International Travel Policies and Procedures

The MAU approval form and COVID-19 international waiver request form are no longer required for any MSU-sponsored travel - including faculty, staff, student or sponsored guest travel.

All MSU-sponsored travelers must register their travel in the Global Travel Registry and, as applicable, submit a Request in Concur.

• Please refer to the MSU Manual of Business Procedures, Travel Policies & Procedures.
• Please review guidance on determining MSU-sponsored travel.

Travel to elevated or extreme risk destinations is subject to additional review by Global Safety.

• Global Safety may prompt the traveler to complete an online travel waiver as needed as well as refer the waiver to FASTR or RSAC for further review.
• Travel requests, in particular those to extreme risk destinations, must be submitted three weeks in advance of departure date.

Travel to the U.S. from an international location does not require Global Safety approval.

MSU International Travel Health Insurance

MSU-sponsored travelers are eligible for MSU-provided international travel health insurance and automatically enrolled with registration in the Global Travel Registry.

• A new coverage benefit has been added to MSU's international travel health insurance for travelers directed to quarantine by a physician.
• Please review information on accessing healthcare internationally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further detail available in the complete coverage summary.
• Please review information should an MSU traveler test positive for COVID-19 while abroad.

Further COVID-19 Guidance and Resources

Please review COVID-19 Guidance and Resources for information on:

• Considerations for travel during the COVID-19 era
• Entry and exit travel restrictions
• Returning or traveling to the US
• International travel health insurance and COVID-19
• Trip cancellation and trip interruption insurance