{"id":8019,"date":"2016-11-04T10:15:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T15:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abodo.com\/blog\/?p=8019"},"modified":"2021-01-05T09:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:22:38","slug":"thinking-about-moving-abroad-if-your-candidate-doesnt-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentable.co\/blog\/thinking-about-moving-abroad-if-your-candidate-doesnt-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking About Moving Abroad If Your Candidate Doesn\u2019t Win?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here Are Some Things You\u2019ll Need to Do.<\/em><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s election season, and that means you should be doing a few important things: registering to vote, finding your polling place, getting your identification in order, educating yourself on the issues, and\u2026 making threats to leave the country if your preferred candidate doesn\u2019t win.<\/p>\n

Usually, that last election-season tradition is the province of Hollywood actors and prominent cultural figures. (We\u2019re looking at you, Stephen Baldwin<\/a>.) But in this especially contentious election cycle, in which 28% of Americans<\/a> have considered moving out of the country if Republican candidate Donald Trump is elected, it might be good to have all your ducks in a row for a quick exit.<\/p>\n

Here at Rentable<\/a>, we specialize in finding apartments, no matter what your reasons for moving are. We\u2019d love to help you find a flat or an apartamento<\/em> in another country\u2026 but since we only list within the U.S.A., we can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

What we CAN do is provide this useful checklist of things to do to make your transition as quick and painless as possible. If you think election returns could turn you into an expatriate, try to check off as many of these boxes as you can before November 8:<\/p>\n

1. Renew Your Passport<\/h4>\n

Though the wait isn\u2019t quite as insane as it used to be, it still takes the State Department about six weeks to process a passport application. Expedited service brings the wait down to three weeks, but you\u2019ll pay a pretty penny for it \u2014 an additional $60, on top of the flat passport fee of $110. Or, if you live near a passport agency, you can apply in person \u2014 but you\u2019ll need an appointment and proof of immediate international travel. See this link<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

2. Learn A New Language\u2026 Or At Least a Few Phrases<\/h4>\n

Depending on where you escape to, you might need to learn a new language. No one wants to be the guy walking around with a travel dictionary in hand. And since you won\u2019t have time to enroll in an intensive immersion course between now and November, try out one of these<\/a> helpful language apps to get the basics. You can get a few phrases under your belt, all from your phone. (Just don\u2019t clip your belt to your phone. Nobody likes a tourist.)<\/p>\n

3. Sell All Your Belongings<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s insanely expensive to ship things overseas, and you can\u2019t drive a U-Haul into Mexico. (Although if you\u2019re moving up north, both Penske and U-Haul allow trips across the Canadian border.) Why not just make a clean break with your former life? You\u2019ll need the money \u2014 especially once the economy goes straight into the toilet, as you always feared, post-election day.<\/p>\n

4. Get a Job<\/h4>\n

Maybe you work for a huge, multinational corporation that can re-assign you to a post across the world. (Let\u2019s be real, though \u2014 with these candidates\u2019 connections to big business, if you work for a company like that, you probably are staying right where you are, regardless of the outcome.) But if you don\u2019t, and you didn\u2019t make a fortune selling your possessions, you\u2019ll probably need a new job. OverseasJobs.com<\/a>, which aggregates thousands of jobs across a variety of industries, is a good place to start.<\/p>\n

5. Change Your Address<\/h4>\n

Maybe you won\u2019t want to keep tabs on the country\u2019s quick trip to hell via a handbasket once you\u2019re safely installed in a Montreal tavern, licking poutine gravy off your fingers. But the poor soul who inherited your apartment probably doesn\u2019t want your copies of The Nation to keep showing up in his mailbox. So change your address, or at least get your mail forwarded to you. You can do both via the USPS<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

Feeling like you don\u2019t want to go through with this? Good news: You don\u2019t have to let it get this far. Obtain the proper identification<\/a> for your state, make sure you\u2019re registered to vote<\/a>, and, most importantly, SHOW UP on November 8 to cast your ballot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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