University-Associated International Travel Policy and Registration Requirement

Dear Faculty and Staff,

As you make plans for worldwide journey supported by or associated to Georgetown for the 2026-27 educational yr, please keep in mind that the college’s International Travel Policy requires school, workers and college students to register their university-sponsored worldwide journey with the college and should require extra steps relying on the traveler(s) and the vacation spot.

All school and workers should register their university-sponsored international travel with the online Georgetown Travel Registration system managed by International SOS (ISOS) and have ample medical insurance. Travel registration allows the college to offer vacationers with help within the occasion of an emergency, in-depth journey safety data and subject-specific intelligence and help alerts.

Additionally:

• Faculty and workers planning university-related or sponsored worldwide experiences that embrace college students should full the International Travel Authorization course of. The International Travel Authorization course of have to be initiated not less than six weeks earlier than the meant departure date to make sure ample time for any required overview and approval. Please contact catey.williams@georgetown.edu with questions on this course of.
• Law Center school and workers touring with college students ought to seek the advice of with the Law Center’s Office of Transnational Programs.

U.S. Immigration Considerations

The present immigration local weather for our worldwide group will be difficult to know and navigate. Given the potential for modifications in U.S. immigration insurance policies, packages with worldwide parts might want to take into account providing alternate choices to journey, equivalent to offering different assignments or U.S.-based experiences.

Georgetown has college students with numerous varieties of immigration statuses or no standing in any respect. To finest help all college students with questions on journey and/or the influence of attainable journey restrictions, please seek the advice of with the suitable contact under or share this contact data instantly together with your college students.

• Students with F-1 and J-1 visa standing (immigration paperwork issued by Georgetown) must be directed to their International Student (IS) Advisor within the Office of Global Services (OGS).
• Students in DACA, TPS, Asylum, Refugee, PR pending and/or who’re undocumented ought to attain out to undocuhoyas@georgetown.edu.
• Students with an immigration standing derived from a mum or dad or partner ought to join with the corporate or group that sponsored their visa to the U.S.

OGS continues to trace Executive Orders and federal company directives which will have an effect on people with an immigration doc issued by Georgetown and people sponsored by Georgetown. As modifications come up, OGS gives updates on its U.S. Immigration Policy & Regulatory Updates page. Additionally, OGS has listed legal resources to assist college students, school and workers familiarize themselves with the rights and the legal guidelines governing completely different people’ statuses within the United States.

If you’re a world school or workers member, we encourage you to evaluate your private danger and luxury stage with touring outdoors the U.S., whereas additionally getting ready for the potential of sudden immigration modifications. If you’re scheduled to journey internationally for a work-related expertise or convention and you’ve got considerations, we encourage you to achieve out to your division to debate potential options.

Elevated Risk Regions

Faculty and workers enterprise university-related journey to Elevated Risk Regions must be conscious that there could also be extra college and insurance coverage necessities.

Research Security Considerations

Faculty and workers enterprise university-related journey to U.S.-designated international nations of concern (China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea) ought to contact the Office of Research Oversight (researchsecurity@georgetown.edu) upfront of journey to facilitate a restricted get together screening and acquire steerage on vital safeguards for data and machine safety. Refer to the Research Security website for extra data on Georgetown’s Research Security Program.

Export Controls

Traveling with university-owned units, tools, or data? Refer here for information on export control considerations. Please contact exportcontrol@georgetown.edu when you’ve got questions or want help or steerage.

Public Health Guidelines

All school and workers enterprise university-related worldwide journey are anticipated to observe the college’s public health insurance policies in place on the time of their journey, in addition to any public well being legal guidelines or rules within the nations they’re visiting.

It is advisable that you simply full a pre-travel well being evaluation together with your doctor or a journey clinic, such because the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Travel Medicine Services, together with finishing any required vaccinations.

Contact

Additional details about journey companies at Georgetown will be discovered at travel.georgetown.edu. Contact Catey Williams at catey.williams@georgetown.edu with any questions concerning the International Travel Policy or compliance course of. Students will even obtain an analogous message about their necessities for university-related journey.

Best regards,

Catey Williams
Director for International Safety and Security