Packing Checklist

Assalamualaikum and Hello guys!

Do not know what to take with you to the States? Here's the checklist that I got from a senior in the US. Hopefully, this checklist will help you stay organized!

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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

• Passport and Visa
• Form I-20 
• Sponsorship letter and contract
• Financial Affidavit
• University offer letter
• Medical or Immunization Records
• Medical Checkup Form
• Malaysian License (if any)
• Identification Card (IC)
• College Official Transcript
• Passport Picture (optional)
• Off-campus Housing Lease Agreement

FINANCIAL

• Cash $500-$1000

BAGGAGE

• Two Check-in Luggage (23 kg each - check with the airlines)
• Hand Carry Luggage (handbag/backpack & 7kg cabin-size luggage)
• TSA padlock for Check-in Luggage

CLOTHES

• Casual Clothing (10)
• Formal shirt (1)
• Skirts/ Jeans/ Casual Pants (5)
• Slacks (1)
• Kain Batik/ Pelikat (2)
• Pyjamas (3)
• Traditional Clothing (1)
• Undergarments (10+)
• Slippers (1)
• Comfortable Shoes (1)
• Socks (5)
• Tudung/ Shawl (6+)
• Handsocks (5)
• Headscarf / anak tudung (5)
• Brooch/ Pin (10+)
• Telekung (2)
• Sejadah (1)
• Kopiah/ Songkok
• Sweater/ Coat

p/s: Better to buy the winter gear in the US.

PERSONAL STUFF

• Medicine (Panadol, Kool Fever, Ointment, Vitamins, Ubat Mustajab Pati Halia etc)
• Personal Medication
• Medium-sized Towel
• Face Towel 
• Toiletries (Traveller's set to put in the hand carry luggage)
• Eyewear and prescription (10 pairs of contact lenses / 2 pairs of glasses)

BOOKS AND STATIONARIES

• Al-Quran and Ma'thurat (For Muslims)
• Religious Books
• Pens (5)
• Mechanical pencils (2)
• Pencil lead (5)
• Erasers (5)
• Calculator (1)

p/s: No need to bring A4 paper. 

ELECTRONICS AND GADGETS

• Laptop
• Mobile Phone
• Camera (optional)
• Charger
• International Plug Adapter (2)
• Power Bank (optional)

p/s: Do not bring electrical items unless they are 110 volts

FOOD 

• Brahim's
• Instant noodles/ porridge/ etc (3 packs)
• Kiub Pati Ikan Bilis (3)
• Kiub Pati Ayam (3)
• Perencah Nasi Goreng (1 big pack)
• Perencah Tomyam/ Sup Ekor etc (3)
• Perencah Rendang (1)
• Rempah Sup (1)
• Rempah Kurma (2)
• Rempah Kari Ayam & Daging (2)
• Serbuk Kunyit (1)
• Sup Bunjut Adabi (1 big pack)
• Asam Keping (1 pack)
• Asam Jawa (1 pack)
• Belacan (1)
• Sos Cili (1)
• Ikan Bilis (1kg)
• Keropok Ikan (1 pack)
• Spices (bunga cengkih, kayu manis etc)
• Kerisik
• Nasi Impit
• Kicap (1)
• Sos Tiram
• Daun Limau Purut
• Daun Pandan
• Coconut Milk Powder (as many as possible)

p/s: Repack food products in packaging containing animal graphics/ pictures.

For more information about what is allowed in carry-on luggage, visit the US Transport Security Administrative (TSA) website at www.tsa.gov