Tips

#1 - Double check EVERYTHING.  I mean everything.  You get a packout date?  Double check it...with multiple sources.  Flight date and time?  Double check it with the airline.   If you have the time and patience, triple check!  We could have saved ourselves SO MUCH stress if we had triple checked everything about our move.  

#2 - Communicate with your sponsor (for military).  If they aren't being much help, you can find some great advice from the people on the Living Abroad in Naples Facebook page.  the page can be found HERE. Make sure your sponsor books your room at the Navy Lodge ASAP...it fills up fast. 

#3 - Be prepared.  Make lists, plan ahead, don't procrastinate.  As soon as you get word that you're moving to Naples create a calendar.  Mark the flight date and move backwards.  (See the timeline page for more on what you should include on your timeline)

#4 - Attend Area Orientation (AO).  You will get a lot of useful information in one setting...it is slightly overwhelming and there are parts that are boring...but overall it's good stuff

#5 - Bring wipes to SoJo Permit day.  On the day you get your Sojourners Permit (for dependents) bring a package of baby wipes with you.  The Italians aren't quite up to the point of doing digital fingerprinting...so they glob up BOTH hands with tons of black ink to take your prints and then hand you a paper napkin to clean it up.  I happened to have wipes (because of the baby...also, if you have small kids, bring them that day.  You don't have to, but the woman who ran the process let those with little ones go first.) and that was a lifesaver!