All faculty, students, and staff traveling internationally for Brown-Related Travel are required to register their international travel plans.
Brown Travel
International Travel
Visas and Passports
If you are traveling internationally and need to obtain a U.S. passport or foreign entry visa, please contact CIBT.
Safety and Security While Abroad
There are a number of steps travelers can take to enhance their safety and security while abroad, including researching local safety and security conditions at their destinations, developing risk mitigation strategies for individual well-being, and protecting your technology and electronic devices.
Review the U.S. Department of State (DOS) website for country specific information and postings of travel advisories and to sign up with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). You do not need to be a U.S. citizen to receive important travel related email messages from STEP, but if you are a foreign national, you should also register with your local consulate or embassy in the country in which you will be staying.
Students
Students traveling internationally should also visit the U.S. Students Abroad page of the U.S. DOS website to review important information including a traveler's checklist and recommendations for travelers with special considerations.
Technology Security
Review Brown's Office of Information Technology (OIT) website for important information on security tips and possible restrictions involved with use of certain technology during international travel, in particular preparing your mobile device and preparing your laptop for travel.
Travelers who do not have a Brown University owned cell phone and need to travel internationally can contact OIT to request a loner phone for use. Loner laptops may also be available; contact the Help Desk for more information.
The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) also prepares reports and other useful information to assist global travelers in managing their technology security while abroad.
Export Controls
Export Control Policy
Per Brown’s Export Control and Sanctions policy, if you will be traveling to a comprehensively embargoed country (Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, North Korea, and the Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk Regions of Ukraine), you must contact the Export Compliance Team to determine if an export license is needed.
Export Control and U.S. Economic Sanctions Policy
Export Control License Issuance
Issuance of an export control license can take several months following receipt of an application from Brown; please plan accordingly. When taking items or materials abroad (including scientific equipment, laptops, encryption software, cell phones, tablets, flash drives, cameras, and GPS units), you need to verify that the items and materials are not export restricted based on your travel destination(s).
Don’t make assumptions. Many items that you can easily purchase online or that are made by a foreign manufacturer are, in fact, controlled for export to certain destinations.
Contact Brown’s Export Control Officer for an export control review if you are hand-carrying or shipping any tangible research items or materials abroad. Acquiring an export license, if needed, can take over 30 days.
More International Travel Resources
View a list of resources that provide support for international travelers.