house keys, etc.
• Pack room by room indicating each box with a specific description of its contents.

• Sign the contract for your international move in Formentera.
• Separate goods that should not be transported in the international transfer into a box; child chairs, cribs, bathtubs, food, cutlery, toys, toiletries, clothes, shoes, etc.
• Always carry personal documents, jewelry, coats, keys, cash, etc.
• Make a travel kit and keep it handy.
• Do not forget to remove all the contents of washing machines, freezers, refrigerators, etc.
• Communicate to our company those valuable objects such as works of art, mink coats, etc. and check that they have been included in the insurance inventory.
• Unload the deposits of the machinery and its vehicles before loading the move.
• Indicate with stickers everything that goes to a different destination, also detail objects that do not travel with the international move.
• Request copy of numbered content list or inventory. For example, in some countries of South America the customs authorities require that the qualification of used be added to the appliances, otherwise they may think that they are new and the maritime container will be checked by customs of destination.
• Do activities for children and adults during the move.
• This with the moving staff, to be able to inform you at all times necessary instructions to organize the service well.
• Mark the boxes listing them at the same time they are being loaded and check the condition of the furniture.
• If you make the decision to pack by yourself, we recommend some techniques for disassembly and assembly of furniture. It is highly recommended to point out all the furniture for when you have to assemble, know which door, drawer or shelf are correct in each case. It is advisable to take photographs of the furniture to recognize the original assembly. Screws and fittings for all furniture must be in a separate box marked as a hardware box and of a different color to the rest of the boxes. The seal should not be used directly on the furniture, as it can skip the varnish or lacquered furniture.
• Lifting cranes will be used to climb your furniture by facades.
• Leave the house clean as you expect to receive your own as well as check for the last time and check that you have not forgotten about:
  • Cut light and water.
  • Look that the appliances are turned off.
  • Confirm that the doors and windows are closed.
  • Secure padlocks and house keys.

• Confirm that moving costs are paid for moving in Formentera.
• It is important that you can be present on the day of the move and if you cannot, it is advisable to send someone you trust.
• Look at the bulks of your move at the time of download with your inventory copy.
• If there are lost or damaged items or packages, you have to make your reservations in the inventory or delivery note indicating exactly what are the losses or damages suffered. Claim one solution or several; replacement of lost or damaged item, repair thereof, financial compensation. Don’t forget you have a maximum of 72 hours to submit any claim for the delivery of your move.
• When downloading, each piece of furniture or item will be placed in the room indicated on the labels or in a room that it says. In addition, the screw furniture if you have hired it will be mounted where the client indicates. The service of standard removals are not included decoration works such as placement of paintings, lamps, rails, stores, etc. Nor are the jobs of professionals such as masons, plumbers, electricians, etc. included.
• Keep all documentation related to your move to Formentera in a safe place.
• To avoid damage, TV equipment or other electronic equipment is advisable to use within 24 hours of delivery, so that they adapt to the ambient temperature.
• Report the change of address to friends and family.
• Renew: registration data, supply contracts, cards, bank accounts, insurance policies, magazine subscriptions, mail, business cards, etc.
• Certify that your children’s school in Formentera is to your liking.