This checklist is a handy reminder of all the services and institutions that will need to be notified when you change your primary residence.
- Bank
- Brokerages - retirement, taxable accounts, etc
- Credit cards
- Student loan servicer
- Equity managment platform
- Mortgage lender
- Internet service provider
- Cell phone network
- Electric utility
- Gas utility
- Water utility
- United States Post Office
- Internal Revenue Service
- Most people can just update their address when they file their annual taxes. Depending on your situation you may need to submit a Form 8822.
- State government
- Drivers license
- Tax office
- City / county government
- Voter registration - resource: vote.gov. Depending on your situation you may need to request to be taken off of the voter roll associated to your former address. You can Google "update voter registration" for instructions from your state's election office.
If you have a partner or family moving with you, ensure that their addresses are updated in their beneficiary / dependent profiles.
- Employee HR system
- W-4 Tax Form
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Eye Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Apple ID - Payments & shipping
- Google - Payments & shipping
- Delivery - Doordash, Uber Eats, Postmates, Caviar
- Rideshare - Uber, Lyft, Curb
- Navigation - Apple Maps, Google Maps, Citymapper, Transit
- Amazon subscribe & save
- Recurring subscriptions like Copper Cow Coffee, Birchbox, etc
- Change of address letter
- For this I prefer Social Print Studio
- Cell phone address book (.vcf card)
Disclaimer: 🇺🇸 This is intended for use by Americans. I'm unfamiliar with international residence change procedures, but pull requests for that are welcome.