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  • 10/27/2023
Are you moving soon? Well, the United States Postal Service is changing their change of address policies. Here’s everything you need to know about those changes to make your move go smooth. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.

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00:00 Are you moving soon?
00:01 Well, you might want to listen up then, as the United States Postal Service has changed
00:04 their change of address policy.
00:06 Historically, when changing your address, you would simply head on over to the USPS
00:10 website, fill out the form, and pay a small fee.
00:13 After that, you'd be good to go, and they'd even forward your mail for a period of time,
00:16 giving you the ability to update your address with whomever might be mailing you.
00:20 Now, however, you'll have to provide proof of identity, whether you're changing it in
00:24 person, online, or by mail.
00:26 The change of address forms remain essentially unchanged, but at the end of the request,
00:29 that's where things get more complicated.
00:31 After forms are filled and fees are paid, you will then be sent a QR code.
00:35 That code must then be taken in person to a post office branch, where you will have
00:39 to show ID before the address change will go through.
00:42 James McKean, the United States Postal Service public relations rep, recently told Fox Business,
00:46 quote, "If the customer does not go into a retail location and present proper identification,
00:51 or they do not enter the activation code they receive, their change of address is not activated."
00:56 They say the new identity verification steps are meant to prevent fraudulent activity,
01:00 though they did not provide any metrics on how often that type of thing occurs.
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