The change-of-address checklist

Mail forwarding helps for a while, but you'll want everyone who matters to have your new address directly.

Start with

• USPS change of address (online at the official USPS site, which charges a small identity verification fee; beware look-alike sites that charge more)
• Your employer and payroll
• Banks, credit cards and loan servicers
• Insurance: auto, home or renters, health and life

Government

• IRS (Form 8822, or it updates when you file with the new address)
• Social Security, if you receive benefits
• Your state DMV for license and registration; many states set a deadline after you move
• Voter registration

Everything else

• Doctors, dentists and pharmacies
• Schools
• Subscriptions and online shopping accounts
• Retirement and investment accounts
• Professional licenses and memberships

General moving information, not legal advice. Rules differ for interstate and local moves. Home Swift Services isn't a mover or broker and takes no referral fees.