Your first 100 days in a new country, organised from the arrivals hall to Day 100
One method and a set of tools that work together: anchor in the first 72 hours, break the proof-of-address loop, rent safely, register while well, budget by the week and plan connection like rent.
- A 12-sheet master workbook: 100-day checklist, ID and registration tracker with chase and renewal flags, 100-day budget, weekly cash runway, housing filter, credit builder, connection log and a traffic-light dashboard
- Five fillable worksheets: day 1 to 7 arrivals, lease and viewing check, health and school registration, licence planner and a community and loneliness plan
- 32 ready-to-edit messages, eight brand-ready letters, a settling-in charter and workplace culture notes
- A 6-page print pack with emergency contact cards, a 55-event calendar and a 48-task import board
The Newcomer's First 100 Days Kit · Bodhih Pro Kits · 298 by Bodhih Training, trainers to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
What should I do in my first 100 days after moving abroad?
Anchor first: a phone number, emergency contacts and the official newcomer pages. Then get your ID numbers, bank and registrations, rent through a verified lease, register with a doctor, budget by the week, start a local credit record, find your licence route, enrol children and plan connection weekly. The Newcomer's First 100 Days Kit by Bodhih Training gives you the tools for each step.
Want the full free guide first? Read What to do in your first 100 days after moving abroad.
You already feel the problem. Here is what it is costing you.
Every office wants a document you do not have yet
The bank wants proof of address, the tax office wants a bank letter, the landlord wants a local account. The kit shows you how to map the loop and break it, usually with one letter from your employer, university or host.
The money feels like it is evaporating
Deposits, coats, fees and flights leave in lumps, and a monthly budget hides them. A weekly cash runway shows you exactly when you will dip and lets you move a payment before it happens.
The bargain flat and the official-sounding call
Newcomers are prime targets for rental and phone scams. A lease filter, red-flag cards and ready-made words help you slow down at the right moment.
Lonely in the week everything went right
Paperwork done, nobody to talk to. The community and loneliness plan treats connection as a weekly plan item, tracked in two minutes on Sunday.
Picture the next few weeks with the kit open beside you.
Imagine Sunday evening at the end of your first week. You open the Dashboard and see what is done, what is waiting and what to chase, in green, amber and red. Your contacts card is in your wallet. Your appointments folder is packed for Monday.
As you add this week's row to the Cash Runway, you can see the deposit coming in week four and you have already moved the coat and the flights to after payday. You know your closing balance will stay above the floor you chose, and you know why.
When the listing that seems too good appears, you notice yourself opening the Lease-and-Viewing-Check before you reply. When an official-sounding caller demands a fine, you already have the words to end the call and ring the office back.
And when a quiet week comes, as it does for almost everyone, you open the Connection Log, see the score dip, and choose one group that meets at the same time next week. Whether you start with the workbook tonight or the first-week checklist tomorrow morning, the next hundred days have a shape.
20 files that do the work for you
The e-book shows you how. The tools make it happen. Here is exactly what you download.
The Newcomer's First 100 Days Kit (e-book, PDF)
The guide: methods, worked examples, scripts and exercises
Start here: your first 100 days map
Your first hour, Brand it in five minutes, the first 100 days on one page with the file to open at each step, your first week and the 30/60/100 day plan.
First 100 Days Master Workbook
Twelve sheets: settings, the 100-day checklist, ID numbers and registrations with chase and renewal flags, a 100-day budget, a weekly cash runway, a price-sense converter, a housing shortlist with a lease filter, a credit builder log, a connection log, emergency contacts and a dashboard with three charts and traffic lights.
Day 1 to 7 arrival checklist
Three-page fillable checklist for your first week: the first 72 hours, the ID numbers, SIM, bank and registration steps by day, and the documents folder that goes to every appointment.
Lease and viewing check
Three-page fillable check for renting in a new country: verifying the landlord or agent, what to look at on a viewing, the lease clauses to read before you sign, and the move-in inventory.
Health and school registration worksheet
Three-page fillable worksheet: finding and registering with a family doctor, a household health summary to carry, and school enrolment for each child with the questions to ask.
Driving licence and getting around planner
Two-page fillable planner: decide between using your licence for now, exchanging it or learning the local test route, list the documents, and plan transit and cycling in the meantime.
Community and loneliness plan
Three-page fillable plan for belonging: the three circles of people to build, a weekly connection plan, warning signs and who to call, and a 100-day check of how at home you feel.
Newcomer message and email library
32 ready-to-edit messages in seven groups: arriving and telling home, numbers and bank, housing, health and school, money and credit, people and belonging, safety and fraud.
Settling-in charter and letters pack
A one-page 100-day settling-in charter plus eight brand-ready letters: employer address letter, rental application, lease questions, school enrolment, GP registration, deposit return, change of address and a limited authority letter.
Workplace culture notes and first weeks at work
Brand-ready notes for a new job in a new country: 15 observation questions in five areas, 8 questions for your first one-to-one, 6 small talk starters and a 30, 60 and 90-day notes table.
Worked example pack: Daniel in Dublin
The main sheets and forms completed for one illustrative newcomer at Day 56: checklist, registrations, budget, cash runway, housing and lease, health, school, driving, credit and connection.
AI prompt pack for your first 100 days
25 tool-agnostic prompts in seven groups, from the first week to the Day 100 review, each with what to paste in and what to check before you use the output.
First 100 days decision card
If X, do Y rules for numbers and registrations, housing and money, people, health and work.
Newcomer mistakes and scam red flags
Ten common newcomer mistakes with what to do instead, eight scam red flags and what to do if it has already happened.
Numbers that matter: first 100 days KPI card
The thirteen numbers your first 100 days run on: plain words, exact formula, where each lives in the workbook and what to do if it moves.
Official sources by country (correct at November 2026)
Dated sheet: what we checked for Ireland, the UK and Canada, who may give immigration advice, and where to start in other countries.
First 100 days print pack
6 printable pages: wallet and fridge emergency contact cards, a 100-day path wall poster, a first-week door checklist, an appointments folder cover, a 15-week connection tracker and a children's 'who to call' card.
First 100 days calendar
55 events from Day 1 to Day 100: every checklist task on its day and a Sunday review every week. Starts on the sample arrival date of 4 January 2027; change the dates in your calendar app to match your own arrival.
First 100 days task board (CSV import)
48 tasks with phase, day number, status and the kit file to open, ready to import into Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira.
Chapter by chapter
Each chapter opens with a real situation, gives you a method and ends with something to do today, using the tools in your kit.
- Format
- PDF e-book + XLSX + fillable PDF + DOCX + printable PDF + ICS + CSV
- Files
- 20 files plus a one-click ZIP
- E-book
- 66 pages
- Works with
- Excel, Google Sheets, Word, Google Docs, Acrobat Reader, Apple Preview, Google Calendar, Outlook, Trello, Notion
- Best for
- Students, professionals and families in their first 100 days in a new country
The First 72 Hours: Land, Rest and Anchor
Spend the first three days anchoring: a working number, emergency contacts, a walk around the area and the official newcomer pages.
The Day 1 to 7 Checklist: ID Numbers, SIM, Bank and Registration
List every ID number and registration, break the proof-of-address loop and log every number safely.
Housing and Lease Basics: From a Temporary Room to a Lease You Understand
Run every listing through one filter before money moves: verify, view, read the lease, then sign and pay.
Healthcare Registration: Find Your Doctor Before You Need One
Register with a doctor in the first month while everyone is well, and write the night-time route down.
Your Budget in a New Currency: The First 100 Days of Money
Plan the hundred days by the week money leaves your account, track a weekly cash runway and learn prices in local pay.
Building Credit History From Zero
Start a local credit record from zero with bills in your own name and, if you choose, one small card paid in full.
Driving Licence Exchange and Getting Around
Find your licence route on the official page and plan transit while you decide whether you need a car.
School Enrolment and Settling Children
Enrol children early and settle them on purpose, with the teacher briefed before day one.
The Community and Loneliness Plan
Treat connection like rent: three circles, groups that repeat and a two-minute Sunday log.
Workplace Culture Notes: The Unwritten Rules at Work
Observe the unwritten rules at work for four weeks, check them with a culture buddy and write 30, 60 and 90-day notes.
Not just reading. Tools you will actually open again.
Start here
- 00-Start-Here-First-100-Days-Map: your first hour, Brand it in five minutes, the 100 days on one page with the file for each step, your first week and the 30/60/100 day plan
Workbooks
- First-100-Days-Master-Workbook (12 sheets): Settings, 100-Day Checklist, IDs and Registrations, Budget, Cash Runway, Price Sense, Housing, Credit Builder, Connection Log, Contacts and a Dashboard with three charts and traffic lights
Fillable forms
- Day-1-to-7-Arrival-Checklist
- Lease-and-Viewing-Check
- Health-and-School-Registration-Worksheet
- Driving-Licence-and-Getting-Around-Planner
- Community-and-Loneliness-Plan
Word templates
- Newcomer-Message-and-Email-Library (32 messages)
- Settling-In-Charter-and-Letters-Pack (one-page charter and eight letters)
- Workplace-Culture-Notes-and-First-Weeks-at-Work
- Worked-Example-Pack-Daniel-in-Dublin
- AI-Prompt-Pack-for-Your-First-100-Days (25 prompts)
Cheat sheets
- First-100-Days-Decision-Card
- Newcomer-Mistakes-and-Scam-Red-Flags
- Numbers-That-Matter-First-100-Days-KPI-Card
- Newcomer-Official-Sources-by-Country-Nov-2026 (dated sheet)
Print pack
- First-100-Days-Print-Pack (6 pages): wallet and fridge emergency cards, 100-day path poster, first-week door checklist, appointments folder cover, connection tracker and a children's who-to-call card
Calendar and import
- First-100-Days-Calendar.ics (55 events)
- First-100-Days-Task-Board.csv (48 tasks for Trello, Asana, Notion, Planner or Jira)
E-book
- The Newcomer's First 100 Days e-book: ten chapters, 23 figures and Daniel's first 100 days in Dublin as a running worked example
When you have worked through it, you will be able to…
Every outcome is practised with a worked example and a tool, not just described.
- Plan your first 72 hours and first week with no more than three jobs a day
- Map the proof-of-address loop in your country and break it with the right letter
- Track every ID number, card and registration, with chase and renewal flags
- Filter every rental listing before money moves and read a lease with confidence
- Run a 100-day budget and a weekly cash runway in your new currency
- Start a local credit record without borrowing you do not need
- Find your licence route, enrol children and register with a doctor while well
- Plan connection weekly and notice early when the first months get lonely
Know your starting point. Prove your progress.
People who measure before and after improve faster and can show it. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has AI-graded assessments that pair with this kit. Take one now, work through the kit, then re-take it.
Cross-Cultural & Inclusive Leadership
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentBehaviour Under Pressure Assessment for Working Professionals
Take the assessment →AssessAll assessmentChange Leadership & Adaptability
Take the assessment →JobularyUse the fresh-start effect to reset a goal (Jobulary)
Make it a growth plan →A taste of Chapter 1
There is a strong pull, on arrival, to do everything at once. You have been planning for months, the money is leaking, and every task feels urgent. But the first seventy-two hours are when you are least able to do hard things well. Your body clock is wrong, your phone may not work, you do not know where anything is, and you have no documents that prove you live anywhere. So the first three days have a different job. They are for anchoring: making sure you can be reached, can reach help, can get around and can sleep. The registrations come next, and they go better when you are rested, when you know the route to the office and when you have the right papers in a folder.
The honest comparison
| Free templates and typical advice | This kit | |
|---|---|---|
| First week | A long list of everything at once | Three jobs a day, anchored first, with a printed checklist |
| Registrations | Forum threads and conflicting advice | Official pages only, a loop map and a tracker with chase and renewal flags |
| Housing | Listings and hope | A rent ceiling, a lease filter, scam red flags and move-in evidence |
| Money | A monthly budget that hides deposits and flights | A 100-day plan by block and a weekly cash runway against your floor |
| Belonging | Not mentioned | Three circles, a weekly plan and a two-minute Sunday log |
| Country rules | Presented as fact, often out of date | A dated sheet with official sources, and every visa question sent to a licensed adviser |
Made for you if…
- Professionals arriving for a new job abroad
- Students and graduates starting a course or first job in another country
- Families settling with children, including a partner who joins later
- People moving to the UK, Ireland, Canada, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the Gulf or Singapore
- HR and mobility teams who want a practical settling-in pack for new hires
- Anyone who has just landed and wants one plan instead of forty browser tabs
Probably not for you if…
- Anyone looking for visa or immigration advice: that comes from the official government page and a licensed adviser
- People still choosing a country or preparing documents before the move: see our Move Abroad Master Plan kit
- Anyone who wants a promise of a job, a home or a permit
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Start with the quick-start chapter, then the main spreadsheet or planner. Most buyers use something from the kit the same day.
The hundred days after landing deserve a plan too
Open the Start-here map, type your arrival date into Settings and fill in your contacts card. Whether you begin with the first-week checklist tonight or the Cash Runway on Sunday, each week will be a little clearer than the last.
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The Newcomer's First 100 Days Kit: FAQs
Read the free guideAlready bought? Resend my linkWhat should I do in my first week after moving abroad?
Anchor first: a working phone number, the emergency number saved, your address written down, a walk around the area and the official newcomer pages found. Then book the first registrations from official sites only. The kit's Day 1 to 7 checklist gives each day no more than three jobs.
How do I get a bank account without proof of address?
Most newcomers meet a loop where each office wants another's document first. Ask each office what else it accepts and ask your employer, university or host for a letter confirming your name and address. The kit includes the letter and a worksheet to map your loop.
Is this immigration or legal advice?
No. The kit is educational and helps you organise your first 100 days. Visa and permission questions go to the official government page and a licensed adviser, and tax, legal, financial and health questions to a qualified professional. Templates are starting points, not legal documents.
Does it work in my country?
The method works anywhere, and the tools work in any currency. The dated sheet covers what we checked for Ireland, the UK and Canada in November 2026 and where to start in other countries. Registration rules, fees and licence rules differ and change, so always check the official page.
Can I use this with my staff, team or family?
Yes, within your own household or your own organisation under the personal licence: an HR or mobility team can use it to support its own new hires. Company and multi-site licences are available from solutions@bodhih.com.
How do I build credit history in a new country?
You usually start at zero, not with bad credit. Build slowly with a salary account, regular bills in your own name and, if you choose, one small card paid in full, and ask your bank which products report to the local bureaus. The Credit Builder sheet tracks each step.
Is it normal to feel lonely after moving abroad?
Yes. The WHO Commission on Social Connection reported in 2025 that 1 in 6 people worldwide is affected by loneliness, and a move cuts most daily connections at once. The kit's community plan and Connection Log help you plan for it; if you feel low for two weeks or more, talk to a doctor or helpline.
How can I measure my starting point?
If you want a structured view of how you adapt and work across cultures, AssessAll offers separate assessments: Cross-Cultural & Inclusive Leadership, Change Leadership & Adaptability, and the Behaviour Under Pressure Assessment for Working Professionals. They are not included in the kit.
How do I turn this into a development plan?
Use your Day 100 review to choose three priorities for the next 100 days. Jobulary's article on the fresh-start effect explains how to reset a goal at a natural new beginning, which a move to a new country certainly is.
I have already been here for two months. Is it too late?
No. Start with the Dashboard and the IDs and Registrations sheet to see what is missing, then pick up the method at your current day number. Many of the most useful tools, such as the Cash Runway and the Connection Log, work from any week.
How much does The Newcomer's First 100 Days Kit cost?
₹799 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $24 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How do I get the files after paying?
Instantly. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. Download each file separately or everything in one ZIP.
What software do I need?
Any of the usual tools: Excel or Google Sheets for spreadsheets, Word or Google Docs for templates, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview, Xodo or GoodNotes for the fillable PDFs, and Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar for the calendar plan.
Can I get a refund?
Because it is a digital download, kits are not refundable once downloaded. We always refund a duplicate charge or a failed delivery, and if a file is corrupted and we cannot fix it within 3 working days. Full terms: bodhih.org/refunds.
Can my company buy this for a team?
Yes. Team and company licences, and workshops on this topic run by Bodhih Training, are available. Write to solutions@bodhih.com or call +91 99000 11601.
