Typically, students are not eligible to move in prior to their earliest move-in date.
If you are planning to arrive in Vancouver early, you’ll need to plan where you’ll be staying prior to your move in day. Staying with friends and family or in a short-term accommodation are good options.
However, students in select groups who are taking part in on-campus activities earlier may be eligible to move in early.
Eligible groups
The following groups may be eligible to move in early.
- Students participating in Jump Start—you do not need to apply to arrive early; you are automatically scheduled to move in on the Jump Start Move In Day.
- Students in early-starting academic programs—you need to apply for early arrival.
- Varsity athletes participating in early-starting team practices (officially approved by UBC Athletics and Recreation)—you need to apply for early arrival.
- Indigenous students of Canada attending a welcome/orientation event hosted by the First Nations House of Learning—you need to apply for early arrival.
Additional eligibility requirements
- You will be living in a Winter Session residence.*
- You submitted your Winter Session residence application by the applicable deadline.
- You submitted all required residence and meal plan payment(s) prior to the applicable deadline(s).
- You apply to arrive early by the applicable deadline.
*Residents moving into Year Round residence are not eligible to move in early. Please make alternative arrangements if you will be arriving in Vancouver prior to your scheduled move-in date.