Changing Your Address – Postal Service
Among the most obvious things that you must do when you move is to notify everyone of your change in address. You can begin this process by changing your address with the United States Postal Service. You can intitate this process with an online change of address form. After the form is completed and printed, you can mail it in to the United States Postal Service, deliver the printed form to your local Post Office, or hand it to your mail carrier. You will also have the option to complete the process online for a small fee.
The form allows you to set the date you want to begin forwarding your mail. After you have notified the United States Postal Service of your change in address, it can take 7-10 days for your mail to begin forwarding to your new address. You should request this change as soon as you know the date you will be moving into your new home to avoid any delays in delivery. Multiple forms may be required if individuals in your household have different last names.
After submitting the form, you will receive confirmation of your change of address at your current address and at your new address. You will also receive a welcome kit at your new address. Your first class mail will be forwarded to your new address for 12 months. After 12 months and up to 18 months your mail will be returned to its sender with your new address. After 18 months your mail will be returned to its sender or delivered to the current resident at your old address. Your periodicals will be forwarded for only 60 days.
After you have changed your address with the United States Postal Service, you should notify everyone who sends you mail, that your address has changed.
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