Personal Leisure Travel

Determine if you are on U-M Related Travel 

First, determine if your travel counts as U-M Related Travel (UMRT). If so, follow the steps outlined on the U-M requirements pages for faculty, staff, and students on UMRT. If your travel is not UMRT, it is considered personal travel and follow the steps below to access optional resources.

What is U-M Related Travel

Register Your Travel

Register your leisure travel with U-M for the duration of travel. This is not mandatory and is an optional resource.

Register Your Travel

Obtain U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance

Faculty, staff, and students have the option to purchase U-M Personal/Leisure Travel Abroad Health Insurance (GeoBlue/BCBS Global) for the duration of travel. This insurance can also be purchased for traveling spouses, domestic partners, and dependents under the age of 26.

The insurance includes political and natural disaster insurance that is managed by U-M’s evacuation assistance provider Crisis24. Travelers who may want U-M support for non-UM Related Travel must purchase the GeoBlue (BCBS Global) travel abroad health and evacuation insurance before departure. Without the GeoBlue (BCBS Global) insurance, U-M has no ability to provide emergency evacuation assistance with the exception of providing guidance and information.

Details of the GeoBlue (BCBS Global) insurance can be found on the UHC Travel Abroad Health Insurance page.

Health & Insurance Resources

Steps for Faculty, Staff, and Students Traveling to a Crisis24 higher risk location

1. Complete the Crisis24 Predeparture Disclosure Request form if you are traveling to any of the locations below.  Faculty, staff, and students on personal / leisure travel who do not complete this process before departure will not have Crisis24 political and natural disaster evacuation coverage in these locations.
2. Crisis24 requires pre-approval for the following locations: Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia (Tigray region only), Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria (Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, and northern Adamawa states only), North Korea, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Yemen.
   1. Send the completed form to Crisis24.Review@umich.edu before departure. Crisis24 will notify the traveler whether the request is approved or denied. Travel that is not approved before departure by the assistance provider will not be eligible for political evacuation or natural disaster evacuation coverage.
   2. For more details, visit the Global Michigan Crisis24 page or the Country Risk Rating page of your destination. 

Crisis24 Predeparture Disclosure Request Form