Helpful Travel Links
Emergencies Abroad
- If you have been a victim of crime (DOS)
- US Embassies, Consulates & Diplomatic Missions (DOS)
- Example Personal Emergency Action Plan
Getting a Passport
US Passport Services (DOS) If you are going abroad in the next year and do not have a passport, apply immediately. Having a valid passport, or proof that you have applied for one, is a condition for acceptance to study abroad, except for IPIA programs (College of Agriculture).
Passport applications- Lafayette Post Office, located at 3450 State Road 26 East: No appointments necessary, walk-ins welcome. Passport office open Monday-Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and 9:00 a.m. and noon on Saturday.Responsible Travel
Health Abroad
LGBT
- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
- International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)
Money and Banking Abroad
- Online Currency Converter
- Images of International Currency
- Emergency Financial Assistance for U.S. Citizens Abroad
Purdue University Travel Office Resources
- Purdue University Business Services Travel Website
- Purdue's International Travel Health Insurance Provider
Regulations
- US Customs (Includes rules on what you can bring into the U.S.)
- Luggage Size Requirements
Safety Abroad
- FBI Advice on Foreign Intelligence Threats
- STEP (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program) (DOS)
- Smart Traveler Smartphone App (DOS)
- Travel Alerts & Warnings (DOS)
- Overseas Security Advisory Council Travel Security Form (DOS)
Travel Advice
- Students Abroad (DOS)
- Traveler's Checklist (DOS)
- Travel Information (DOS)
- Lonely Planet Guides
- Rick Steves' Europe
- Rough Guides
- Let’s Go Guides
- Moon Guides
- Fodor’s Guides
- Frommer's Guides
World News & Country Info