Undergraduate Student International Travel Requirements

Step 1:
Determine if you are on U-M Related Travel 

First, determine if your travel counts as U-M Related travel and then continue with the steps below.

A traveling student who meets one or more of the following criteria is on University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT)

• Receives U-M in-residence credit for the experience
• Receives funding from a U-M unit or receives funds managed by the U-M for their travel
• Participates in a travel abroad experience that is necessary to achieve a degree requirement. This could include experiences such as degree milestones, dissertation field research, practical, internships, etc.
• Travels on a program or trip organized by a Sponsored Student Organization or a program or trip that is formally sanctioned by a U-M unit as a Sponsored Event
• Travels on a program or trip that is U-M Managed or Organized*

*An international experience is considered U-M Managed or Organized when a U-M unit, faculty, or staff member is involved in creating, funding, or approving the experience, or coordinating the applications and selection of participants.

What is U-M Related Travel

Step 2:
Register Your Travel

Register your travel with U-M for the duration of travel.

For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.

Register Your Travel

Step 3:
Obtain U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance

Students are required to enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance (GeoBlue) for the duration of travel. For U-M Managed Programs, some departments enroll students in GeoBlue on their behalf, so students should contact the department managing their abroad experience if this is the case.

Health & Insurance Resources

Step 4:
Review Country Risk Rating and Submit A Plan (if applicable)

Additional requirements depend on the U-M travel risk rating of your specific travel destination/s within the country. To determine your country’s risk rating, view the Country Risk Rating page.

• Travel Health Low Risk: Exercise standard precautions. A Travel Health Plan is not required.
• Travel Health Medium Risk: Submit a Travel Health Plan at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details; Review an Example of a Travel Health Plan.)
• Travel Health High Risk : Undergraduate students are prohibited from traveling to a Travel Health High Risk destination for University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT).
• Travel Warning: Submit an Individual Safety Plan at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details; Review an Example of a Safety Plan).
• Travel Restriction: Undergraduate students are prohibited from traveling to a Travel Restriction destination for University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT).

Country Risk Ratings

Step 5:
Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps if any.

Notes

Travel registration or Safety Plan/Travel Health Plan Approval does not imply travel approval by your school/college. Schools/Colleges may cancel travel any time, and they may have additional requirements for their travelers.

Students on “Group Travel Abroad” do not need to register their travel nor complete a Safety Plan/Travel Health Plan — your sponsoring U-M department or the group leader will complete a Group Safety Plan on the student participants’ behalf. Details are on the Global Michigan’s Register Your Travel page.