California Registered Agents is an official Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA). Our guide below tells you everything you need to know about CMRAs, and how we can help give you a more robust mail solution.
A Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) is a business authorized by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to forward or redistribute mail on behalf of clients. To legally accept and forward mail, a business must be officially registered as a CMRA.
California Registered Agents is a licensed CMRA, which means we can securely and legitimately handle digital mail forwarding and virtual office services for our clients across the country. What’s more, we own our building, which means you get a real deal physical address when you hire us.
Here are a few reasons why people prefer using a CMRA over a P.O. Box:
A CMRA gives you an actual street address, not a P.O. Box number. This adds credibility to your business, since your address appears as a real location that can be verified online.
When you hire California Registered Agents as your CMRA, you’ll receive a unique suite number at our Sacramento office, where our in-house staff securely receives, scans, and forwards your mail. Unlike many providers, we never outsource to third-party processing centers.
CMRAs can offer advanced services that the post office simply can’t—like mail scanning, secure digital storage, and virtual office options. Instead of picking up physical mail, you can view your correspondence instantly through a secure online portal.
We provide same-day digital mail scans, so you can read your mail from anywhere. Need a physical document? Request forwarding with one click. Our virtual office packages can also include extras like short-term office leases, conference room access, and a local phone number to help give you or your business that personal touch.
A P.O. Box can limit what kind of mail you receive, as they can only receive mail from the USPS. Unlike a traditional P.O. Box, a CMRA can receive mail from USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL, and other carriers.
If you need a more private and professional mail and address solution for you, or your business, here’s how you can hire us.
Choose between Mail Scanning (starting at just $49/year) or our Virtual Office ($19/month). Regardless of which path you choose, you’ll get a real business address and a unique suite number to safeguard your privacy, a secure online account for easy mail management, and junk mail shredding (because no one likes junk mail).
To hire any CMRA, you’ll need to fill out an official USPS document. :
Keep it simple and hire us. We’ll pre-fill, notarize, and submit Form 1583 on your behalf. All you have to do is provide an electronic signature and two USPS-approved IDs. The best part? You can complete everything online via your secure client portal.
Your personal information is required by USPS but will never be made public. At California Registered Agents, we take your privacy seriously. We’ve built all of our data storage, and security, in-house, which means your data is safe with us. Even better, we’ll never sell or share it with third parties.
No. The USPS requires two different forms of identification. One form must show your photo and the other must show your current address. You can’t use the same document for both.
Here are the forms of IDs, and types of Proof of Address that the USPS will accept. We also include forms of IDs that are not accepted by the USPS.
Yes, but when you hire us, we notarize it for you. As a CMRA, we are able to use our own internal witness verification. There is no burden placed on you to print and sign the form.
Yes. A business officer or authorized representative must provide their personal ID when completing Form 1583. This verifies the address and ensures compliance with USPS regulations.
Yes! A non-U.S. resident can hire a CMRA. A non-U.S. residential address is acceptable on the form. You’ll just need to provide an acceptable form of identification (listed above).
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