Free planning tool
What should you organize in your first month abroad?
Choose an arrival date and destination. The tool lays out practical household checks for arrival day, the first week, and the first month.
Free. Values stay in your browser and are not sent to US Expat Desk. Reviewed September 2026.
First thirty days planner
The plan uses stable offsets from the customer-entered arrival date. Country labels organize the plan but never establish a local obligation.
Worked example
A household arriving in Germany receives practical setup prompts without any claim about official registration dates.
Result
- summary
- First 30 days in Germany
- tasks
tasks
Item
- label
- Keep arrival essentials and key contacts available
- offset Days
- 0
- date
- 2027-03-15
Item
- label
- Review housing, communication, and urgent household needs
- offset Days
- 1
- date
- 2027-03-16
Item
- label
- Create local contact and service lists
- offset Days
- 3
- date
- 2027-03-18
Item
- label
- Review the first week and unresolved tasks
- offset Days
- 7
- date
- 2027-03-22
Item
- label
- Check records, dates, and recurring services
- offset Days
- 14
- date
- 2027-03-29
Item
- label
- Complete the first-month household review
- offset Days
- 30
- date
- 2027-04-14
How the result is worked out
The plan uses stable offsets from the customer-entered arrival date. Country labels organize the plan but never establish a local obligation.
Limitations
The checklist does not confirm local registration, tax, immigration, health, school, or driving requirements.
This tool does not decide eligibility, legal obligations, document sufficiency, or official outcomes.
Sources and review
The result is deterministic and uses only the values entered. Open original sources when a planning step depends on a provider or authority.
- International Travel. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved September 22, 2026.
US Expat Desk is the trading name of Joao Vitor Humenhuk Achutti, a sole trader. Reviewed September 2026.
Common questions
Does first thirty days planner decide an official requirement?
No. It organizes customer-entered planning information and never decides eligibility, legal obligations, or official deadlines.
Where are my answers stored?
The calculation runs in this browser. Your answers are not sent to US Expat Desk.
Can I export the result?
Yes. A completed result can be printed and exported in the formats shown beside the result.
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