Washington State University

International Programs

The International Travel Registry

The central database of all traveling Cougars, managed for and by WSU.

The international travel registry is an online registration system that provides WSU with a secure means of documenting the international travel plans of Cougs abroad on WSU-related not-for-credit activities.

Policy

Register

Documents

Locations

Fees

You are required to register with the International Travel Registry for all university sponsored, affiliated or promoted international travel that is not-for-credit, whether traveling individually or in a group. Any for-credit experiences should be directed through the Global Learning Education Abroad application.

WSU Policy

WSU has made it a policy to record the non-credit bearing international experiences in which its students participate to ensure that, as an institution, we follow best practices when sending students abroad. These practices include:

  • Assisting students with pre-departure preparations.
  • Securing emergency contact information from students.
  • Securing a detailed itinerary with overseas contact information from students.
  • Enrolling students in the United States Department of State’s Smart Travel Enrollment Program (STEP) so that they receive the latest travel updates and information and so that the State Department is better able to assist our students in case of an emergency.
  • Ensuring that, when applicable, all students purchase the International Student Identity Card that includes hese benefits: travel and health insurance, medical evacuation and repatriation of remains. (Participants onprograms purchasing group coverage will not be required to purchase the ISIC for additional coverage.)
  • Documenting a student’s international engagement activities.

Note: If you are going abroad for academic credit, please find your program and apply through the Global Learning Office

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Registering Not-for-Credit International Experiences

Register your travel if you are participating in one of the following WSU affiliated, sponsored, administered international activites:

  • Academic research in a foreign country,
  • Internship or work Service-learning project that is not-for-credit.
  • International conference attenance
  • Traveling with any registered student organizations (RSOs)
  • Traveling with faculty advisor or other WSU faculty or staff
  • Traveling as a part of a WSU Athletic Team, Sport Club Team or other affiliated sport team

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DOCUMENTS

Before you begin your application, note that you will need the following items:

  • Passport
  • Itinerary including: In-country accommodations, personal in-country contact info, exact dates of experience
  • Contact information of the company or person you are dealing with abroad
  • 2 passport-sized photos so that we may issue you an ISIC card

Plan to complete the on-line travel registration as soon as plans are finalized for your not-for-credit international experience or at least two weeks before the start of your experience. If it is less than two weeks before your travel begins, PLEASE CONTINUE TO REGISTER. Although your ISIC card may be incomplete, you WILL have the card number to use while you are abroad.

To register your travel Apply Now (link) and follow the step by step instructions. You will log into the application using your WSU network ID and password. You will be able to come back to your application after you start it.

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Locations & Dates

When you begin your application you will be asked to select the location and dates that you will be abroad.

If you will be traveling to multiple destinations during your time abroad, please select all the locations you will be in, and for the dates please select the entire length of time that you will be abroad.

You will be asked to provide a more detailed itinerary later.

If your destination(s) does not appear in the list, please email travel.registry@wsu.edu or call 509-335-4380 if you have any questions about the content.

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Fees

The International Travel Registry helps you obtain an International Student Identity Card (ISIC), register with the U.S. Department of State's Safe Traveler Enrollment Program and can help arrange in-country support or evacuation in the event of an emergency.

There is a one-time $50 fee to register with the International Travel registry. This fee will be billed to your student account. An additional $22 fee will be billed for your International Student Identity Card (ISIC). ISIC cards are issued for one year. Each time a new ISIC card is issued, your student account will be billed $22.

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Office of International Programs

International Programs, PO Box 645121, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-5121, 509-335-2541, Contact Us