Preparing for Departure

Required Travel Documents

1. Passport,  Apply for a passport
   
   Before you leave.....
   1. Make copies of travel documents, credit cards, debit cards, and IDs – leave a set with your family and take one.
   2. Fill in the emergency information page, in your passport!
   
   
2. Visa
   A visa is a sticker, stamp, or paper attached to your passport that allows you to enter a country for a defined period of time for tourism, business, or studies. Most consulates allow you to apply up to 90 days before you depart and you must have your passport in order to apply. You could be sent back or fined if you don’t meet entry requirements.
   
   Depending on what country you plan to visit the Auburn Abroad Office may be able to assist you with your application. For all countries other than Italy and Spain please check the Department of State for other visa requirements.

Travel Clinic, why go?

• Three to six months before you go abroad, have a check-up to make sure you can travel safely and to get any immunizations you may need.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Travel Health Online list general health precautions and vaccinations for the countries you will be visiting.

Medications

1. Take enough for the duration of the program plus two weeks – medications can’t be mailed.
2. See section on “Steps to Taking Prescriptions Abroad”.
3. Keep all drugs in their original containers.
4. Take a first-aid kit, including band-aids, Neosporin, anti-diarrhea medicine, and sinus or allergy medicines.