Change of address
Update the address on your student record in myUFV, Personal Information.
Legal name change
If your name has been legally changed, please submit a completed Personal Information Change (pdf) to the Office of the Registrar, with your legal name change document. If you bring in the original, we will make a copy. If you cannot locate your name change document, we will accept two pieces of government-issued ID in your new name.
Documents that require your legal name at UFV:
- official letters (e.g. admission and enrolment letters)
- tax slips
- transcripts
- parchments (note: additional options are available if there is a preferred/chosen name on your student record; see below)
Add a preferred/chosen name
UFV recognizes that members of its community may use names other than their legal name. A preferred/chosen name is a name different from your legal name that is commonly used to identify yourself, and that you’d prefer UFV use in regular communication. Some documents, such as official UFV transcripts require the use of a legal name. While the term “preferred name” is used, we understand that for many people, this is not just a preference: it is the only name they use and is essential to their identity.
Add or update your preferred name in myUFV, Personal Information. If you wish to have your UFV email address updated to reflect your preferred name submit a completed Personal Information Change; no government-issued ID is required.
Preferred/chosen name appears in the following areas:
- class list
- UFV campus card
- UFV Student Centre (myUFV)
- Convocation ceremony program booklet (if requested; email graduation@ufv.ca)
- Convocation ceremony (read aloud as you cross the stage, if requested; email graduation@ufv.ca)
If you wish to have your preferred/chosen name on your parchment email graduation@ufv.ca after you have submitted your Graduation Application.
Update to gender identity
If you wish to update the gender associated with your student record, you may specify this in myUFV, Personal Information or by submitting a completed Personal Information Change (pdf) to the Office of the Registrar.
Update to residency status
If your residency has been updated (e.g. Study Permit to Permanent Resident) please submit a completed Personal Information Change (pdf) to the Office of the Registrar, with a copy of your government-issued residency document. If you bring in the original, we will make a copy.
Social Insurance Number (SIN)
To add or update the SIN on your UFV student record please submit a completed Personal Information Change (pdf) to the Office of the Registrar.