Madagascar
- Status: Travel Health Medium Risk & Regional Travel Warning, see below
- U-M Travel Warning Areas: The area in and around the city of Tsaratanana in the Betsiboka Region; The area along the unnamed road connecting the city of Tsiroanomandidy in the Bongolava Region with the coastal city of Maintirano in the Melaky Region; and The area in and around the city of Betroka in the Anosy Region.
- U-M Travel Health Medium Risk Areas: Entire Country, with the exception of Travel Warning areas
Review Madagascar’s U.S. Department of State’s Country Information page and CDC Travelers’ Health page for travel safety and travel health information.
Last updated 01/19/2023
Requirements vary depending on the travel destination, sometimes even within a country, and depending on your status as a student or faculty/staff member. Steps include:
- Risk Level: Determine whether the city/s or location/s you will visit are in Travel Health Low Risk, Travel Health Medium Risk, Travel Health High Risk, U-M Travel Warning, or a U-M Travel Restriction area.
- Eligibility: Determine your travel eligibility for your specific travel location/s.
- Requirements: Complete requirements as detailed in sections below. Students who have applied for a U-M program through M-Compass will complete their requirements within their M-Compass program application.
U-M Travel Requirements per SPG 601.31:
Undergraduate Student International Travel Requirements
Travel to a U-M Travel Restriction destination: Travel is prohibited at this time.
Travel to a U-M High Risk destination: Travel is prohibited at this time (Rare exceptions for students on U-M Managed Programs approved by ITOC. Eligible students would be notified.)
Travel to a Travel Health Low Risk, Travel Health Medium Risk, or U-M Travel Warning destination: Undergraduate students on U-M Related Travel must complete the following requirements before travel:
- Register Your Travel
Register travel with U-M and obtain U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance: https://global.umich.edu/travel-resources/register-your-travel/- For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.
- Review Risk Designation Requirements
Additional requirements depend on the risk designation of your specific travel destination/s within the country.- Travel Health Low Risk – Exercise Normal Precautions: No additional requirements.
- Travel Health Medium Risk: Complete a Travel Health Plan application at least 3 weeks before travel. (Example of a Travel Health Plan; Review Process for Travel Health Plans).
- U-M Travel Warning: Complete an Individual Safety Plan for International Travel application to be reviewed by ITOC at least 3 weeks before travel. (Example of a Safety Plan; Review Process for Safety Plans).
- Follow the U-M Vaccination Policy
Review the policy on the U-M Health Response website. - Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
- Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel, which includes:
- Verifying your ability to enter a country and meeting additional travel health-related entry requirements, if any. See the “Entry, Exit, and Visa Requirements” section of the U.S. Department of State’s Country Information page of your destination/s.
- Having a financial and logistics plan in the event you must self-isolate / quarantine either before, during, or after your intended travel dates, which may mean delaying your return to the United States.
NOTES:
- Travel registration or Safety Plan/Travel Health Plan Approval does not imply travel approval by your college. Colleges may cancel travel at any time and have additional requirements for their travelers.
- Students who are on “Group Travel Abroad” do not need to register their own travel or complete a safety / travel health plan since their sponsoring U-M department or the program leader will complete a GROUP Safety Plan for international travel (for Program Leaders) on the student participants’ behalf. Details are on the Global Michigan Register Your Travel page.
Graduate Student International Travel Requirements
Travel to a Travel Health Low Risk, Travel Health Medium Risk, Travel Health High Risk, U-M Travel Warning, or U-M Travel Restriction destination:
Graduate students on U-M Related Travel must complete the following requirements before travel:
- Register Your Travel
Register travel with U-M and obtain U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance: https://global.umich.edu/travel-resources/register-your-travel/- For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.
- Review Risk Designation Requirements
Additional requirements for travel depend on the risk designation of your specific travel destination/s within the country:- Travel Health Low Risk – Exercise Normal Precautions: No additional requirements.
- Travel Health Medium Risk or Travel Health High Risk: Complete a Travel Health Plan application at least 3 weeks before travel. (Example of a Travel Health Plan; Review Process for Travel Health Plans).
- U-M Travel Warning or U-M Travel Restriction: Complete an Individual Safety Plan for International Travel application to be reviewed by ITOC at least 3 weeks before travel. (Example of a Safety Plan; Review Process for Safety Plans).
- Follow the U-M Vaccination Policy
Review the policy on the U-M Health Response website. - Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
- Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel, which includes:
- Verifying your ability to enter a country and meeting additional travel health-related entry requirements, if any. See the “Entry, Exit, and Visa Requirements” section of the U.S. Department of State’s Country Information page of your destination/s.
- Having a financial and logistics plan in the event you must self-isolate / quarantine either before, during, or after your intended travel dates, which may mean delaying your return to the United States.
NOTES:
- Travel registration or Safety Plan/Travel Health Plan Approval does not imply travel approval by your college. Colleges may cancel travel at any time and have additional requirements for their travelers.
- Students who are on “Group Travel Abroad” do not need to register their own travel or complete a safety / travel health plan since their sponsoring U-M department or the program leader will complete a GROUP Safety Plan for international travel (for Program Leaders) on the student participants’ behalf. Details are on the Global Michigan Register Your Travel page.
Faculty/Staff International Travel Requirements
The U-M suspension of non-essential travel has been revoked, effective July 1, 2021. Faculty and staff should follow school, college, unit specific travel approval steps, if any.
Faculty and staff traveling internationally for U-M related purposes need to:
- Register travel in the U-M Travel Registry
- For faculty and staff taking students abroad, see the Group Travel Requirements on Global Michigan. Group leaders, or the unit sponsoring travel, are required to complete a GROUP Safety Plan for international travel (for Program Leaders) on the student participants’ behalf.
- Follow the U-M Vaccination Policy as described on the U-M Health Response page.
- Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel, which includes:
- Verifying your ability to enter a country and meeting additional travel health-related entry requirements, if any. See the U.S. Department of State’s Country Information page of your destination/s to verify requirements.
- Having a financial and logistics plan in the event you must self-isolate / quarantine either before, during, or after your intended travel dates, which may mean delaying your return to the United States.
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