University Faculty and Staff are entitled to an initial ID Card with a waived fee. You should upload your photo and complete the ID Card application as part of your orientation process. Follow UVA HR's Onboarding and Orientation guide to keep track of tasks.

Academic Wage/ Temporary Employees and Non-Paid Employees

An email must be sent from an authorized person in the department (human resources or supervisor) to [email protected] with the name, computing ID, expiration date (MM/DD/YYYY, maximum of four years), and FDM Worktags. Please send FDMs as a PDF attachment from the FDM validator. Academic Wage employees will be issued their initial card at no cost. There is a $20 fee for the ID Card for all Temporary and Non-Paid Employees.

Contracted Employees

Prior to obtaining an ID card, the following two steps must be completed:

1. An authorized person in the sponsoring department (human resources or supervisor) must complete a sponsored account request.
2. Once confirmation has been received that the account has been created, an email must be sent from an authorized person in the sponsoring department (human resources or supervisor) to [email protected] with the name and computing ID. There is a $20 fee for the ID Card. If sponsoring department is paying, please send FDM Worktags as a PDF attachment from the validator, FDM validator. If contractor is paying, please provide company name to be invoiced.

Retired Employees

Retired employees are eligible for a University Retired ID Card upon verification in the University’s HR system. If there is an existing ID card, it should be turned in to the employee's department at the time of the off-boarding process. The department should cut a slit in the card in halfway from the bottom up, and mail it to the address on the back of the card. A retired ID card will be issued upon request