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Change of address checklist
Answer a few yes or no questions. You get your own list of who needs your new address, with the ones that have a legal deadline first.
With a date, each deadline shows the day it falls on.
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How this works
Deadlines first. A few address changes are required by law within a set time. Noncitizens in the U.S. must tell USCIS within 10 days of moving, with some exceptions. Men aged 18 to 25 must tell Selective Service within 10 days. With Marketplace health coverage, a move to a new ZIP code or county generally gives you 60 days to change plans, if you had qualifying coverage in the 60 days before. States set their own deadlines for a driver's license, vehicle registration and voter registration, so check yours.
The post office is not enough. Forwarding moves your mail, not your records. The IRS says to tell it directly because not all post offices forward government checks, and USCIS says a post office change does not update USCIS. Standard forwarding lasts 12 months. Magazines are forwarded for 60 days only if the sender prepaid, so change subscriptions directly.
Dates. With a move-in date, the 10-day and 60-day deadlines are counted from it. The post office date is two weeks before, because forwarding takes 7 to 10 business days to start. That date is our own suggestion: you can file up to 90 days ahead.
Everything else. Banks, insurance, utilities, doctors and the rest have no legal deadline. They are on the list because a missed letter there is the one that costs you later. Skip any that are not yours.
Still planning the move itself? Try the moving checklist by date, or for a new state, which utilities serve the new address.
- USA.gov, How to change your address (the post office, IRS, Social Security, VA, USCIS, motor vehicles and election offices)
- USPS, Standard Forward Mail and Change of Address (12 months, magazines 60 days if prepaid, marketing mail, 7 to 10 business days) and Change of Address: The Basics (up to 90 days before)
- IRS, Topic 157: Change your address (tell the IRS directly, Form 8822, about 45 days)
- Social Security, How can I change my address and address on my card (benefits and Medicare online, SSI through a local office, no need to report for the card alone)
- USCIS, How to Change Your Address (noncitizens within 10 days, exceptions, online account or Form AR-11)
- Selective Service System, Update Your Information (men 18 to 25, within 10 days)
- USA.gov, How to update or change your voter registration (register in a new state, update within your state)
- CMS, Special Enrollment Periods Available to Consumers (a move to a new ZIP code or county, 60 days, prior coverage)
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