Crisis Management Travel Caution
Victims of a Crime
Study Abroad 101:
Visit http://travel.state.gov/travel
Contact local police
Contact the nearest U.S. Travel Warnings Preparing for the Unexpected
embassy, consulate, or consular Issued when the State Department
agency for assistance recommends Americans avoid travel
to a certain country.
Injury of a student abroad
Bureau of Consular Affairs Travel Alerts
Assists in sending private funds Information about short-term
to injured Americans conditions within a particular country
State Department that poses imminent risks to the
Assists in arranging the return of security of U.S. citizens such as
injured Americans to the U.S. natural disasters, terrorist attacks,
commercially coups, etc.
Death of a student abroad It is highly recommended for institutions to
Contact Bureau of Consular Affairs decline visit and travel by students to
Provides info on how to make countries deemed foreign hot spots by the
arrangements for local burial or State Department. This prevents a student’s
return of the remains to the U.S. risk to danger, as well as decreasing liability
to the institution.
Arrest of a student abroad
Students should be made
familiar with the laws they're
traveling to. Visit
http://www.travel.state.gov/trave
l/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html
Students are subject to the laws Nilda Chavez
and regulations of the country Heather Browning
they're traveling to Quic kTime™ and a Sylvia Pinedo
If arrested abroad, a student TIFF (Uncompres sed) dec ompress or
are needed to s ee this pic ture. Vanessa Janovich
must go through the foreign
legal process.
U.S. Consular Officers provides
services to U.S. citizens arrested abroad
and their families.
University Preparation
Embassies Visa Safety - Common reasons for injury or
Vital resources for a student if An official document issued to a illness:
they lose their passport or visa, student by a foreign country Traffic accidents, medical
gets into legal trouble and needs formally allowing you to visit. emergencies, assault
assistance, or if the university Students should consult Professionals need to
needs to get into contact with a Embassy web sites or call for understand these common
student abroad. specific application instructions. reasons for injury and illness,
Go to www.usembassy.gov to and make sure to warn students
find locations of embassies in Passport
using release forms or during
almost any country A valid U.S. passport is required
to enter and leave most foreign orientation programs to prevent
Vaccines/Immunizations countries. liability.
Students that study abroad will be Students need to give themselves
required to become vaccinated or plenty of time to apply for a Medical Care & Insurance
receive immunizations before passport. During peak It’s a good idea to know where to
being able to enter their application times it can take 10- find a list of doctors in other
respective study country. 12 weeks. countries incase a student is
For a list of what vaccinations are injured or gets sick abroad
required or recommended by Release forms, Waivers & Contracts Having some sort of policy on
country, please Students should be required to the student having insurance for
visit http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/ sign a release form, waiver, or overseas travel is also a good
destinations/list.aspx contract that was put together by idea
both someone in the study Student affairs professionals
Prescriptions
Before departure, it’s important to abroad office and the legal also should make sure that their
help students understand what to counsel to ensure the university liability insurance covers
bring regarding prescriptions, and is free from liability not due to student’s travel out of the
how to find more if needed. negligence. country
Students need to be made aware
of the dangers of refilling
prescriptions outside of the
United States, as well as planning
for emergency situations.