Relocating to a new location can be very stressful especially when you need to unpack all those loads of luggage and setting them in the right place. This can be just as stressful and you can easily forget the important step of changing your postal address to your new location. Whether you have just relocated your home or business to a new place, you definitely have to change the postal address of your new location if you still want to keep getting those letters, packages payments, and bills.
First, there are two choices for changing your postal address. You can do a change of address online USPS or you can appear in person at the post office to change your postal address.
When changing your postal address online, there are a few steps you have to follow. You however have to be careful when doing an online change of address. Change of address online is definitely the fastest and the easiest, but again you have to be careful during the process. This is because it is very easy to encounter issues and not having your change of address form submitted to the right officials. While changing your address online, you would be required to pay a one-dollar fee for verification’s sake, also, you should be clear about your location and select the nearest mailbox location close to your home because not all the locations in the US can be identified as a mailbox location. And you are not required to select the informed delivery service option since this option is usually not available for many mailbox locations. And you can make the one-dollar verification charge online or by calling 1-800-ASK-USPS.
If you are going to appear in person at the post office for a change of address, whether for your business or your home, then you are not required to make the one-dollar verification fee. Also, you will need to get Form 3575 at the post office at no cost. In fact, the whole process of changing your address when you appear in person is free. However, this is a very slow and tiring process, so in the end, you pay the cost of time and energy when you do a change of address in person. In fact, it usually takes up to four or five days to get your new location address updated.
Finally, when changing your address there are usually some other necessary steps you have to take for a permanent change of address. First, you can tell your business partners, friends, and family to let them know you have relocated. You can just make a list of them and send them an email containing your new address. You can also contact other necessary businesses you deal with such as your bank. You can easily change your billing address with your bank if you are frequent with online banking transactions, else you may need to go to the bank to get your billing address changed. Again changing your location can be stressful however everything is well recompense when you change your postal address eventually.