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Your move, step by stepYou’re in step 5: Moving on
  1. 1ResearchWeighing it up, job hunting or comparing an offer
  2. 2Making the moveOffer accepted, packing up, or just landed
  3. 3Living hereSettled in: renewals, summers, careers, wills
  4. 4Helping othersComing soon
  5. 5Moving onYou’re here
Step 5 · Moving on

We’re leaving. What do we sort, and when?

A dated plan for leaving well: notice, visas, your home, your car, your money and your pets, in the order they need doing.

Your leaving plan

120 days until you leave

Your situation
Where next?
  1. 7 Oct120 days beforeGet quotes from removal companies and pick a dateRead
  2. 22 Oct105 days beforeTell your landlord you won’t renew: at least 90 days before the lease ends90 daysRead
  3. 27 Oct100 days beforeCheck your notice period at work (30 to 90 days) and hand in your notice in timeRead
  4. 6 Dec60 days beforeCheck for traffic fines and debts, and plan to clear them before you goRead
  5. 21 Dec45 days beforeDecide whether to sell or ship your car. Shipping it? Apply for transfer of residence relief firstRead
  6. 5 Jan30 days beforeSell the car or transfer it: fines paid and any loan released firstFines firstRead
  7. 5 Jan30 days beforePay off or agree a plan for loans and credit cardsRead
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Leaving fund calculatorWhat will we have when we leave?Gratuity, unused leave and deposits back, less flights, shipping and petsAED 69,5334 years on AED 25k basic, 4 flying home · tap to make it yours

Plan your exit

5 guides

How do I leave the UAE, and in what order?

Your home, your car, money, visas and pets, in the order they need doing.

What do I need to close before I leave the UAE?

Bank accounts, cards, phone and utility contracts, and the order to do it in.New

How do I take my pet back to the UK?

The pet health certificate, tapeworm treatment, approved flights and banned breeds.New

Back to the UK

5 guides

How do we settle back into the UK?

The NHS, tax, schools, your licence, belongings and university fees after the UAE.

How do we find a home and a job back in the UK?

Renting with no recent UK history, buying, credit files, and job checks.New

Do I still pay UK tax?

UK tax residence, form P85 and the year you leave.

Where are you going next?

Back to the UK

Settling back in

The NHS, tax, schools, your licence and belongingsRead the guide → On to Australia

Start again at Step 1

Visas, jobs, cities and costsResearch Australia → Somewhere else

Tell us where

Tell us, so we know which country to cover nextJoin the waitlist →

Other steps

Moving somewhere new? Start again at Step 1 for your next destination.