International Travel

Registering travel (individually or completed by department) in the University’s Travel Registry is required for staff and strongly encouraged for faculty. Please contact Global Engagement's travel security manager for questions about the Travel Registry or about international travel.

If you plan on traveling to a country or region subject to OFAC sanctions (e.g. Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea region of Ukraine) you must consult with the University's Export Control Officer well in advance to discuss applicable OFAC and/or export restrictions and seek any necessary U.S. government licenses.

Virtually every item you take or send out of the country is considered any export under U.S. export control laws.

If the item (including tangible objects, software, export controlled information) is subject to the ITAR, an export license from the U.S. Department of State it almost certainly required before being able to take or send the item out of the U.S. Also, the University will likely have to register with the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls prior to being able to export the ITAR controlled item. In these situations you must contact the University's Export Control Officer.

If the item is subject to the EAR (including tangible objects, software, export controlled information), it may require an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce before being able to take or send the item out of the U.S.

• The first step in figuring out if an export license is required for an item is to determine the applicable export control classification number (ECCN)
• Once we know the ECCN for the item, we then need to check the specific reasons for control associated with that particular ECCN, and then consult the Commerce Country Chart to see if any export license is required to take or send that item to a particular country (see above)
• Even if an export license is required under the EAR, an export license exception may apply

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