USPS Has a New Change of Address Policy and They Made The Change Very Quietly

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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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00:00Are you moving soon? Well you might want to listen up then, as the United States Postal Service has

00:04changed their change of address policy. Historically when changing your address you would simply head

00:09on over to the USPS website, fill out the form, and pay a small fee. After that you'd be good to go,

00:14and they'd even forward your mail for a period of time, giving you the ability to update your

00:18address with whomever might be mailing you. Now however you'll have to provide proof of identity,

00:22whether you're changing it in person, online, or by mail. The change of address forms remain

00:27essentially unchanged, but at the end of the request that's where things get more complicated.

00:31After forms are filled and fees are paid, you will then be sent a QR code. That code must then be

00:36taken in person to a post office branch, where you will have to show ID before the address change

00:41will go through. James McKean, the United States Postal Service public relations rep, recently told

00:46Fox Business, quote, if the customer does not go into a retail location and present proper

00:50identification, or they do not enter the activation code they receive, their change of address is not

00:55activated. They say the new identity verification steps are meant to prevent fraudulent activity,

01:00though they did not provide any metrics on how often that type of thing occurs.

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