Checklist - Pre-departure
- Apply for your passport. For US citizens, a passport can take six to eight weeks to process.
- Check to see if you need a student visa for your program.
- Have extra passport pictures taken for other program related documents.
- Read all material you receive from the Center for International Education and your program sponsor.
- Attend the all pre-departure meetings and orientations.
- Schedule an appointment with a travel clinic or family physician for a physical. Have them complete your program's health information form, if applicable. Depending on where you are traveling, you may need a series of vaccinations, which can take up to six months to complete. Review information on the CDC website.
- Make plans to maintain health insurance in your home country, including hospitalization. If you are on a Loyola exchange you will have health insurance coverage through Lewermark while you are abroad. Click here for more information about health insurance abroad
- Make logistical arrangements for your time abroad and your return:
o registration
o financial aid
o academic plans
o payment of bills including program fees
o on- or off- campus housing arrangements (if applicable) - Make sure that you review information on housing on your program websites and have this confirmed before you leave.
o absentee voting (if applicable)
o income taxes (if applicable)
o financial aid
o academic plans
o payment of bills including program fees
o on- or off- campus housing arrangements (if applicable) - Make sure that you review information on housing on your program websites and have this confirmed before you leave.
o absentee voting (if applicable)
o income taxes (if applicable)
- Consult with appropriate offices and websites for accurate, official, and up-to-date information related to your trip (i.e. CIE website, US State Department travel advisory and warning web page, CDC website).
- Complete and return forms from your program sponsor and host institution by the dates requested.