Government · Michigan

How to change your address with the Michigan Secretary of State

Moved within or into Michigan? Your license and registration are the highest-stakes address updates you'll make — and usually the most deadline-bound.

The deadline: most states require a license/registration address update within 10–30 days of moving. Check the current Michigan rule on the official site below — it changes, and this page won't pretend to know it better.

The short version

  1. Update your driver's license or state ID at the official site:https://www.michigan.gov/sos/. Most states handle it online; have your license number and new address ready. Some charge a small fee for a reprinted card.
  2. Update your vehicle registration too. It's often a separate record from your license — and tell your auto insurer, since premiums follow your garaging address.
  3. Re-register to vote. A license update usually does not move your voter registration — do it atvote.gov.
The DMV is one stop. The average mover has 15–40 accounts still pointed at the old address — Movepost finds yours from your email (headers only, it can't read your messages), opens each site, and autofills your new address while you check them off. Find my accounts free →

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