how long does mail forwarding take
It will then be sent to another office which will look up the new address and forward it to the new delivery office. Since processing times to the old address can normally take 3 days, it can take an additional 3 days to process it to a new address. Normal times can range from 1 day for a local change of address that's caught by automated machinery to 1 week (remember the USPS delivers 6 days in a week and not 7 days).