Trusted Partner — Virtual U.S. AddressA real U.S. street address you can keep no matter where you live
Traveling Mailbox gives you a real U.S. street address with mail scanning, mail forwarding, and remote check deposit — the virtual mailbox we recommend for Americans living in Mexico.
Get a U.S. mailing address →Maintaining a U.S. mailing address while living abroad is one of the highest-leverage things you can do as an American expat. The IRS still wants a U.S. mailing address. Your brokerage may freeze your account if you tell them you live outside the U.S. Your state DMV needs an in-state address to renew your driver’s license. Your U.S. bank wants a U.S. address for statements and replacement cards. Traveling Mailbox solves all of this with a real U.S. street address (not a PO Box, which the IRS and DMV reject), mail scanning so you can read incoming mail from anywhere with internet, on-demand forwarding to your foreign address, and remote check deposit through their app.
Real U.S. street address
Multiple U.S. address locations available. Pick a state with no income tax (TX, FL, NV, WY, SD, TN) before becoming foreign tax resident.
Mail scanning + forwarding
View envelopes online. Open and scan contents on demand. Forward priorities internationally; shred junk. Notifications via the mobile app.
Remote check deposit
Mail you receive containing a check can be deposited remotely into your linked U.S. bank account through Traveling Mailbox.
Why a virtual mailbox beats using a relative’s address
Many Americans abroad start by using a parent’s or sibling’s address. That works until it doesn’t — they move, they get fed up forwarding mail, the address shows up on a tax return that triggers a state-residency audit, or important mail sits in their drawer for three months. A virtual mailbox is yours, professionally staffed, scanned within 1–2 business days of arrival, and backed by a real address that passes IRS / DMV / brokerage scrutiny.
- Real U.S. street address not a PO Box
- Mail scanning within 1–2 business days of arrival
- On-demand forwarding internationally
- Check deposit through the Traveling Mailbox mobile app
- Multi-location coverage including no-income-tax states
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