Airmans wife moving to italy with one child what do I need to do?

my daughter is moveing with her husband to Aviano.... she needs to know how to go about this... this is there first move going there it is his first duty station.. please help all airman and airmans wifes.. THANKSAirmans wife moving to italy with one child what do I need to do?
Surely this is something the US Air Force should be dealing with as they will need to work with the Italian Embassy regarding visas for both your daughter and grandchild. She's not the first airman's wife to move to the base, and the Air Force would certainly have the infrastructure in place to facilitate this move.





There is a Aviano Air Base website has a Airman and Family Rediness page with includes a link to 'Planning your move to/from Aviano'. Perhaps your daughter could read that and work out something: http://afrc.avianoab.info/Airmans wife moving to italy with one child what do I need to do?
Luckily your daughter will not be the first wife to ever travel to Aviano, there will be a lot of people that will be able to help her once she is there. Being the first duty station is always rough, it doesn't matter if it is over seas or stateside. One thing I would recommend, try writing a letter to the officer's wife's club and asking if there is anything you should do as far as her child. Also her husband should be receiving a sponsor packet, which should show all the accommodations on base and surrounding area, should be a few addresses in the packet. I wish I could give you more information, but I got out of the AF in '98, things have changed a little since then.
Congratulations to your daughter and her husband on an absolutely awesome first duty station. Italy is a wonderful place to live, I lived there for 2 and a half years. I left for Italy with a 6 month old son and my daughter was born in Italy. This is not a problem.





As one of the other folks said, her husband should be getting a sponsor package, this will give them loads of information about what to expect. Until that comes she and her husband should go to the personnel office and find out what they have to do to meet all the requirements of their orders. For example each of them including the child are going to have to have passports, plane tickets etc. Their personnel office should arrange all of those things for them. By doing this they will have all of the absolutely necessary stuff done. They should also check out the Aviano Airbase website, it will have information for new arrivals.





Other considerations are vehicles, you are typically only allowed to ship one, make certain that you pack some extra air filters, oil filters, spark plugs etc. DO NOT put them in the trunk of the car, pack them with your household belongings. If you keep a tool box or anything other than a spare tire and your jack in the trunk, take it out and pack it. the shippers have your keys and stuff just disappears out of trunk, glove compartments etc. Whatever you do, don't carry your pink slip in your car.





Do you have pets that are coming? Personnel can tell you what the restrictions and limitations are. You usually have to get permission from the country you are moving to bring a pet in. In some cases they will have to be held in quarantine for a period of time before they will be released and allowed to go with you. Exotic pets are typically not allowed. If you are bringing pets consult your vet before you leave, make certain you have an up to date shot record that you carry with you while you travel. You may also want to ask the vet about a mild sedative for your pet to make the trip a little less stressful for them. Ensure you have a traveling cage that is large enough for them and that you have figured out how to attach a water bottle to the cage. Dependent upon the length of the flight you may not want to feed them, but you need to be prepared to feed them just in case you have an unexpected delay or layover.





A common tendency with new military personnel is to take a huge travel advance, spend it ';getting ready to leave'; and underestimate how much it is really going to cost once they arrive. DON'T DO IT. If you get the advance hold onto every penny of it for your transfer. You are going to have expenses in Italy that - well you just didn't even begin to think about. For example - transformers. No I am not talking about autobots, you have to convert that 220V down to 110V in order for all of those wonderful US appliances to work. HUGE TIP HERE - Don't buy new. There is always someone leaving and coming home and guess what they don't need to bring with them? You can pick them up cheaply that way.





If you are not too much of a scardy cat live out on the economy. The Italians are wonderful hosts. While you are there your MWR or whatever they call it these days is going to have all kinds of trips and tours that you can go on. Do as many as you possibly can. Scrimp and save for them, they are worth it. You may never get to go back to Italy again - experience as much as you can. Take a trip to Bella Sicilia for me!





Ciao