When you are moving from one home to another, one of the details you want to make sure you don't forget is changing your mailing address with the United States Postal Service. That way, you will not miss out on any important correspondence. Read on to learn how to forward your mail.

Making sure your mail follows you to your new address is a simple process that can be accomplished in several different ways. Methods for requesting your mail to be forwarded include online, via telephone or in-person.

Probably the easiest way to forward your mail is to change your address online at the USPS website.

1. Go to [1] and accept their privacy policy.
2. Indicate if the move is permanent or temporary.
3. Select if the move is for just you, your family or your business.
4. Enter your current and new addresses.
5. Verify your identity via credit or debit card.
   1. You will be charged a $1.00 fee for identity verification. This ensures no one can steal your mail.http://faq.usps.com/eCustomer/iq/usps/request.do?session={65dc6af0-9132-11de-759c-000000000000}&event=1&view()=c{fd140cc0-57e1-11dc-51b6-000000000000}&objectId=&eksObjectId=&objectType=Case&isJumpEnabled=false&isContentJumpEnabled=false&vendorKey=&objTitle=&versionId=2381&searchProperties=type:natural&naturalAdvance=false&allStr=&phraseStr=&anyStr=&noneStr=&keywordStr=&tTitle=&topicFromSub=&topicsORSubUrl=&report(0000)=p{e4ae5a10-6973-11dd-e6c4-000000000000}&bcobjectId={e4ae5a10-6973-11dd-e6c4-000000000000}&search=&topicAndSubtopic=About%20USPS$ALL
6. You should receive an email confirmation of your address change request.

1. Call USPS at 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777).
2. Be prepared to give your current and new addresses.
3. You will need to provide a valid credit or debit card so that the service representative can verify your identity.
   1. There is a $1.00 verification fee which will be charged to the card you provide.http://faq.usps.com/eCustomer/iq/usps/request.do?session={39dd7a00-912f-11de-759c-000000000000}&event=1&view()=c{09202800-57e2-11dc-51b6-000000000000}&objectId=&eksObjectId=&objectType=Case&isJumpEnabled=false&isContentJumpEnabled=false&vendorKey=&objTitle=&versionId=2381&searchProperties=type:natural&naturalAdvance=false&allStr=&phraseStr=&anyStr=&noneStr=&keywordStr=&tTitle=&topicFromSub=&topicsORSubUrl=&report(0000)=p{409592d0-6974-11dd-e6c4-000000000000}&bcobjectId={409592d0-6974-11dd-e6c4-000000000000}&search=change%20of%20address&topicAndSubtopic=About%20USPS$ALL

If you wish to avoid the $1.00 verification fee, you can request your address change in-person at your local post office.

1. Visit your post office during regular business hours.
2. Complete the COA Request form, PS Form 3575.
3. You can turn it in to a clerk at the post office or to your local mail carrier.
4. To save time, you can also print out the Internet Change of Address form from USPS.com and turn that in to your local post office or mail person.