Foreign Travel Security
The Office of Global Safety and Security (OGSS) provides travel health and safety support for all community members who travel on behalf of the University. OGSS is also charged with overseeing compliance with the pre-departure travel requirements for non-credit-bearing student travel and faculty / staff trip leaders.
Northwestern University does not regulate the travel of its faculty, staff or graduate students, but some requirements may apply based on destination or status. Undergraduate travelers must apply for special permission to travel to “restricted locations.”
- Faculty and Staff Travel Policies
- Graduate / Professional Student Travel Policies
- Undergraduate Travel Policies
Disclosure of travel to locations deemed high-risk is required per Northwestern’s Political, Environment and Natural Disaster (PEND) evacuation and assistance provider. Most of these countries are conflict or post-conflict zones and are not frequented by Northwestern travelers.
See OGSS’s Evacuation page for more information.