How do you know if the USPS is holding your mail?
I'm going on vacation and filled out a Hold Mail form on usps.com. It did not ask me for any sort of verification. Then it hit me.. how do you actually know if USPS is holding your mail or if someone intentionally set up holding for your address? Do you get some kind of notice saying 'Hey, we're holding your mail go pick this shit up' or something? It's really starting to bug me out.
Posted Dec 28, 2014, 5:07 AM UTC
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They only hold the mail for up to 30 consecutive days, so at the end of the 30 days it will just be delivered if it hasn't been picked up yet. Someone else could setup the holding if they had all of the required info for the form. You could likely also call your local post office and ask/confirm if a hold has been setup.
If you setup a hold with the option of self pickup, it says it won't be delivered after the hold is over. I don't know if they send you a reminder or not