Update your address at work for state tax purposes
Your employer withholds based on where they think you live.
Mon-Sat at 6 AM ET. One practical relocation step per issue. From registering your car to finding a doctor, we walk you through it.
Most NOVA single-family homeowners pay for trash collection separately or through a county fee. Apartments include it in rent. Either way, find out the pickup day so you don’t put the bin out on Sunday and stink up the curb until Friday.
Every relocation step we have covered. Click any task to expand it in a popup, then add it to your calendar for the day you tackle it.
Your employer withholds based on where they think you live.
Virginia is one of the few states that taxes you on your car’s value annually.
If you’ll use Metro or any NOVA bus (ART, Fairfax Connector, DASH), SmarTrip is the universal fare card.
Your old PCP can’t refill prescriptions across state lines indefinitely.
NOVA has three main residential providers and they don’t all serve every address.
Most carriers will not let you keep your out-of-state policy once your car is registered in Virginia.
The IRS does not automatically pick up your USPS change of address.
If you receive any Social Security benefits, Medicare, or are eligible for either soon, your address on file needs to be current.
Each NOVA county has a different enrollment process and a different residency-verification standard.
Most NOVA counties (Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Manassas, Manassas Park, Fairfax City, Falls Churc…
Virginia requires an annual safety inspection on every registered vehicle.
USPS forwards first-class mail for 12 months and magazines for 60 days.
If your unit or house has gas appliances, you need a Washington Gas account separate from electric.
Dominion is the electric utility for most of NOVA.
Virginia closes voter registration 21 days before any election.
Virginia gives you 30 days from establishing residency to switch your title and plates.
Virginia gives you 60 days from establishing residency to swap your out-of-state license.