relothrowaway

Re:Ask HN: What was your relocation package like? on Saturday January 28, 2017 @03:07PM (#13508785)

It's not that simple. Rent is included because we would be looking to buy a home in the US. We currently own a home here. Rent is so we have time to find the right place. We could also use that money to do house hunting visits but those are a lot more expensive.

Here's a few other costs we've found and we find more every day:

- Legal and processing fees for filing immigration paper work, doctor's visits, travel to interviews

- One way airfare or multiple airfares if I move first and family comes later so I can see them

- Getting all our belongings packed up and moved by a reputable mover

- Assistance with job placement for my wife since she also works

- Realtor fees for buying/selling ourt homes

- Some assistance with furnishing the new home

It can go on and on.

Re:Ask HN: What was your relocation package like? on Saturday January 28, 2017 @02:55PM (#13508660)

I'm a US citizen. We would be applying for green cards for my wife and daughter.

Ask HN: What was your relocation package like?

Posted by relothrowaway on Saturday January 28, 2017 @01:49PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I was recently offered a relocation package to move my family (myself, wife, and daughter) from Canada to California. I have nothing to compare my package to so I don't know if what I'm being offered is good or not. I tried to find information around the web but I couldn't find much.The package that I'm being offered is $30,000. My position will be as a Software Dev Manager. We've been told we...

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