If you are a student planning a trip overseas, here are some tips to help you with your trip. This list is not all inclusive, but it should give you a good start to a safe and enjoyable trip abroad.
Make sure you have a signed, valid passport and visas, if required. The emergency information page of your passport should also be filled up before you go. After you have scanned or copied your passport, leave a copy with your family, email it to yourself, and stick a copy in your wallet.
The Consular Information Sheets and Public Announcements or Travel Warnings, if applicable is what you should read for the countries that you plan to visit. Do a little research by spending some time on the Internet. In your binder, keep important information, phone numbers, maps, and anything else that will make your trip smoother.
Register your trip with the embassy . Either online or upon arrival. Copies of your itinerary, passport data page, and visas should be left at home with friends or family so that if there is an emergency, you can be contacted. Your host program should also be kept informed of your whereabouts.
Check with the CDC website and make sure your immunizations are current for the country you are going to. Make sure you have insurance that will cover your emergency medical needs (including medical evacuation) while you are overseas.
Who wants to go to jail? Study up on the local laws and customs of the countries to which you are traveling. Keep in mind that you are subject to the laws of the foreign country you are in. Spending even just one minute in a Thai jail is something you would want to avoid.
Your belongings are your responsibility. Aside from traveling light, you should never accept packages from strangers and do not leave your luggage unattended in public areas. You would want to avoid being the innocent mule carrying drugs.
Do study the laws of the country that you will be visiting. You should avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages, using illicit drugs, or associating with people who do. Keep in mind that the ACLU doesn't exist anywhere but America.
You should dress casually and even if you got it, don't flaunt it. In order to avoid being a target for thieves, do not carry excessive amounts of cash or unnecessary credit cards and avoid wearing conspicuous clothing and expensive jewelry.
In order to avoid violating local laws when you exchange money you should only deal with authorized agents. This include official currency exchanges and ATMs abound. It's better to use debit cards than use credit cards.
Demonstrations and other situations that may become unruly or where anti-American sentiments may be expressed should be avoided when you are overseas. Keep away from the embassy at these times.
Don't be a target for terrorists. You shouldn't wear your red, white, and blue t-shirt. Try to be on the look out for suspicious people or packages. You need to be alert at all times.
The latest travel rules and restrictions should be checked. Copies of your prescriptions to any medication is something you should always have with you.
Make sure you have a signed, valid passport and visas, if required. The emergency information page of your passport should also be filled up before you go. After you have scanned or copied your passport, leave a copy with your family, email it to yourself, and stick a copy in your wallet.
The Consular Information Sheets and Public Announcements or Travel Warnings, if applicable is what you should read for the countries that you plan to visit. Do a little research by spending some time on the Internet. In your binder, keep important information, phone numbers, maps, and anything else that will make your trip smoother.
Register your trip with the embassy . Either online or upon arrival. Copies of your itinerary, passport data page, and visas should be left at home with friends or family so that if there is an emergency, you can be contacted. Your host program should also be kept informed of your whereabouts.
Check with the CDC website and make sure your immunizations are current for the country you are going to. Make sure you have insurance that will cover your emergency medical needs (including medical evacuation) while you are overseas.
Who wants to go to jail? Study up on the local laws and customs of the countries to which you are traveling. Keep in mind that you are subject to the laws of the foreign country you are in. Spending even just one minute in a Thai jail is something you would want to avoid.
Your belongings are your responsibility. Aside from traveling light, you should never accept packages from strangers and do not leave your luggage unattended in public areas. You would want to avoid being the innocent mule carrying drugs.
Do study the laws of the country that you will be visiting. You should avoid drinking excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages, using illicit drugs, or associating with people who do. Keep in mind that the ACLU doesn't exist anywhere but America.
You should dress casually and even if you got it, don't flaunt it. In order to avoid being a target for thieves, do not carry excessive amounts of cash or unnecessary credit cards and avoid wearing conspicuous clothing and expensive jewelry.
In order to avoid violating local laws when you exchange money you should only deal with authorized agents. This include official currency exchanges and ATMs abound. It's better to use debit cards than use credit cards.
Demonstrations and other situations that may become unruly or where anti-American sentiments may be expressed should be avoided when you are overseas. Keep away from the embassy at these times.
Don't be a target for terrorists. You shouldn't wear your red, white, and blue t-shirt. Try to be on the look out for suspicious people or packages. You need to be alert at all times.
The latest travel rules and restrictions should be checked. Copies of your prescriptions to any medication is something you should always have with you.
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