Student Mail Forwarding

Mail forwarding is available to residents of the Harvard Yard Mail Center, the Upper class Houses, the GSAS Mail Center, and Vanderbilt Hall. When a resident leaves, whether temporarily or permanently, they may submit a forwarding order and their USPS mail and parcels will be forwarded to the address of their choosing. 

The Harvard Student Mail Forwarding Center will also forward mail:

• Between Harvard residences. For example, we will forward mail from the Harvard Yard Mail Center to students’ current address at the Houses.
• For students who have moved between houses or who have graduated and moved to housing at any of the graduate schools.

If mail is being forwarded off-campus (which is most common), only First Class U.S. Mail and parcels can be forwarded. USPS standard mail, non-profit mail, magazines, and any parcels received through private carriers cannot be forwarded. If a forwarding order is not submitted via the link below, any mail or USPS parcels received for the resident while they are off-campus will be returned to the sender. 

Submitting a forwarding order alone may not be sufficient to forward your mail. When moving between Houses or taking a leave of absence, please notify us or have your building manager’s office or House office notify us that you have left. Otherwise, mail will continue to be sorted in your mailbox and will not be forwarded. When graduating or departing for the summer, however, your mailbox will be closed automatically.