Tips for Traveling Abroad

• Passport: check out the U.S. Department of State for closest passport location and application  forms.

• Student visa (if applicable): Foreign Entry Requirements

• Make travel arrangements to and within host country.

• Research and purchase airfare, train passage, etc., and arrange transportation from the airport to your host campus, if applicable.

• Consider any health issues.

• Contact medical insurance provider for verification and details on overseas coverage. If you do not have coverage, see OIE for health insurance plans and brochures to cover you.

• Visit your family doctor and dentist before departing..

• If traveling with any prescriptions, obtain a letter from doctor or pharmacist.

•  Register the trip with the U.S. Department of State (DOS) for the STEP program: The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service provided by the U.S. Government to U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country.

• STEP allows you to enter information about your upcoming trip abroad so that the Department of State can better assist you in an emergency.
  • STEP allows you to enter information about your upcoming trip abroad so that the Department of State can better assist you in an emergency.
  • STEP also allows Americans residing abroad to get routine information about the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.