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Select your student status and review the steps outlined for the type of travel you will be doing.

If you are traveling as part of a VT faculty-led study abroad group program:

  • Apply for the program with the Global Education Office (GEO) or contact vtabroad@vt.edu
  • Complete all requirements in your study abroad portal. Your faculty leader will work with GEO for additional requirements
  • Faculty leader must complete a preapproval in Emburse

If you are traveling individually for transfer credit, such as exchange programs, internships, direct enroll or third party providers:

  • Work with the Global Education Office (GEO) to identify and apply for your desired program. Contact vtabroad@vt.edu for more information
  • Complete all additional requirements as specified by the GEO
  • If department funds are supporting student travel, a travel delegate must submit a preapproval  for the student in Emburse

If you are traveling as part of a VT led group travel experience for no credit, such as competitions, service learning, etc:

  • Your group leader should submit the Non-Credit International Travel Plan Assessment form to the office of VT Engage for review and approval
  • Turn in required co-curricular international program forms to your program leader
  • If department funds are supporting student travel, a travel delegate must submit preapprovals for the students in Emburse

For additional information, please contact the office of VT Engage.

If you are traveling individually for no credit, such as for conferences, research, externships, or internships:

  • If department funds are supporting student travel, a travel delegate must submit preapprovals for students in Emburse
  • Regardless of how travel is funded (department or student), the student should register international travel with the Global Research, Externship, and Internship Registry and complete all requirements

If you are traveling individually for transfer credit, such as exchange programs, internships, direct enroll or third party provider:

If you are traveling as part of a VT faculty-led group travel experience for no credit, such as competitions, service learning, athletics, etc.:

  • Your faculty leader should submit the Non-Credit International Travel Plan Assessment form to the office of VT Engage for review and approval
  • Turn in required co-curricular international program forms to your program leader.
  • If department funds are supporting student travel, a travel delegate must submit preapprovals for students in Emburse

If you are traveling individually for no credit, such as a conference, research, externship, or internship:

  • If department funds are supporting student travel, a travel delegate must submit preapprovals for students in Emburse
  • Regardless of how travel is funded (department or student), the student should register international travel with the Global Research, Externship, and Internship Registry and complete all requirement