Faculty/staff overseeing students and other non-employees going to destinations under either an OFAC-sanction or a Travel Advisory of “Level-4” (all), “Level-3” (all), or “Level 2 – Exercise Increased Caution – Contains Areas With Higher Security Risk” (aka “2+”) and traveling to a named area need to first request an exception, i.e. a “waiver,” from the Purdue Security and Risk Assessment Committee (SRAC) at least two months in advance. Protocol documents are designed for short-term individual students and groups as well as establishing permanent programs. Sponsoring faculty/staff are required to attend to related tasks before participant departure.
Faculty/staff going to destinations under either an OFAC-sanction or parallel Travel Advisory statuses (above) need Department Head approval as described in the grid below.
OFAC-Sanction countries: The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control is the definitive source of OFAC-sanction countries; see Sanctions Programs and Country Information.
DOS Travel Advisories: The U.S. Department of State map is the definitive source to determine Travel Advisory levels including those “Level 2- Exercise Increased Caution- Contains Areas With Higher Security Risk” (2+).
Please direct questions about student travel to the Purdue Office of Programs for Study Abroad (765-494-2383; sa@purdue.edu) and questions about faculty/staff travel to the Purdue Travel Office.
| Activity Type | Is approval required? | Is the University's international insurance required? |
|---|---|---|
| OFAC-Sanction Countries: | ||
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Faculty/Staff* traveling to any OFAC-sanction country |
Yes: Department Head |
Yes Registration is automatic when you submit a travel request in the Concur Travel System before travel |
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Student or non-employee traveling to any OFAC-sanction country |
Yes: Security and Risk Assessment Committee (SRAC) Waiver Needed |
Yes Registration is required via the completion of the form RM23 provided to Risk Management before travel, inclusive of verification from the Office of Global Partnerships and Programs |
| DOS Travel Advisories: | ||
| Faculty/Staff* traveling to international destination with a travel advisory of “Level-4” (all), “Level-3” (all), or “Level 2- Exercise Increased Caution- Contains Areas With Higher Security Risk” (2+) and they will be traveling to an area cited. | Yes: Department Head |
Yes Registration is automatic when you submit a travel request in the Concur Travel System before travel |
| Faculty/Staff* traveling to international destination with travel advisory of “Level-1” (all), "Level 2- Exercise Increased Caution" (all), or “Level 2- Exercise Increased Caution- Contains Areas With Higher Security Risk” (2+) but they will not be traveling to any area cited. | No |
Yes Registration is automatic when you submit a travel request in the Concur Travel System before travel |
| Student or non-employee traveling to international destination with a travel advisory of “Level-4” (all), “Level-3” (all), or “Level 2- Exercise Increased Caution- Contains Areas With Higher Security Risk” (2+) and they will be traveling to an area cited. | Yes: Security and Risk Assessment Committee (SRAC) Waiver Needed |
Yes Registration is required via the completion of the form RM23 provided to Risk Management before travel, inclusive of verification from the Office of Global Partnerships and Programs |
| Student or non-employee traveling to international destination with travel advisory of “Level-1” (all), "Level 2- Exercise Increased Caution" (all), or “Level 2- Exercise Increased Caution- Contains Areas With Higher Security Risk” (2+) but they will not be traveling to any area cited. | No |
Yes Registration is required via the completion of the form RM23 provided to Risk Management before travel, inclusive of verification from the Office of Global Partnerships and Programs |
[ * ] Note: Staff includes graduate students only if under the auspices of holding a graduate staff appointment and conducting activities to fulfill those obligations while abroad all while being in paid status.
UPDATE: 10/17/23: Due to State Department travel guidance, university-related travel to Israel and the West Bank and Gaza is paused until the State Department revises guidance. Personal travel is up to the individual.
QUESTION #1: What is the Department of State Travel Advisory (per map indicators) for each country of activity? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/
