Just wondering how people have handled their mail forwarding when moving back to the UK. The USPS change of address form doesnt allow for an international address, do they have international forwarding available?

The online form doesn't allow for an international address, but the paper copy does. Free mail forwarding for 6 months, IIRC.

You will need the form that comes in an envelope with several coupons for U haul and other moving companies. The other paper form will not work. There was a discussion about this a while back. I get mine from my mail man but you may have to go to the Post Office to get one. Again, make sure it's the one that comes in an envelope and not the regular paper one.

Thanks, thats great!!

Alternate thought, if you have a relative or a very close friend that your mail could be delivered to them and in turn they could mail it to you. We have our Daughter accept our mail she collects it up and puts a couple of weeks worth in a large envelope and mails it. The only problem and i have had to tell he don't send junk mail.

Additionally, many returnees may be staying at a temporary address.

In this case do what I did - have a friend or neighbour collect and forward the mail, and then when you have your new address, have the same person fill in the address part of the form and send it in (you would fill in and sign every other part of the form and leave it with them).

my temporary address will be my parents so it will be no big dal to get the mail from them when I move to a permanent place.

We moved on the 28th October and started receiving mail here in london a week later. A couple of things got send to the old house but luckily a friends passed by to pick otherwise no problems with the mail.