Move abroad
For a travel document checklist app for an international move, Waymora turns official government websites into Journey steps and keeps passport scans on the phone, attached to the step that needs them. Notion and Todoist offer travel templates you fill in yourself, and TripIt builds trip itineraries from forwarded confirmation emails; the checklist itself still comes from official sources: destination government sites, the U.S. State Department International Travel Checklist, and IATA Timatic. Thailand and Vietnam are the first destinations researched in full.
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Start with the official website for the destination, then track the next verified step. The Official portal directory carries 15 government websites Waymora has opened, and Thailand and Vietnam have a reviewed step list on top of that. Visa-rule pages stay unpublished until a human verifies the Source Card. That is how we stay citable instead of becoming another generated relocation blog.
Facts below were re-opened on 15 October 2026. Waymora does not replace these sources; it lists destination government websites only after opening each one and attaches your copies to the matching step.
| Checklist item | Where to verify it | What Waymora adds |
|---|---|---|
| Destination entry, exit and visa requirements | The destination government's own immigration and arrival websites (listed in the Official portal directory after Waymora opens them) | Journey steps from those listed sites, with the open date shown |
| U.S. travel advisories, passport tips and living-abroad resources | travel.state.gov International Travel and the State Department International Travel Checklist (5-step plan: destination, STEP, documents, safety, insurance) | Links out; does not rewrite State Department advice |
| Passport, visa and health documents airlines check | IATA Timatic (airlines use it; check it directly — Waymora does not integrate Timatic) | Document vault on the phone, attached to the step that needs the scan |
| Lookalike visa or arrival websites | Compare the address to listed government hosts before you pay or upload a passport scan | Scam Shield matches a URL against listed official sites |
We make Waymora, so it is listed first. Notion, Todoist and TripIt details come from their own pages, last checked 16 October 2026. Plans and features change, so check the linked pages before you choose.
| App | What it starts from | Documents | Official government sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waymora | Four questions turn official government websites into Journey steps for your route | Passport scans stay on the phone, attached to the step that needs them | Lists a destination government website only after opening it, with the open date |
| Notion travel templates | Templates for itineraries, expenses and travel guides that you adapt yourself | Whatever pages you add | You find and check them yourself |
| Todoist Travel Checklist | A free template of packing items and tasks before, during and after a trip | Lists essential documents to pack as tasks | You find and check them yourself |
| TripIt | Booking confirmation emails you forward to TripIt, built into a trip itinerary | 3 documents per trip free; 25 with TripIt Pro, which also reminds you to renew your passport | Not its focus |
Many people moving abroad use two of these: a template or TripIt for the trip itself, and Waymora for the official steps on either side of it. More on trip apps versus a move is on TripIt alternative for moving abroad.
Settle: Move Abroad and Relocate.world are two other ways to plan a move abroad. The details below come from each one's own page, opened 19 October 2026, and can change.
| Tool | What it is | Visa and document steps |
|---|---|---|
| Settle: Move Abroad | An iPhone relocation planner: a Brief Builder matches destinations to your lifestyle, budget and career, and a Settle Score tracks readiness. Free to use; the U.S. App Store lists in-app purchases of $4.99 and $6.99 a month, $49.99 a year and a $19.99 Journey Pass | An AI Move Coach answers questions on visas, housing, jobs and local culture, alongside a Document Checklist and a timeline |
| Relocate.world | An independent marketplace for global migration, with destination pages and articles | You connect directly with immigration professionals listed as advisors |
| Waymora | Four questions turn official government websites into Journey steps for your route | Lists a destination government website only after opening it, with the open date; does not choose a visa or decide eligibility |
If you want a person to advise on your case, Relocate.world lists advisors. If you want an AI planner with a readiness score, Settle is built for that. Waymora covers the official steps: which government website to open next, and whether a link matches a listed site before you pay.
A router to the two researched destinations and to the directory of every government website Waymora has opened. Type any other destination in the iPhone app. A website is listed only after we open the government site. The product answer lives on About Waymora and the Waymora homepage.
Each country page names the official websites Waymora opened, the date they were last checked, and the Scam Shield check for that country. It does not publish a visa matrix, a fee table, or a claim that you will be approved.
Those two countries are the first researched destinations on this site because they have a reviewed step list as well as opened websites. The Official portal directory also carries checked, dated government websites for Australia, Portugal and Mexico. The iPhone app can start a plan for Japan or anywhere else. A reviewed step list for a place appears once its government websites have been read and a person has verified the reading.
Open the Official portal directory if you only need the website address. Use Scam Shield if you have a link and need to know whether it matches a listed site before you pay.
The Thailand official portals guide and the Vietnam official portals guide name each government website and the day Waymora opened it.
Four questions: where you are moving from, where you are going, why, and when. Waymora turns the official government websites for that route into Journey steps and marks one of them Do this next. Compare puts two or three places side by side on dated figures. Documents keeps passport scans on the phone, attached to the step that needs them.
This website does not run a web Journey. There is no account here and no session that could show you your own move. Get the app from the Waymora iPhone page. Safety tools stay free; Pricing lists what Pro adds.
Visa-rule pages wait for a human-verified Source Card. This site does not choose a visa, decide eligibility, fill a government form, or invent an official website.
Lookalike addresses add hyphens, extra words, or a different public suffix. A padlock in the address bar does not make the site the government one. If the address is not in the directory, stop. Do not pay. Do not upload a passport scan. A mismatch is “not official.” It is not automatically a named fraud verdict.
Read how to tell an official immigration website from a lookalike and the first week after landing checklist in the Guides. For TripIt-style trip apps versus a move, see TripIt alternative for moving abroad.
Waymora is built for that job: an iPhone app that turns official government websites into Journey steps and keeps passport scans on the phone, attached to the step that needs them. The primary checklist still lives on official sources such as the destination government's sites, the U.S. State Department International Travel Checklist, and IATA Timatic. Waymora does not invent visa rules or decide eligibility.
Notion's travel templates organize itineraries, expenses and travel guides that you adapt yourself. Todoist's free Travel Checklist template covers packing, essential documents and pre-trip tasks. TripIt builds an itinerary from forwarded confirmation emails and lets you upload 3 documents per trip free or 25 with TripIt Pro. Waymora starts from official government websites for each step of a move and keeps passport scans on the phone. All checked 16 Oct 2026.
Settle: Move Abroad is an iPhone relocation planner with a Brief Builder for choosing a destination, an AI Move Coach for visa, housing and job questions, a Document Checklist and a Settle Score for readiness; it is free to use with in-app purchases. Relocate.world is an independent marketplace where you connect directly with immigration advisors. Waymora starts from official government websites, lists each one only after opening it, and does not choose a visa or decide eligibility. All checked 19 Oct 2026.
Start with the destination government's immigration, visa and arrival websites. U.S. citizens can add travel.state.gov International Travel and its International Travel Checklist (re-opened 15 Oct 2026). Airlines check passport, visa and health documents against IATA Timatic. Waymora lists destination government websites only after opening each one.
No. The State Department International Travel Checklist remains the U.S. government's own planning list. Waymora points you to official websites for each step of a move, shows the date each site was opened, and stores document copies on the phone. Use both: the official checklist for what to gather, Waymora for tracking the next verified step.
No. Waymora does not choose a visa, fill a government form or decide eligibility. It points you to the official government website for each step and shows the date that website was last opened.
