International Programs - Purdue University

International Travel Document Decision Matrix
The US Department of State web site is the definitive source of travel warnings

Activity Type	Is notifying International Programs required?	University’s international insurance required (through form #17 or #RM23)?	Form 17 signed by International Programs?	Appropriate version of signed informed consent or waiver
Faculty/staff* traveling to country under Travel Warning	Yes	Yes	Yes Also Form 17 is required.	Yes, Faculty/Staff version
Faculty/staff traveling to country under Travel Alert	No	Yes	No	No
Faculty/staff traveling to country not under Warning or Alert	No	Yes	No	No
Student traveling to country under Travel Warning	Yes	Yes**	Either form #17 or #RM23 is required, inclusive of IP signature.	Yes, Student version
Student traveling to country under Travel Alert	Yes	Yes	No	No
Student traveling to country not under Warning or Alert	Yes	Yes	No	No
Faculty/staff/students traveling outside the 50 federated US states on any Purdue activity(e.g. Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands)	See Above	Yes	No (unless travel warning); See Above	No (unless travel warning); See Above

[ * ] Note: Staff includes graduate students only if under the auspices of holding a graduate staff appointment and conducting activities to fulfill those obligations while abroad all while being in paid status.

[ ** ] Note: Faculty/staff overseeing students or student groups going to destinations under a Travel Warning need to first request an exception of the Purdue Security and Risk Assessment Committee three months in advance. Protocol documents are designed for individual students as well as student groups.

Please direct questions about student travel to the Office of Programs for Study Abroad (765-494-2383) and questions about faculty/staff travel to the Office of the Dean of International Programs (765-494-9399).