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Is asking for letters with your name and address as verification outdated? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I had to update my address on my driver's license and they needed a couple pieces of mail with my new address and name on it to verify but I hadn't gotten any mail at the new place yet.

Then I started thinking about it more and realized I haven't actually received a letter addressed specifically to me in over a year, possibly in over 3 years. I have everything set to send by email because it isn't 1950 anymore. Am I just a loser with no corporate pen pals or is physical mail an antiquated form of address verification now?

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[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's a website for it, you go there, declare your place of residency, if you own the property you provide evidence of it, if it's co-owned with someone the other owners would have to confirm you live there, if you're renting your landlord would have to confirm it etc., and then they mark that as your place or residence and you're basically done :3.. the same process can also be done at your city's municipality as well :p

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Now I'm not sure if that's more or less of a hassle than requesting mail

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yay bureaucracy! I mean, it's less of a hassle in a way that it doesn't require something you may not have (mail) lol. Other than that it's still dealing with government websites and whatever else