Forwarding – Change of Address
If you are away from campus for an extended period of time, we provide USPS mail forwarding as a courtesy for all First Class domestic mail and on a fee-for-service basis for all other carriers and items. If you would like your mail forwarded, please email postandprint@bates.edu with your current address.
- USPS First Class letters can be forwarded at no cost. However, letters are not trackable and can take 14+ days to arrive. Be aware that we only forward mail for graduated students for six months, so be sure to update your address with people and companies who might mail items to you. Any mail received after those six months is immediately returned to sender.
- Forwarding for UPS, FedEx and USPS parcels will require an additional fee for shipment. Please contact us at postandprint@bates.edu so we can coordinate the transaction. If you would rather not pay to forward a package, we can return it to sender at no cost.
Please contact us if you have any questions at postandprint@bates.edu or by phone at 207.786.6098.