This article is kindly shared from the Swiss Post office website.
A relocation checklist helps you to plan your move and to tackle the individual steps in good time. Using this list, create your own personalized checklist.
Before your move: What needs to be planned early on?
- House-hunting: ordering debt collection register and criminal records extracts. Order debt collection register and criminal records extracts with no extra effort from your nearest Swiss Post branch. You will receive the extracts by post within two to five working days.
- Registered Prepaid. Send notice that you’re leaving your old home by Registered Prepaid. You can purchase the Registered Prepaid label from your Swiss Post branch or at postshop.ch and then simply post the letter of notification at a letter box.
- Change of address with forwarding. Choose either the Basic or Premium package online and receive a pleasant surprise when we send your welcome post. Your Swiss Post branch would also be happy to accept a change of address with forwarding.
- Notification of move. Use the free notification of move to enable Swiss Post to inform your insurance companies, banks and other service providers of your change of address.
- Rental deposit guarantee without a SwissCaution bank deposit. Maintain access to your money and take advantage of the benefits of the rental deposit guarantee without a bank deposit from SwissCaution. Visit your nearest Swiss Post branch for advice.
- Insurance. Check your insurance policies. Play it safe with the right household insurance.
- PostFinance appointments. Do you want return-orientated and flexible retirement planning or to achieve specific savings goals? You can obtain more information in your branch.
- Clean your apartment.
- Get rid of waste and bulky goods.
- Inform your neighbours and the building caretaker that you are moving.
- Organize a babysitter and dogsitter.
- Agree on a handover date with the property management company.
- Reserve a parking space in front of the building.
- Book a vehicle for transportation.
- Ask friends and helpers for assistance in good time.
- Organize materials for the move (boxes, adhesive tape, bubble wrap).
- Pack and label boxes.
During the move: What is important?
- Pack personal and valuable items separately.
- Provide a toolbox.
- Provide food and drink for the helpers.
- Support and protect plants.
- Label the room doors.
After the move: What should you bear in mind?
- Label your private letter box. Use the “Advertising OK!” letter box sticker to benefit from promotions and attractive discounts.
- “Offers on request” online service. You’ll receive information about promotions and discounts only from service providers who are really of interest to you.
- Stamps. Inform your friends and acquaintances of your new address by post and embellish your letters or cards with an attractive stamp. You can find all the latest motifs at Swiss Post branches.
- PostCard Creator. Do you want your change of address cards to be even more personal and even higher quality? Use the PostCard Creator online tool to design and send your cards.
- Regional products. Have vegetable boxes or other regional products delivered to your new address by your mail carrier.
- Post-App. Install the Post-App and find your nearest Swiss Post access points in your new neighbourhood in an instant.
- Handover with house administration. Settle the deposit guarantee, acceptance protocol.
- Clean your old apartment (or have it cleaned).
- Register with the municipality.
- relocation checklist: Good preparation is half the battle.
Welcome vouchers for your new home
After moving house, the list of new purchases can be very long. As a welcome gift, Swiss Post partners have some attractive offers to help you settle into your new home at this link.
Make sure to download the pdf from the post office this link www.post.ch
