Travel Tools

Report an Incident Abroad WashU is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our community members while traveling internationally. To ensure timely support and compliance with university policies and legal requirements, all community members must report any incidents that occur abroad, especially those that violate WashU policies. Report incidents involving: Travelers requiring immediate assistance […]

As you are preparing to travel internationally, understanding your identities is an essential piece of pre-departure planning. You may be traveling and engaging in completely new cultural, legal, and historical contexts. It is important to navigate travel through the lens of intersectionality, which is a framework recognizing that our various social identities (such as race, […]

May 18, 2026 Dear travelers, We would like to alert you to the following changes to our travel guidance due to the recently declared Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the World Health Organization (WHO). On May 17, the WHO declared the outbreak in both Uganda and the […]

May 27, 2026 We would like to alert you to the following changes to our travel guidance due to the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran: The University’s contracted security provider, Crisis24 (who provides our emergency evacuation services), will now review travel requests for the following countries: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, […]

Know before you go For travelers who plan to participate in international experiences that are not sponsored or supported by WashU, below are questions that may help you assess the opportunity or program to see if it fits your needs. These topics may help in your personal preparation for travel. This list is not exhaustive, […]

Immediate actions 1. Attend to the immediate needs of the individual(s) involved. 2. Remove yourself and others from danger, if possible. 3. Contact (as appropriate) local medical officials, law enforcement, your local program contact and/or the U.S. Embassy/Consulate. 4. Contact the WashU Police Department at (314) 935-5555. Do this as soon as feasible so that Global […]

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We seek to ensure our students, faculty, and staff are insured adequately while abroad under our international health insurance policies through BCBS Global Solutions. In addition, all students, faculty, and staff are covered by a non-insurance travel assistance plan provided by International SOS. International health insurance policies Travel contacts Global Travel Safety Sara Ender & Courtney Niebrzydowski Other […]

We contract with International SOS to provide all students, faculty, staff, clinical fellows and postdoctoral research appointees, trustees, and accompanying spouse/partner and unmarried dependents traveling outside the United States on university-related activities with 24 hour worldwide travel assistance services, including emergency medical evacuation and repatriation, repatriation of mortal remains, and political security/natural disaster evacuation services. International […]

A Travel Suspension Condition shall be declared for any country or region for which serious health and/or significant security concerns exist in the country or region.