Can You Print USPS PS Form 3575 at Home?

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Last Update: Nov 5, 2026
USPS PS Form 3575: can you print it at home? (PDFLiner)

No. USPS says PS Form 3575, the Mail Forwarding Change of Address Order, "can no longer be printed from your home computer." If you want to file on paper, you get the form at a Post Office. If you would rather not go in, you can usually file the same change of address online. USPS says you must go to a Post Office instead if, among other cases, you are filing for someone else or you cannot verify your identity online.

Key Takeaways

  1. USPS says PS Form 3575 can no longer be printed from your home computer; get it at a Post Office.
  2. Online, the change of address is at USPS.com/move with a $1.25 identity verification fee.
  3. Forwarding takes at least 7 to 10 business days to start after approval, so file early.

Where to get the paper form

Ask at your local Post Office for the Mover's Guide packet, which contains PS Form 3575. The instructions on the form say to return it with your valid ID to a retail location. Filling in the form alone does not start forwarding: USPS says your request "cannot be activated until your identity has been verified."

PDFLiner's PS Form 3575 page explains what the form asks, so you can prepare your answers before you go. It is not a substitute for the form you get at the Post Office.

Changing your address online

The online route is USPS.com/move. USPS currently lists a $1.25 identity verification fee for an online change of address, charged to a card whose billing address must match your old or new address. The fee was $1.10 on the USPS price list of January 2025 and $1.25 on the list of July 2025, so older guides may still show the lower amount.

Temporary or permanent forwarding

  • Temporary: an initial temporary order covers 15 to 185 days. To extend it, you file a second change-of-address order. Temporary forwarding can run for at most 364 consecutive days.
  • Permanent: USPS forwards First-Class Mail for 12 months and Periodicals for 60 days. Mail whose sender has told USPS to return it rather than forward it is not forwarded, so update important senders directly.
  • Longer: for a permanent move, USPS offers paid Extended Mail Forwarding in 6-, 12- or 18-month increments, up to 18 additional months; buy it before your change-of-address order expires.

When forwarding starts

After your request is approved, USPS says to allow at least 7 to 10 business days for it to take effect. File early if you can.

Who should file

  • A family that shares the same last name and moves to the same new address can use one Family Move request.
  • People with different last names, or a household where some members stay behind, need separate Individual Move requests.
  • A business filed in person needs proof that the filer is authorized to act for it, such as a notarized letter, a power of attorney, or a letter on company letterhead signed by company leadership.
  • Someone filing for another person as an authorized agent must go in person to a Post Office with acceptable ID and supporting documents.

Other places to update your address

A USPS change of address does not update your other accounts. USAGov lists federal and state services where you change your address separately.

Sources (read November 5, 2026): USPS Change of Address: The Basics, What does PS Form 3575 look like?, USPS Standard Forward Mail and Change of Address, USPS Domestic Mail Manual 507, USPS Mail Forwarding Options, USPS Extended Mail Forwarding, USAGov: How to change your address.