Question about Moving/Forwarding

darkthrone · Unread post by **darkthrone** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:10 am

i've just found out i may be moving to a different location in the same town within the next few months. i still have a few requests pending. has anyone had this happen before? what's the general procedure? i assume whoever purchases my current residence would be kind enough to notify me if they received any of my mail for the first few months, but then again, you never know.

Unread post by **nowandagain** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:42 am

Hi darkthrone

You can get your post office to forward your mail to your new address.

You'll need to check out your country's post office webpage for more details.

E.g. For the US, check out: https://moversguide.usps.com/

nowandagain [rockon]

darkthrone · Unread post by **darkthrone** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:41 pm

great thanks, i really didn't want to have to send off a second time for each

Unread post by **nowandagain** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:38 pm

No problems

Good luck!!

nowandagain [rockon]

darkthrone · Unread post by **darkthrone** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:31 am

please pardon me for bumping this old topic, but i've found out i will in fact be moving on march 25th (i was unsure if i would be when i originally started this topic). how long will the post office forward any requests i have pending? is there any circumstance where i may need to re-send any requests?

dgangel · Unread post by **dgangel** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:39 am

you should get your mail held for you at the post office.

rpbluesman · Unread post by **rpbluesman** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:34 pm

darkthrone wrote:please pardon me for bumping this old topic, but i've found out i will in fact be moving on march 25th (i was unsure if i would be when i originally started this topic). how long will the post office forward any requests i have pending? is there any circumstance where i may need to re-send any requests?

If you go to your post office (I'm assuming your in the USA) then you can get a "Forwarding Order".

Here's how it works according to http://www.usps.com

*Priority Mail / First-Class Mail is forwarded for 12 months, at no charge, as long as the sender did not place a non-forwarding endorsement on the mailpiece. A temporary COA forwards mail for 6 month intervals, not to exceed 1 year.
*During months 13-18 the mail is returned to sender with the new address. This information is retained for only 18 months.
*After 18 months, all address data is purged from our computers and the mail is simply returned to the sender endorsed Ã¢â‚¬Å“Forwarding Order ExpiredÃ¢â‚¬Â.

That should allow ample time to get most of your requests.

Hope this helped

darkthrone · Unread post by **darkthrone** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:51 pm

great, just what i was looking for! thanks!

Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:04 am

yeah i think you might be able to tell the post office to hold you mail and send it to your address that your moving too

Justinsdad · Unread post by **Justinsdad** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:07 pm

Like a previous poster, I assume you live in the States?

My mother and I live in the same town, and I haven't lived with her for 7 years. 3 addresses later, I still get mail forwarded to my current house, when the envelope has my mother's address on it. Does that make sense?

I'm just saying, officially, they forward for 6 or 8 months, but when they know where you are, you'll get your mail.

Be extra friendly, and on your off days, go in and drop of your letters in-person. This helps them to put a face with the name on your envelopes.

I wouldn't really worry about it at all, if they're as good as my post office, you'll get all your stuff.

Good luck with the move
Clint


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