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Choosing suitable accommodation is crucial in ensuring that the new beginning gets off to a good start. The distance from work, shopping opportunities, infrastructure, educational institutions and leisure facilities are just some of the many options that play a part in the decision. We aim to help you find the best place for you, and so offer you:

• Orientation tours and informational material in the languages of your choice
• Exploration of the housing market, search for suitable accommodation and an interpreter to accompany viewings if necessary
• Tenancy agreement negotiations in all world languages, foreign-language summaries

Moving & moving out service

When you move abroad, there are certain formalities to deal with. We handle organisation of the transport using professional removals companies, and register you with utilities companies, service providers and insurance companies. We can arrange for all your documents to be translated if necessary. Here is an overview of the services we can provide:

• Bilingual inventory when you move in, together with photographic documentation
• Registration with local utilities and service providers
• Proper written termination of the lease agreements
• Organisation and assessment of removals proposals
• Return of rental property together with any necessary renovations and final cleaning
• Notice to utilities providers, service providers, insurance companies, memberships, and closing of bank accounts
• Deregistration from registration authorities
• Monitoring of proper return of tenancy deposits
• Check of ancillary costs

Family support

A move abroad means a big change for the employee's family. Our aim is to ensure that the transition happens with as few problems as possible. We help families to integrate quickly, organise essential insurance and deal with the authorities. This includes:

• Search for institutions and advice to help with childcare and selecting schools
• Introduction to cultural and other organisations and sports clubs
• Setting up a bank account and acquiring insurance cover: Health insurance, third-party insurance, house and contents insurance, etc.
• Help with buying a car, with financing, and with all other foreign-language contract negotiations
• Information about local facilities and activities

Language training/Intercultural training

As an internationally successful organisation in global language management, KERN Training offers a huge range of training services that can be individually tailored to the needs of the expat and their partners.

From intensive courses and one-to-one and group training measures to learning from the convenience of your own home – everything's possible with KERN Virtual™.

We of course also offer special courses for specialist and executive personnel, such as Business and Communication Training.

• Country and subject-specific training
• Virtual Training and Blended Learning
• Intensive courses/Coaching
• One-to-one or group training!
• Reintegration

Immigration formalities

We handle the laborious immigration formalities and tedious processes with the authorities when you leave your own country and move to another one, provided the expats don't need to be present. If the expat does need to be there, we provide organisational, technical, logistical, personal and linguistic support via our professional employees.

• Organisation of visa & travel visa, residence and work permit and registration with the police
• Support when importing, registering and getting an MOT for your car as well as obtaining or transferring your driver's licence
• Organisation of fiscal registration and application for child support benefit

Comprehensive support

We are here to help our customers. Even after the move has taken place, we provide a 24-hour emergency hotline so you can reach us at any time. We also monitor the validity of approvals. permits and other documents, renewing these for you as necessary.

Do you have questions ? Then please get in touch, We're here to help you.

Interested in a social skills seminar for you and your staff? Send us your enquiry via the contact form or give us a call.