List of items to Be Taken For US

This is Not "Just Another" Checklist of Items to be Packed
Clothing and Apparel					S.No.	Description	Qty
	S.No.	Description	Qty		11.	Measuring Cup (Plastic)	1 *
					12.	Pressure Cooker (3 ~5 liters)	1
™	'01.	Gloves - Woollen	2		13.	Pressure Cooker Weight	2
™	'02.	Handkerchiefs	1 Dozen		14.	Rolling Pin - Woodden	1 *
™	'03.	Leather Belts	1 ~ 2		15.	Serving Ladles (Kuzhi Karandi)	2 ~ 3
™	'04.	Monkey Cap	'1 *		16.	Serving Spoons (Elai Karandi)	1 ~ 2
™	'05.	Napkins	2 ~ 3		17.	Slicer / Grater	1 *
™	'06.	Shirts - Formal Full Sleeves	2 ~ 3		18.	Steel Plates to cover Vessels	2 ~ 3
™	'07.	Shirts - Slacks	2 ~ 3 *		19.	Steel Vessels to cook / boil	2 ~ 3
™	'08.	Shirts - Tee	5 ~ 6		20.	Tawa (Doasi Kal)	1 *
™	09.	Sweater - Woollen	1 ~ 2		21.	Tea Strainer - Small or Medium	1 *
™	'10.	Thermals	1 ~ 2		22.	Teaspoon & Tablespoon Set	1 *
™	11.	Ties	2 ~ 3		'23.	Tiffin Plates (preferably Plastic)	3 ~ 4
™	12.	Towels - Cotton	'2 *		24.	Tongs (Iddikki / Pakad)	1
™	13.	Towels - Turkish	'2		25.	Tumblers	4 ~ 6
™	14.	Traditional Wear	1 ~ 2 *		26.	Vegetable Skin Peeler	1 *
™	15.	Trousers - Formals	2 ~ 3
™	16.	Trousers - Jeans	'4 ~ 5		Cosmetics and Toileteries
™	17.	Undergarments Set (V & B)	1 Dozen
™	18.	Windcheater / Woollen Coat	1		S.No.	Description	Qty
Footware					01.	After Shave / Cologne	1 Bottle
					'02.	Antiseptic Powder / Solution	1 Bottle *
	S.No.	Description	Qty		03.	Band Aid	A few
					04.	Bath Soap Bars	1 ~ 2
™	'01.	Bathroom Slippers with Extra Straps	2 Pairs		05.	Cold Cream (Medium)	1
™	'02.	Sandals / Traditional Wear	1 ~ 2 *		06.	Combs / Hair Brushes	1 ~ 2
™	'03.	Shoe Lace	2 ~ 3 *		07.	Cotton & Gauze	1 Packet
™	04.	Shoes - Leather (Executive)	1 ~ 2		08.	Deo Spray	1 Can *
™	05.	Shoes - Sports (Sneakers)	1 ~ 2		09.	Detergent Powder / Soap	1 Packet
™	06.	Socks - Nylon	2 ~ 3 *		10.	Ear Cleaning Buds	1 Packet
™	07.	Socks - Woollen	4 ~ 5		11.	Hair Oil / Setting Gel	1 Bottle *
					12.	Mirror (Small)	1
Utensils					13.	Nail Clipper	1
					14.	Perfume	1 Bottle *
	S.No.	Description	Qty		15.	Shampoo (Small / Medium)	1 Bottle *
					16.	Shaving Blades	1 ~ 2 Set
™	01.	Coconut Scraper	1 *		17.	Shaving Cream / Gel	1 Packet
™	02.	Cutting Board - Woodden	1		18.	Shaving Razor	1 ~ 2
™	'03.	Dabba Set	1 *		19.	Talcum Powder (Medium)	1
™	'04.	Dinner Plates	1 ~ 2		20.	Tissue Paper	2 ~ 3 Pk *
™	'05.	Extra Gasket	5 ~ 6		21.	Toothbrush	1
™	06.	Extra Safety Valve	5 ~ 6		22.	Toothpaste ( 50 / 100 g)	1 Tube
™	'07.	Frying / Sauce pan	1		23.	Scissors (Small)	1 *
™	08.	Kadai - Non stick - Medium	1		24.	Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly)	1 Packet
™	09.	Kitchen Knives	1 Set		25.	Vico Turmeric Cream	1 Tube
™	'10.	Masala Box	1 *
Stationery Items					06.	Extra Buttons	a few
					07.	Family Photos	*
	S.No.	Description	Qty		08.	Key Chains	5 ~ 6
					09.	Locks (medium size)	1 ~ 2 *
™	01.	Adhesive Tape (Medium)	1 Roll *		10.	Locks (small size)	2 ~ 3 *
™	02.	Ball Point Pen	2 ~ 3		11.	Music Cassettes / CDs.	*
™	03.	Ball Point Refills	1 Dozen *		12.	Needle and Thread Rolls
™	04.	Educational CDs	*		13.	Packing Rope - Nylon	2 Bundles
™	05.	Eraser	1 ~ 2		14.	Pen Torch / Flash Light	1
™	06.	Foot Ruler / Steel Rule	1		15.	Phone Book / Digital Diary	1
™	07.	Glue Stick	1 ~ 2		16.	Photos of Deities	*
™	08.	Head Pins (Bell pins)	1 Packet		17.	Pillow Covers	2
™	09.	Mathematical Tables / Formulae Book / Log Tables	1		18.	Plastic Mug (Medium)	1 *
™	10.	Notebooks (Long Size 192 Pgs)	2 ~ 3 *		19.	Spare Spectacles / Contacts	*
™	11.	Paper Clips	1 Packet		20.	Umbrella / Raincoat	1
™	12.	Pencil Sharpner / Pen knife	1 ~ 2 *		Certificates and Documents
™	13.	Pencils	5 ~ 6
™	14.	Plain White Sheets	a few		S.No.	Description	Qty
™	15.	Rubber Bands	1 Packet *
™	16.	Safety Pins	5 ~ 6 Doz		01.	Admit Letter(s)
™	17.	Scientific Calculator	1		02.	Degree Certificate
™	18.	Scissors (Medium size)	1 ~ 2		03.	Dental Check Up Report	*
™	19.	Stapler (Preferably Small)	1		04.	AUD Draft
™	20.	Stapler Pins	1 ~ 2 Pk.		05.	Eye Check Up Report	*
					06.	Insurance Documents - Health	*
Miscellaneous Items					07.	Insurance Documents - Others	*
					08.	International Driving Permit	*
	S.No.	Description	Qty		09.	Mark Transcripts
					10.	Passport and Visa
™	01.	Batteries	3 ~ 4 Pair		11.	Passport Size Photographs	10 ~ 12
™	02.	Bed Spread (Single Bed)	1		12.	Personal Medicine Prescriptions	*
™	03.	Blanket	1 *		13.	Travel Documents - Air Ticket
™	04.	Cookbooks & Special Rcipies	*		14.	Travel Documents - Others
™	05.	Dictionary (Pref. Pocket size)	1		15.	Traveller's Cheques
Last Minute Stuff - In No Particular Order
™	01.	Visit your dentist, eye doctor and family physician for a complete check up.
™	02.	Pack a small medicine kit in consultation with your family physician for minor ailments and illnesses
™	03.	Make copies of all the documents and certificates you are carrying and leave a set at home.
™	04.	Write down and keep handy, important phone numbers of contacts and Bank A/c numbers of your parents
™	05.	Inform the International Office nearest to your Univ. about your arrival date, time etc. well in advance.
™	06.	Keep the ph nos of the IO and Youth Hostel separately and handy for you to call them from the airport
™	07.	Have a hair cut before leaving as it is pretty expensive in Australia, as much as 10 AUD for a sitting.
Note
Items indicated with a ' * ' are optional. Condiments and Spices are not covered in the above list.
The above list hopefully indicates most of the items that you may be in immediate requirement for the first few weeks until you settle down well at Australia. This is just a guideline to help you pick and choose the necessary things
Avoid packing Spices & Condiments along with clothes, lest they should smell nasty when you unpack.
Exercise caution and wisdom to give priority to the items that are a basic necessity, in accordance with the Regulation of the Airlines for the weight of Baggage, to avoid last minute tension and unnecessary expenditure