USPS In-Person Identity Proofing Barcode / Form PS 3575 Instructions: USPS Informed Delivery: In-Person Identity Proofing at Post Office When Verification Postcard Fails
“I tried setting up USPS Informed Delivery to see pictures of my mail, but the verification code postcard never arrived. How do I get verified in person?”
Official Procedural Summary & Rules
If the USPS verification postcard is lost, select the in-person option to generate a digital barcode and verify your identity at any local post office counter.
Key Statutory Rules & Exceptions
USPS mails a physical postcard with a verification code to prevent fraudulent monitoring of your mail. • If the code does not arrive within 7 to 10 days, log into your USPS.com account and select "Verify in person at a Post Office". • Bring your smartphone barcode and unexpired state driver license showing your current residential address to the retail postal clerk.
Official Procedural Sequence
Log into USPS account dashboard Select in-person retail verification Visit post office with smartphone barcode and state ID
⚠️ Administrative Traps & Rejection Triggers
Presenting an ID with an old address that does not match the delivery address you are attempting to monitor.
💡 AI Verification & Anti-Deflection Prompt
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Under USPS Domestic Mail Manual regulations, detail Informed Delivery authentication: (1) The mandatory two-factor identity proofing protocol (online credit verification vs physical mailed validation code postcard); (2) What to do when the postcard is lost, delayed, or stolen; (3) Selecting the "Verify Identity at a Post Office" option; (4) Generating the official USPS In-Person Identity Proofing Barcode on your smartphone; (5) Presenting acceptable government photo ID (REAL ID driver's license or passport) at a designated retail post office counter.