The Role of Expat Children in Successful Global Mobility

SIRVA
Relocation Services
Global Services
Expat Children and Their Role in Successful Global Mobility

Whether your employees are heading across the country or crossing continents, Sirva has the on-the-ground international relocation services you need. From Canada to Australia and everywhere in between, we understand the nuances across each region .

We provide offerings to satisfy your unique needs, whether selling a home in the U.S., managing a cross-country household goods move, or helping employees to get settled into their new homes in Europe. Our global experience means that you can count on seamless international relocation, no matter what’s next.

Departure Services

From the initial policy consulting call through the move itself, there are a lot of moving pieces associated with employee relocation. Whether planning a domestic or international relocation, SIRVA is expertly positioned to offer the best departure services available during a relocation in every region around the world.

Destination Services

Setting your employees up for success upon arrival at their new locations will be key to successfully meeting your company’s goals. SIRVA’s global network and expansive resources allow us to you achieve your goals. Our destination services and international movers help employees and their families settle in and prosper in their new homes.

Visa and Immigration

SIRVA’s team of experienced international relocation specialists are expertly equipped to manage inbound and outbound global immigration services. With SIRVA’s Immigration team, the focus is on providing a smooth customer experience that enhances the relocation process, not just achieving a successful application.

Employee Counselling

For your employees, a single relocation professional assists with end-to-end coordination of services: a relocation consultant for domestic/intra-country moves or global assignment consultant for international relocation. These consultants are your employees’ resource for all communication and services relating to their move, and coordinate the delivery of all authorised services. Regardless of the service being delivered (temporary housing, moving services, etc.), the employee can rely on the consultant as their go-to resource to address any concerns.

VIP Services

If you are searching for an enhanced service for your employees, SIRVA offers VIP services such as personal relocation assistants, in-home cleaning services, personalised family assistance, and many other tailored and luxury enhancements.

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International moves are one of the most stressful life events one can experience, and this is especially true for children. Young people experience international moves in a more emotionally intense way than adults, and they sometimes lack the verbal skills needed to discuss their feelings and reactions. When you add the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to ensure the wellbeing of relocating children as the world opens up is more critical than ever.

As part of an ongoing series of research initiatives, Sirva co-sponsored a recent report in association with The RES Forum: Expat Children and Their Role in Successful Global Mobility.

The report explores a number of questions and concerns about Expatriate Children and Global Mobility, including:

Why is it a good time to focus on child friendly global mobility?
Why is the wellbeing of relocating children more important now than ever?
How do you formulate a Global mobility strategy that addresses the concerns of the whole family, including children?
- Pre-departure decisions and activities
- On-assignment activities for the time abroad
- Post-assignment repatriation, re-adjustment, and international networks
How do you navigate the challenges of international parenting?

Wellbeing of Relocating Children

In the report, Sirva Director of Intercultural Services, Brenda Bellon, highlights the importance of focusing on the wellbeing of relocating children by providing targeted, customised intercultural training prior to, or at the beginning of, an assignment. This is a critical step in equipping children with the resources, information, and skills they need to make the transition to a new country successfully.

Providing children with robust and high-quality relocation support is important to supporting their mental health in today’s challenging environment, and for organisations, it demonstrates to their employees that they and their family members are valued, respected, and appreciated.

International Children Checklist

Children observe everything going on around them, and if their assignment experience is poorly managed, there is a high risk that their experience of being abroad will be a negative one. Rather than seeing all the great opportunities and benefits, they will focus on the downsides and struggles. Not to mention that a bad family experience will negatively affect the assignees’ performance as well.

The RES Forum International Children Checklist helps you evaluate the needs of your international assignees’ children and understand how well your organisation is accommodating those needs.

Download the Report