Countdown

Countdown

It’s been a crazy few of years living the London life and filling your passport with stamps. You’ve crossed off all the things you knew you wanted to do, and discovered a few other adventures you never would have dreamed of while slogging it out in Canberra, Christchurch or Cape Town. Now you need to sort things out and plan for touching down on home soil. But before you can even start to think about where you’ll be living and working, you need to get organised and wind up your life in the UK.

 

Before You Leave

You know what you've got to do before you leave the UK, but when do you have to do it?

Three months to go
First things first, book that flight home.

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Two months to go
Sort out you stuff and ship your belongings back home.

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One month to go
Time to quit your job and give notice on your flat.

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Three weeks to go
Better quit the gym and sort out your mobile phone contact.

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Two weeks to go
You'll need to start organising your farewell party and get some references.

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One week to go
Sort out your tax and see if you can get some back.

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Checklist
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Use our interactive checklist to make sure you're on track for the big move

Book flights and stopovers

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Pack boxes and ship home

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Resign
Advertise for replacement
Ensure name is taken off utilities bills
Start looking for a job back home

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Contact bank, gym, phone company, etc to settle accounts
Redirect mail

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Collect references from employer
Plan farewells
Organise visas for the trip home

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Sort out your tax and P45
Doss on the couch for a week
Say your goodbyes

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