General passport information

When planning a study abroad trip, you must be prepared to help students determine what is needed to travel. Remember, while you may understand the process and appropriate documents to acquire before your travel, many students may not know.

One of the essential documents needed to travel is the passport. Because of the length of time it takes to obtain a passport, you will need to have your students start this process early.The specifics of this information actually may be handled by your Study Abroad Office. Even so, this general information on passports will be helpful in your planning.