Here’s a short feature article about the — its purpose, process, and practical impact. Moving? That Little Green Form Does More Than You Think Every year, about 31 million Americans pack up their lives and move to a new home. And for most of them, the journey begins not with a cardboard box, but with a small, unassuming piece of paperwork: the U.S. Postal Service’s Change of Address (COA) form .
Just don’t forget to change your driver’s license, too. Even the Postal Service can’t forward that.
For six months, First-Class Mail and priority packages are forwarded automatically. Periodicals (like magazines) get forwarded for 60 days. Marketing mail? Unless it says “Electronic Service Requested,” it’s usually discarded.