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Original
If your address changes, you are required to notify the responsible authority within the applicable period and provide suitable evidence of your new place of residence.
Plain Language
Tell the responsible authority when your address changes. Send proof of your new address within the required period.
Easy Language
Did your address change?
Then tell the responsible office.
You must also send proof of your new address.
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