Instructions for Completing USPS Form 1583

Identification Requirements

  • You must provide two different forms of identification.

  • One must be a government-issued photo ID, and the other must be an ID showing your current home address.

  • Acceptable ID types are listed in Sections 8e (photo ID) and 9g (address ID) of the form.


Step-by-Step Form Guide

Block 1 – For Date PMB Opened enter the start date of your membership. Leave Date PMB Closed blank (this will be filled out when you end your membership).

Block 2 – Enter ThriveCo’s mailing address. For 2b (PMB #) enter your personal mailbox number. Not sure of your PMB #? Contact our team!

Clayton address: 222 S Meramec Ave, STE 202, St Louis, MO 63105-3514
Chesterfield address: 18336 Edison Ave, Chesterfield, MO 63005-3618

Block 3 – Select one option (Business/Organization Use or Residential/Personal Use). This is for USPS records only and will not affect your ThriveCo membership.

Block 4 – Enter your legal name, phone number, and email address. For 4k (“Is applicant a court-ordered protected individual?”) select No.
(Skip 4f–4j for now; you’ll return to them after completing Block 9.)

Block 5 – Fill out ONLY if authorizing an additional person to pick up mail. This person must also present two forms of identification and complete Blocks 10 & 11.

Block 6 – Fill out ONLY if ThriveCo membership will include Mail Forwarding

  • Address where the mail will be forwarded to

  • Applicant Name and Email Address

Block 7Only complete if you selected “Business/Organization Use” in Block 3. Provide:

  • Business/organization name

  • Type of business

  • Business address (as officially registered)

  • Business phone number

  • Place of registration (Country and State if domestic; Country only if foreign)

Block 8 – First, select the photo ID you are using. Then provide:

  • Full legal name as it appears on the ID

  • ID number

  • Issuing state or agency

  • ID expiration date

Block 9 – First, select the non-photo ID type. Then provide:

  • Legal name and address exactly as listed on the non-photo ID

  • Return to Block 4f–4j and complete using the address from the non-photo ID

Block 10 – Fill out ONLY if authorizing an additional person to pick up mail. Select the photo ID they are using. Then provide:

  • Full legal name as it appears on the ID

  • ID number

  • Issuing state or agency

  • ID expiration date

Block 11 – Fill out ONLY if authorizing an additional person to pick up mail. First, select the non-photo ID type. Then provide:

  • Legal name and address exactly as listed on the non-photo ID

Block 12 – Only complete if the applicant is a minor; include guardian information.

Block 13 – Applicant signs and dates here.

Block 14 – Completed by the ThriveCo agent or notary public.

Page 2 (back of form)
If you are using a notary public, the notary section at the bottom must be completed and sealed.