Global Education Office

Note: The international travel registry is not for students receiving credit for study abroad, medical electives, international internships, VCU faculty-led service-learning programs, or an independent study.  Please do not submit your information on this online form if you are receiving some type of credit for your experience abroad.  Contact the Education Abroad office if you have specific registration questions. 

The VCU Global Education Office (GEO) provides a secure website within Studio Abroad for faculty, staff, and students to record their international travel plans.  The travel registry will enable our office to collect, centralize and, when necessary, distribute information about international endeavors for the VCU community.  GEO will serve as one centralized source for contact information in case of an emergency abroad involving a member of the university community. 

In the interest of the safety of VCU faculty, staff and students, travel registration with the Global Education Office is required for all individuals engaged in VCU-related travel abroad.  GEO will ensure that all registered travelers receive necessary health and safety pre-departure information as well as international insurance coverage. 

Please click “apply now” at the top of the page to register your international travel plans with VCU.  Below, GEO has provided instructions for completing the international travel registry.  Please click on the blue link titled "Travel Registry" to access the instructions. 

Travel Registry.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions:

What are the benefits of the Travel Registry?

The international travel registry will help VCU to communicate urgent health, safety, and security related information to you.  In addition, individuals on university sponsored events, who are registered in the international travel registry, will have access to VCU approved international health insurance. 

Who is required to register?

Faculty, staff and students traveling abroad for VCU related purposes should register their international travel plans prior to departure.  VCU related purposes could include, but are not limited to, Nursing Students Without Borders, Engineering Students without Borders, student volunteer projects, international field trips (that are not for credit), faculty research, etc…