Federal · Department of State
U.S. passport photo requirements checklist
Check printed and digital photo dimensions, background, pose, editing, and submission rules.
Guide library
Practical guides
Use a checklist to see the full sequence, then open the procedure page for exact details.
Federal · Social Security
Social Security card document checklist
Match identity, age, citizenship, immigration, correction, and child evidence to the exact request.
Moving address checklist
- Set up USPS forwarding
Choose an individual, family, or business request and keep the confirmation information.
- Update federal records that apply to you
Common records include the IRS, Social Security benefits, USCIS cases, and VA benefits.
- Contact your state or territory
Check the motor vehicle office, benefits agencies, professional licensing boards, and tax authority.
- Update local and private records
Local government, utilities, insurance, banks, employers, schools, and health providers may each need a separate update.
- Save proof and check delivery
Keep copies and confirmation codes, then confirm that important notices reach the new address.
Official starting point
USAGov maintains a national overview of agencies to contact after a move: How to change your address.
Detailed pages
- Organize a move to another state or territory.
- Forward mail through USPS.
- Update the IRS address record.
Complete guide
Medicare enrollment checklist
Prepare coverage details, forms, timing, and proof before enrolling.
Social Security disability application checklist
Organize medical, work, identity, and financial details before filing.
IRS tax transcript request checklist
Prepare the record type, year, identity details, delivery method, and secure handling.
EIN application checklist
Prepare the legal name, responsible party, tax details, activity, and filing channel.
Social Security retirement application checklist
Prepare timing, identity, family, earnings, banking, Medicare, and supporting documents.
FAFSA application checklist for 2026–27
Prepare accounts, contributors, 2024 tax records, current assets, schools, signatures, and follow-up.
Green Card renewal and replacement checklist
Prepare card details, the exact I-90 reason, identity, evidence, current fee, address, and temporary proof needs.
Naturalization application checklist
Organize immigration, travel, address, work, family, tax, Selective Service, court, and interview records.
Birth certificate request checklist
Organize the jurisdiction, record details, identity, authority, payment, delivery, and special-case documents.
REAL ID application document checklist
Organize identity, lawful-status, Social Security, residence, name-change, appointment, and payment records.
SNAP application document checklist
Prepare household, income, expense, identity, and contact information.
WIC application checklist
Prepare residence, identity, income or benefit information, and certification details.
LIHEAP application checklist
Prepare residence, household, income, energy-account, crisis, rental, and follow-up records.
VA disability claim evidence checklist
Organize service, medical, exposure, witness, authorization, and filing information before submitting the claim.
VA decision review checklist
Organize the letter, deadline, evidence, form, filing proof, and follow-up before challenging a VA decision.
VA Board Appeal checklist
Organize the decision, deadline, issues, docket, Form 10182, evidence window, and filing proof.
Checklist after submitting FAFSA
Review processing, corrections, verification, state applications, school offers, and loan steps.
Checklist after applying for Social Security retirement
Track the claim, respond to SSA, verify the award, coordinate Medicare, and report changes.
Federal-state · Medicaid
Medicaid renewal and coverage transition checklist
Track the notice, requested information, proof, decision, appeal rights, and other coverage.
Federal · Medicare
Checklist after signing up for Medicare
Confirm dates and the card, compare coverage choices, and track time-sensitive next steps.