International Travel Guidelines

• All travel requirements must be completed 1 month (4 weeks) prior to departure, UVU Policy 252. Last minute registration(s) may not be processed on time and may impact  travel plans. 
• High Risk Travel Waiver is required for travel to countries listed as Level 3 on the Travel.State.Gov website.
• Travel to countries listed as Level 4 on the Travel.State.Gov website, will not be approved.
• All approvals for international travel will be tentative and subject to reversal at any time.
• Departments and/or individual travelers (faculty/staff/students) are responsible for all non-recoverable costs of cancelled programs. Travelers must comply with the requirements established in all University policies, including policies 142, 251, & 252.
• Passports should have at least six months of validity when traveling internationally.  Apply for Passport Here
• Purchase of airfare via Christofferson Trave is recommended but not required.
• Concur will only be approved after the funds to cover International Travel Insurance are collected.

UVU students planning to travel abroad (Non-study abroad)

These steps are for students traveling internationally on: Field Trips, International Engagements, Leadership Trips, etc.

Request must reach the Office for Global Engagement 1 mont (4 weeks) before departure. 

1. Complete the Student International Travel Registration, including the payment of the $25 travel registration fee. A waiver code may be provided, see the email sent by Global Engagement for additional information.
2. Sign & submit the Assumption of Risk & Release (online form). 
3. Complete the Export Control (online form), additional information about export control is available here.
4. Complete a High Risk Travel Waiver if traveling to a destination listed as a Level 3.

MBA International Travel Registration

These steps are for MBA Students traveling abroad:

1. Complete the Student International Travel Registration, choose Global Business MBA from the dropdown menu. 
2. Sign & submit the Assumption of Risk & Release (online form). 
3. Complete the Export Control (online form), additional information about export control is available here.
4. Complete a High Risk Travel Waiver if traveling to a destination listed as a Level 3.

International Health and Evacuation Insurance

You will receive an email from Customer Service from UVU's insurance provider, GeoBlue, that instructs you to register using a Certificate Number provided in the email so that you can print out an insurance ID card.  For some international internships and/or international travel programs, you will be required to pay for this insurance. You will receive an email with instructions for paying for the insurance from [email protected] if you are responsible to do so.

Note: Students planning travel to regions under US Department of State Travel Warning or CDC Warning Level 3, must submit a High Risk Travel Waiver/Release form.

Non-UVU Participants/Guests

Students are not permitted to take personal guests on UVU-Sponsored Travel