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Draft — pending attorney review. This document is a working draft prepared for legal review and is not yet final. It may contain placeholders and is provided for transparency, not as a binding agreement in its current form.

Form 1583 Guide

What this means — plain-English summary, not legally binding; the full text below governs.

  • Form 1583 is the USPS form that lets us receive your mail for you. It’s required for every virtual-mailbox customer.
  • You’ll need two forms of ID, and at least one must have your photo.
  • Depending on the current rules, the form is either verified by us or notarized — we’ll tell you which at signup.
  • We pre-fill our part of the form; you fill in your name(s), home address, and ID details, then sign.
  • Postal requirements change from time to time, so we’ll walk you through the current version when you sign up.

What Form 1583 is

USPS PS Form 1583 is the “Application for Delivery of Mail Through Agent.” It is how you authorize a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) — that’s us — to receive mail addressed to you. Federal postal rules require it before any CMRA can receive your mail. Completing it is a normal, expected step for every virtual-mailbox customer.

USPS does not endorse or sponsor MyEverAddress. Completing Form 1583 registers your authorization; it is not a government approval of the service.

The two IDs you’ll need

You’ll generally provide two valid forms of identification, and at least one must include your photograph. Based on current public USPS practice (which we’ll confirm at signup):

Photo identification — one of, for example:

  • Valid driver’s license or state-issued non-driver ID card
  • Passport
  • Armed forces, government, or recognized university ID card
  • Other government-issued photo ID accepted on the current form

Identification that verifies your home address — one of, for example:

  • Current lease, mortgage, or deed of trust
  • Voter or vehicle registration card
  • Home or vehicle insurance policy

Some documents are not accepted for this purpose (for example, Social Security cards, credit cards, and birth certificates). The form asks for your actual home/physical address — not a P.O. box and not the mailbox address you’re signing up for. Make sure your name and address on the form match your IDs.

The exact acceptable-ID lists are set by USPS and can change. We’ll show you the current accepted documents during signup.

Notarization or identity verification

Historically, Form 1583 had to be notarized. Postal rules have since added other ways to verify identity. Depending on the current rules and what our facility offers, your options may include:

  • Agent-verified identity — we verify your identification directly and keep copies as the rules allow, in place of notarization.
  • Notarization — you have the form notarized, in person or, where accepted, through remote online notarization you can complete from a phone or computer.

We’ll tell you which options are available to you and guide you through whichever you choose. (Available methods depend on the current USPS rules and our facility’s process.)

List everyone who will receive mail

On the form, you must list every name — individuals and any businesses — that will receive mail at your mailbox. If mail arrives for a name that isn’t on your form, we may not be able to accept it. For household and business accounts, include each recipient. Minors and business entities that will receive mail are listed according to the current form’s instructions.

What MyEverAddress pre-fills for you

To make this easier, we prepare the parts of the form that are about us:

  • Our CMRA business name, address, and agent details
  • Your assigned Private Mailbox (PMB) address

You complete the parts that are about you — your name(s), your home address, and your identification details — and you provide your signature. We don’t fill in your identity information or sign for you.

Common reasons a Form 1583 is rejected

Avoid delays by checking for these before you submit:

  • The name on the form doesn’t exactly match your ID.
  • Only one form of ID, or no photo ID, was provided.
  • The home address field is blank, incomplete, or lists a P.O. box instead of a physical address.
  • A signature is missing (yours, or the notary’s/agent’s where required).
  • Notarization is missing or incomplete where it’s required.
  • Not everyone who will receive mail is listed, so mail arrives for an unlisted name.
  • An ID is expired, or the uploaded copy is blurry or cut off.
  • For business applicants, the business section is incomplete.

After you submit

Once your form and identity verification are complete, we finish onboarding and activate your address. You can track your status in your account — for example, documents submitted, under review, awaiting notarization, awaiting processing, approved, and address active. We don’t mark your address active until the required steps are actually done. See the CMRA Onboarding Disclosure.

A note on changes

Postal requirements change from time to time. This guide reflects common current practice to help you prepare; it isn’t legal advice and it isn’t a guarantee that any particular document will be accepted. We’ll always guide you through the current version of the form and the current requirements when you sign up.

Questions about your Form 1583 or onboarding: support@myeveraddress.com.

Questions about this policy? Contact us.