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student must ensure that s/he have sufficient language skills and confidence to conquer linguistic hurdles.  Student must consider personal levels of maturity and flexibility to adapt to living and learning in a non- English speaking environment with different customs (i.e., cultural and religious) and expectations.  Student must determine if s/he has any foreign travel experience which would prepare him/her for such challenges.  Externships abroad and International Mission trips require financial resources (airline ticket, student visa, passport, insurance, local housing expenses, health insurance, textbooks, daily living expenses, etc.). It is the student’s responsibility to determine if sufficient financial resources are available to enable him/her to live abroad for the specified time.  Students are fully responsible to verify all travel related documents for accuracy, validity, and complete- ness (i.e., passport, visas, required immunizations, credit card expiration, etc.). Non-us citizens must verify the visa requirements with the consulate of the country to which they will visit.  SUNY encourages U.S. citizens traveling abroad to use the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at step.state.gov/step/.  Safety and security must be students’ number one priority. For current information, advisories, or warnings regarding travel abroad, students should consult travel.state.gov/travel/  Students are encouraged to develop an emergency plan with specific action steps for different types of emergency (i.e., health issues, safety and security issues, etc.)  Students are encouraged to inform parents/guardians/family members about their plans to travel abroad and provide them with emergency contact information.  Students are encouraged to obtain and maintain health insurance coverage for the duration abroad and research the policy to better understand any limits in coverage, as well as the process for securing reimbursements and any other requirements imposed by the insurance provider.

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