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Faculty and Staff International Travel Requirements

Faculty and Staff International Travel Requirements

Requirements for Faculty & Staff

Faculty and staff traveling internationally for U-M related purposes need to:

Step 1:

Register Your Travel with U-M for the duration of travel. 

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Step 2:

Have U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance

Current U-M faculty and staff traveling for U-M business are covered on the blanket plan for U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance (GeoBlue). After registering their travel, faculty and staff will have access to their insurance card. Details on the UHS travel abroad health insurance page.

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Additional Requirements for Faculty & Staff Leading Students Abroad

Faculty and staff leading students abroad are required to:

Step 1:

Ensure Group Members Have Registered Their Travel 

  • For groups where students applied for the experience through M-Compass, the program application in M-Compass acts as the travel registration, and no further action is needed.
  • For groups where students did not apply for the experience through M-Compass, the group leader or the U-M units sponsoring travel will need to submit a Student Group Travel Request Form, which is located on the Global Michigan Register Travel page. The Global Engagement Team will then register the group into M-Compass on your behalf. Please note that travel registration does not imply travel approval; group leaders must obtain School/College/Unit travel approval. Search for your unit on the Education Abroad Office page.

For questions about travel registration, please contact global.engagement@umich.edu

Register Your Travel

Step 2:

Review Country Risk Rating and Submit a Group Safety Plan (if applicable)

Faculty and staff taking students abroad to a higher-risk destination (Travel Health Medium Risk, Travel Health High Risk, Travel Warning, or Travel Restriction) need to ensure that group leaders, or the unit sponsoring travel, complete a Group Safety Plan on the student participants’ behalf at least 4 weeks prior to departure.

See the U-M Travel Health Plan and Safety Plan Process Flowchart provides details.

Country Risk Ratings