Foreign Travel

 

Faculty, staff and students traveling for University purpose (REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF FUNDING) are required to request travel approval via OSU procedures (Policy 1-0134 EMPLOYEE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL). For foreign travel, in addition to the information provided in Policy 1-0134, faculty, staff and students traveling internationally must contact Export Control Office to have a Restricted Parties Screening completed with regards to country, entities, and people that OSU personnel will be interacting with. For more information and assistance with planning and conducting international travel, please visit OSU Global website.

 

International travel is often required for university students, faculty, and staff to attend organization business and conferences, fulfill teaching obligations, research purposes, and/or many other aspects of their duties. The university maintains a joint effort between the Departments, the Research Security Office, and Travel Services to maintain a safe and productive journey that is complaint with government regulations on foreign travel, exports of controlled equipment, technical data, software, and technology.

As stated on the OSU Global International Travel section, all faculty, staff, guests, and students traveling outside of the United Stated on OSU related activity are required to register their travel before they initiate a request for travel authorization.

Travelers should also follow travel standards stated by the Research Security Office as well as International Travel section that specifies the requirements needed before traveling. The Division of the Vice President for Research Technology Services has Guidelines for Travel to a Foreign Country Standards that are also specified.