I recently discovered that some people are having issues with their Bank Verification Number (BVN) details submitted. This is why I have considered explaining how to correct and update BVN details.
What is BVN?
BVN means Bank Verification Number. It is a unique identity given to every citizen of Nigeria that owns or operates a bank account.
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BVN registration is considered a necessity for account opening. Even if you open a bank account from channels that do not require that you visit the bank before being given an account opening form, before you can make meaningful transactions from your account, you will be required to visit the bank to get your BVN registration done and linked to the account.
BVN database is secured. This assurance is given following an order made by the Central Bank of Nigeria to the public that only Commercial Banks are granted access to the BVN database of their customers. Indeed, information submitted during BVN registration is not leaked out.
If you would like to know how to check your BVN number from your mobile phone, kindly refer to this post.
However, suppose you have made any mistake during your Bank Verification Number registration or would like to know how to correct and update BVN details and make necessary changes to it. In that case, you can now edit, update or change the BVN details entirely.
How to Correct and Update BVN Details
To edit or update your BVN details, kindly visit and complain about the bank branch where you registered.
Corrections that you can make on your BVN Details
- Date of birth
- Change of the first name due to marriage
- Corrections in name due to mis-spelling
Documents Required for BVN Details Update
- Birth certificate – for correction of Date of Birth.
- Those changing or correcting details due to marriage should prove their marriage using the certificate/affidavit.
- Corrections of name due to mis-spelling can be changed by presenting an international passport, national identity card or voter’s card showing the correct name.
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Where can I correct these details
Your point of enrolment.
i just submitted request to add email to my BVN at GTbank
Please how long does this take
Hi i recently checked my bvn details, my middle name and middle name was replaced with each other, do you think this is a problem?
There might be an issue in the future, except you want to stick to your name as captured on the BVN. Otherwise, you can apply to edit your details.
Good morning please how can I no d bank I do my bvn and d brach with because I can’t remember wen I enroll
Can I change the misspelt name on my bvn without using affidavit
I went to change my Date of birth just
Kindly visit the bank where you have enrolled and lodge a complaint.
Please must i go to the branch that i did BVN to change or edit an email address attached to it or I can go to any bank branch to do that?
Please visit the bank where you have enrolled.
How can i change my bvn email address with first bank please am outside the country
You should try sending an email about your issue to the bank.
How can i edit my email address on my BVN which I did with first Bank. Am out the country?
Please how long does it takes to include email address to BVN details
I just did mine on Friday went I found out it’s not in my details
I have my bvn with my two names on it but the bank refuse to activate my account due to my valid I D card bears my three names. What should I do?
Underscore was used instead of a dash in my email address. How can I change it
Kindly visit your point of enrollment.
Visit your BVN registration branch with a court affidavit, I’d card and a write a letter to that effect.
I’m living abroad sir, pls how can i link my email to my bvn ??
Can I upload my voters card on my BVN profile?
Please visit your bank to find out.
How do I change the number attached to my bvn
You need to go to your bank to effect a change in BVN.
Hw can I link my bvn with my email/gmail?
You need to go to your bank to effect a change in BVN.
Can I change my BVN date with the bank I was enrolled even when I’m no longer banking with them?… like I’ve closed the account
Yes, but try and confirm with the bank.
Can I change my State and local government from my BVN
Dear Mr Goodness, if I suspect any fraudulent act in my banking activities, can l suspend my BVN to stop any further irregularities on all my linked accounts ?
-Alexander
Hi Alex, you can’ suspend your BVN. Rather, you can choose to block your cards if you notice that someone else has access or freeze your account if you notice that your bank account security has been breached. Also, do well to complain to your bank for a better way forward.
Good afternoon, sir.
Please, is there anyway I can change the passport on my BVN.
I just notice today that it wasn’t my passport that was on the BVN.
Kindly visit an enrollment center around to confirm.
I want to link my nin number with Gmail to my bvn how can l go about it?
Pls my question is that if they changes date of birth on BVN, how many hours or days will it take before it can start working
What are the document needs to change bvn surname, date of birth and phone number.
All in one form
Hi Samson, kindly check with any BVN enrollment office around you.
Can i use another state of origin different from the one on my Bvn to open an account
Your details should merge to prevent future issues.
Greetings to you plz I did BVN sometime in 2015, but they did not give me any BVN before I travelled out of the country, recently I went to NIMC to do my national identity only for me to find out that I had BVN but it has a different name on it, so I changed the name , but when I went to the bank with the BVN given to me, the keyed it in the system to validate but it keeps saying no result found and I have checked properly to make sure there is no mistake in typing but it keep saying no result found, how do I fix these?
Hi Zeal, I suggest you visit any enrollment office around you and make a complain.
I helped someone open account with his name,date of birth and phone number without knowing the implications now I want to correct the details to be mine.,how can I go about it
Please visit your bank and endeavor to lodge a complain.
So I opened an account with Theresa Engobor using ny voter’s card and my bvn was registered with the same name. Now my national ID and other relevant documents carry Engobor Theresa Alaere. Is it possible to effect a change on my account name and bvn?
Do you have any issues using your account? If not, you can leave it that way. The process involved usually comes with a lot of stress.
Hello sir please I made a mistake on my date of birth on my bvn. What are the process I need to take to correct it.
Hi David,
Kindly revisit your enrolment centre to make all necessary corrections.
How many hours or days will it take
After they changed BVN date of birth
But can I open another bank and get a new BVN?
I don’t think that’s feasible. You might need to ask a bank official.
No sir I lost it long time ago
Please visit the enrolment centre. They know better what to do in this case.
But how do I do that when I don’t have the account number and the BVN? Besides when I opened the account I didn’t have NIN then… So how do I go about it
Do you have the phone number attached to the BVN?
Please I don’t have my account number and my BVN and the phone number I used in opening the account is lost please can I open account with another bank and get another BVN?
Hi
Do you have your NIN yet? Your NIN is probably linked to your NIN. Instead of getting another, you can still retrieve the one you have. Visit your bank and lodge a complain.
I want to change the phone number on my BVN. How do go about this please?
Kindly visit the bank where you have enrolled for the BVN exercise.
The bank i did my enrollment i no longer bank with them and i need to rearrange my names on my BVN. So is it not possible to make the corrections and updating in another bank that you re banking with?
Hi Micheal,
You need to visit the bank still.
Pls! How can I change my student account to normal account
Yes.
Visit your bank and make a request to upgrade your account type.
Thanks, sir.
Please sir, is there anyway I can change the passport photograph on my BVN?
They mistakenly used a female picture instead of mine.
Hi Harbeebullhi,
Your passport can be changed but you will need to revisit the enrollment centre to do this.
I want to add my middle name to my bvn, gone 3 times not change, bank later told me now that error message showing (name too long for bvn cache. This is my name/ names registered in my PVC. What do I do now?
Hi Comfortable,
Let the bank profer a solution.
MY SURNAME WAS USE AS MIDDLE NAME WHICH IS NOT SUPPOSED AND I NEED CORRECTION
Hi Gabriel,
Kindly revisit your enrolment centre.
Hello, I have issues with rearrangements, my first name was used as my surname and vice versa, how am I going to do about it??
Hi Nasiru,
Kindly revisit the enrollment centre for corrections.
I wrote my main age when opening an account ,so I want to change it so I could reach 18 yrs ,how can i??
I don’t see a reason for this. There’s no age barrier for account opening. But if you insist, kindly visit your bank branch nearest to you.
So i registered a new account in zenith but added my third name which i didn’t use for my BVN,how do i add the third name to my BVN again?
Hello, I have issues of rearrangement on my bvn, my first name was made my middle name, so I changed it in the bank, only for them to make a mistake by duplicating my first name in both first and middle name. I have go back to back three different times but no changes,I went on Wednesday,they said 48hrs, today is Saturday, 72hrs now no changes, what can I do pls
Hi Ola,
You will still need to visit your bank. They have to effect the changes from their end.
My BVN carries two names, I want to add a third name. What will I do
Revisit your enrolment centre and request for BVN data correction.
I registered for BVN in the diaspora with my previous international passport. My passport data was later corrected to match what is on my birth certificate after I had registered for BVN. My first and middle names were mistakenly switched during my original passport application 12 years ago. How can I update my BVN info since I did not register with any Nigerian bank and I am not residing in Nigeria? I did a change of name publication in a Nigeria newspaper 6 years ago.
Where did you register for BVN? It’s in your best interest to make changes from the same place.
In my bvn , the staff that did it mistakenly write male instead of female. How can I change it?
Go back to the bank where you have enrolled and request to change your details.
I don’t have account I just want to open online but now they are asking for BVN number which I don’t even no,How can I get the number without going to bank please.
Please visit your bank to request for your BVN number.
Pls how can I edit my contact in my BVN, I lost the MTN number I used for my BVN, unable to retrieve it more than 6 months , now in able to retrieve.
You can edit the details submitted from the bank you have enrolled.
Please can one change state of origin in ones bvn I noticed mine was wrongly captured and I ask the bank they seem not to know if the change is possible.
Only your bank can provide an answer to that. Thanks!
Please I registered for bvn with wema bank in Lagos State now I don’t reside in Lagos anymore, and I want to change my date of birth from 1995 to 1998 and there’s no wema in the South East, I want to ask pls, if I open a new bank account with another bank will they be able to edit and change the date of birth for me without me necessarily going to wema bank?? Pls I need your guide
Other banks can only link your BVN to your new account. You still need to visit a Wema branch nearest to you for assistance on any changes you are willing to make.
I can’t remember the bank I registered my BVN at and I want to make changes, is there anything I can do??
Sorry, you have to go to the bank where you have enrolled for the service.
I want to interchange my name on my bvn it was written N R C instead of N C R…that is to say my middle name and first name was switched. What is the requirements ?
Thanks.
Hi Rose,
The best thing you can do is to visit your point of enrollment and let them help you out.
I want to correct my BVN Name
Kindly visit the bank where you have enrolled for BVN and request for an update.
If i transfer my account to another state branch like from abuja to lagos will my bvn be transferred to??
Dear Jona, I will implore you to kindly confirm from your bank.
Pls I want to correct my date of birth. What are the procedures.
Please approach the bank where you have enrolled for the BVN data correction.
I want to change my date of birth of my bvn, but the bank that I registered with they don’t have branch in our town, so can I go to another bank that I have account with?
You can try to find out from bank branches around you. But it’s best advice to visit the bank branch where you have enrolled for the service.
Exactly my own case too
What are the things needed to create bvn because I don’t have voters id
Hi Evans,
If you have enrolled for NIN earlier, you can use that instead. Otherwise, kindly walk into any of your bank branch and ask for other alternatives.
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Thanks.
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After applying how long does it take before your details are changed
Please I want to change my date of birth on my BVN,am I to go to the same branch where I registered or any of the Bank’s branch?
Pls have lost d sim that I used to register my bvn,,and zenith bank refuse to change d phone number for me,,,what can I do,,bcos that where I register it
Kindly walk into the Zenith Bank branch where you registered
Why not just do a welcome back for the line to avoid a lot of problems in the future.
Still a better choice.
I made a comment
But you haven’t replied
I’m not up to 18
Can i get a bvn?
I’m not sure if there is an age barrier on BVN. Please confirm with your bank!
I want to change the phone number registered with my BVN but the bank I registered the BVN with is not in my vicinity again but I still have the bank am using around me. Can I go to the bank and change it.
Yes Simeon, that is the best you can do!
I ve visited My Bank to update My new number which has been confirmed by My Bank to be Updates But some app still send Code/otp to My lost SIM. How will u help
Dear Toyin, please identify the apps and change your number from there!
So if I visit my bank, is it possible to change the phone number that I use to register for my bvn.
Yes Karo, but make sure you visit the bank where you enrolled for the BVN!
My BVN was registered with a phone number that has been lost. Is there a way to change it to current phone number without visiting bank?
Sorry Tolu, you need to visit the bank.