When you move to a new home, either temporarily or permanently, the United States Post Office will forward mail from your previous address to your new residence. This allows you to continue to receive mail after you've moved.According to the USPS website, it will begin forwarding mail as soon as it receives your request. However, USPS cannot offer an estimated time of arrival for forwarded mail because the amount of time it takes to kick in depends on route size and backlog.If you had lived in a city or large town and the post office is well staffed, the delivery can begin within a few days. If you live in a rural area or use a post office that is backed up, the process can take a couple weeks.Because of this, you should always change your address directly with banks, credit card companies, lenders and anyone else from whom you might receive important communication or bills.I hope this helps. If you should have further Postal questions please contact your local Post Office, or call 1u2013800-ASK-USPS.