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International travel is defined as travel to any location outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and therefore includes all international bodies of water and U.S. territories, as well as foreign countries. This broad definition is accepted by our insurance so that you have the same great health and evacuation coverage going to Guam as you would going to Antarctica or Germany. 

The University has a 鈥淒uty of Care鈥� to support its international travelers, both employees and students, when they travel abroad on any activity tied to their relationship with USF. The University has a complete suite of risk mitigation tools to support global travel including international health and evacuation insurance, a 24/7 international assistance line, risk review protocols, pre-departure orientations, and more.

Everyone who travels internationally must register their travel with USF. For faculty and staff on business travel, the primary registration portal is via a Travel Request in Archivum. For students, and anyone, such as faculty and staff, associated with student travel (aka Associate Travelers), the portal is through USF World via a survey that funnels travelers to a separate student-related travel registration process. USF Health student-related travelers must visit to complete their registration.

Because USF is obligated to be able to help you in an emergency under its 鈥淒uty of Care.鈥� If you do not have your precise location, we can always set up a reminder for you to provide the exact address or coordinates when you get to your destination. Also, if the location is not pre-existing within our database, we can always create new locations based upon other criteria, such as latitude-longitude or a body of water.

During the time between your start and end dates for your international travel, we have a greater degree of responsibility to help you, even if it is not during your actual USF activity-related time. You are always covered by insurance during this period, and you might travel to another country in your down time. If there is a natural disaster or you are injured, we still need to know your whereabouts to be able to help you so you can safely complete your USF experience. Also, some activities may not be approved by our insurance, and we are obligated to share that information with you. The global travel health and security insurance is paid for by the university during your period of official travel.

During a natural disaster and civil unrest, wi-fi is the first communication tool to fail. A cell phone that can send and receive international calls and texts is necessary