Data File
Gather all of the information you and your student might need while he or she is away, including:
- contact information for
- your student (if housing has been assigned)
- on-site Resident Director
- home office of the program provider (ask if they have a 24-hour emergency number)
- study abroad office at the home school
- doctors who have treated your student in the past
- citizen assistance section of the embassy or consulate nearest your student’s program
- U.S. State Dept. Office of Overseas Citizen Services
- insurance policy numbers and how to submit claims
- your student’s credit card numbers
- your student’s passport number
- duplicate lost passport kit (your student should take one abroad as well) containing:
- two passport photos
- official copy of his or her birth certificate
- photocopy of passport’s photo, signature, and visa pages
- program calendar