Free printable change of address checklist
Three pages, free to print, no sign-up. The Address Change Master List is every organization that needs your new address, grouped so you can work down it instead of remembering it.
What you get
- A page for the basics. Move date, both addresses, your forwarding date, who’s moving and the mover’s number — written down once, so every call and form has the same answers to hand.
- The checklist itself. Eight groups of people and companies to tell, with a box to tick beside each one.
- Room for a second copy. Print one each and split the list.
Who you have to tell
- Government and legal
- Mail forwarding, driver licence and vehicle registration, voter registration, the IRS, benefits, and your passport at its next renewal.
- Money and work
- Every bank account and card, every loan, investment and retirement accounts, and payroll so your W-2 and your deposits follow you.
- Insurance
- Every policy you carry — health, auto, home or renter’s, life, pet.
- Utilities
- Closing the old ones, opening the new ones, and internet, cable, streaming and cell service.
- Healthcare
- Medical records to new providers, prescriptions to a new pharmacy, and your pet’s records to a new vet.
- Subscriptions and memberships
- Retailers and loyalty programs, gym, warehouse clubs, roadside assistance, professional bodies, and anything that arrives on a schedule.
- Personal and community
- Family and the holiday card list, schools, and any group that still has you on paper.
- Easy to forget
- Landlord or HOA at both ends, the storage unit, the PO box, the pet microchip registry, anyone who pays you on a schedule, a safe deposit box, and licences.
When to work through it
Start about four weeks out. Some of it has to happen before you go, some on the day itself, and some only once the new address exists — so starting early leaves room for all three rather than squeezing them into the last week.
Forwarding is worth setting up first, because it buys time for everything you miss. It isn’t a substitute for the list: it runs out, it doesn’t cover every kind of mail, and it never tells your bank or your pharmacy where you went.
Questions
- Is the checklist really free?
- Yes. It's a PDF you download and print as many times as you like. No sign-up, no email, and you don't need the app for it.
- Doesn't mail forwarding handle all of this?
- Forwarding buys you time, not a solution. It runs out, it does not cover every kind of mail, and it never tells your bank, your insurer or your pharmacy where you went. The list is for the ones you have to tell yourself.
- When should I start working through it?
- About four weeks before you move. Some of it has to happen before the move, some on the day, and some only once you have the new address in hand, so starting early leaves room for all three.
- What is actually on the list?
- Eight groups: government and legal, money and work, insurance, utilities, healthcare, subscriptions and memberships, personal and community, and a last group of the ones people forget. There is also a page at the front to write down your move date, both addresses and your forwarding date.
- Do I need Stow Haven to use it?
- No. Print it and ignore the rest. Stow Haven is a separate app for the other half of a move, which is knowing which box your things ended up in.