Moving Resources

Moving from post to post or back to the U.S. is a way of life for Foreign Service employees and their family members.  While Foreign Affairs Agencies provide their employees with an abundance of information related to an official move, it is hoped that this resource page will help to answer some of the many questions you may have when facing your next relocation. Below are moving resources, official and unofficial.

 ALLOWANCES

• Domestic Per Diem Rates
• Foreign Per Diem Rates
• Office of Allowances
• Post Allowances Table - Includes differential, living quarters, cost of living
• Quarterly Report Indexes - Living costs abroad, quarters allowances, and hardship differentials
• Frequently Asked Questions

DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICES

• Alphabetical List of Bureaus and Offices

EDUCATION

• FLO's Education Resource Page
• Office of Overseas Schools

PETS

• APHIS/USDA - Importation of Pets into the United States; Exportation of Pets to Foreign Countries
• CDC - Importation of Pets, Other Animals, and Animal Products into the United States
• Overseas Briefing Center Information on Pets and International Travel

POST & COUNTRY INFORMATION

• Current State Department Travel Warnings
• Consular Information Sheets
• Country Background Notes
• U.S. Embassies and Consulates Websites
• Post Reports - Official report on each of the Department of State's overseas missions. Contact the Overseas Briefing Center for more information.

REGULATIONS

• Foreign Affairs Manual
• Federal Travel Regulations
• Foreign Service Assignment Notebook - What do I do now?
• Marriage and Divorce - Ramifications of getting married or divorced abroad
• Members of Household

TRAVEL

• It's Your Move (May 2008) - A helpful guide to your move from the Department of State's Transportation Division
• Office of Logistics Management / Travel & Relocation Management
• Travel and Living Abroad - Department of State's travel information page

RETURNING TO WASHINGTON

• FLO's Reentry Resource Page
• Plants - Restrictions on bringing into the United States

VITAL RECORDS

• Official Forms
• Vital Records - Obtaining copies of birth, death, divorce, marriage records from state where event occured.

MORE HELP

• American Citizens Abroad
• Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW)
• Overseas Briefing Center - Resources for returning to and leaving the U.S. for Foreign Service employees and their family members.

Information provided by the Family Liaison Office
Contact the Family Liaison Office