USPS address change

[duragezic]

Maybe a pretty dumb question but does it work 100%?

I'm moving next month. I never had to do anything with all my moves in college since my official address was still my parent's house. After moving after college, it didn't matter if anything still came to my parent's house since they could send it.

But now there are dozens of things assigned to my current address that I don't want to continue following the day I leave.

Would it be necessary to update a number of important companies like financial things with my new address even after postal service address change? Also since it seems to be a 7-10 period for a change request receipt, do I need to watch out for mail coming to my soon to be old address for that time?

 

[Schfifty Five]

Maybe a pretty dumb question but does it work 100%?

I'm moving next month. I never had to do anything with all my moves in college since my official address was still my parent's house. After moving after college, it didn't matter if anything still came to my parent's house since they could send it.

But now there are dozens of things assigned to my current address that I don't want to continue following the day I leave.

Would it be necessary to update a number of important companies like financial things with my new address even after postal service address change? Also since it seems to be a 7-10 period for a change request receipt, do I need to watch out for mail coming to my soon to be old address for that time?

The address change is really a forwarding service. It will forward any mail that goes to your old address to your new one for about 6 months starting on a specific date that you choose.

Some companies may be able to auto change your old address to the new one, but you should definitely manually change important things to your new address by the time you move.

As for things you do not want to follow you, chances are you will have to endure 6 months of still getting it, or delete/cancel your account with whatever it is you don't want mailed to you anymore.

 

[kamikazekyle]

I've never had a problem with it. Just put on the date you want it effective at, submit it a week or two ahead of that date and you're good to go. Correspondance will get sent to your new address starting on said date. You'll then have to inform the senders of your new address yourself.

The change of address is valid for a year. The only thing it doesn't work on -- I think -- is periodicals. Plus if you get the USPS moving kit you can get some useful coupons

 

[duragezic]

Ah didn't realize it wasn't permanent. And with the wait period, I should submit my change request this week in order to start having things delivered to the new address by April 1. I doubt this apartment unit will be filled immediately though, so I don't want mail to sit in a mailbox that isn't being used by anyone so I can't get at it.

And then regardless, it looks like I do need to update every address, just not pressing to do it all at once and try to remember the 50 ones I need to update.

 

[BoomerD]

We've been in our house for almost 12 years...and still get mail addressed to the previous owner...

Use the USPS Change of Address, but also notify everyone of your change of address as well, otherwise, it won't be long before the official change expires...and your mail will stop being forwarded.