Proposing Travel and/or Activities Abroad

All affiliates must comply with the pre-departure requirements of the Travel and Activity Planning Policy . 

All travelers must review the Crisis24 Risk Ratings and CU Travel Restrictions to determine the highest risk level of your proposed destination(s). 

 

High and Extreme Travel Risk Locations

The ratings can be found on the Horizon website or above.

Locations Subject to CU Travel Restrictions

The University maintains a listing of CU Travel Restrictions, including but not limited to countries subject to Comprehensive U.S. Sanctions or CDC Travel Health Notices of Level 3: Reconsider Nonessential Travel or Level 4: Do Not Travel. 

CU Travel and/or Activities to and within the locations subject to CU Travel Restrictions and require authorization regardless of Crisis24 Travel Risk Rating. Travelers proposing travel to locations under CU Travel Restrictions are required to go through the review/approval process outlined on Planning CU-Related Travel and Activities 

Travel to countries subject to Comprehensive U.S. Sanctions must be reviewed by Columbia’s Office of Research Compliance and Training (“ORCT”) prior to travel and as early in the planning process as possible. For travelers to Cuba, be aware that OFAC sanctions prohibit travelers from booking reservations or staying at certain hotels. All travelers to Cuba must contact ORCT prior to booking any accommodations in Cuba. Comprehensively sanctioned countries and regions include: 
  • Cuba
  • Iran
  • North Korea
  • Russia*
  • The Crimea, Donetsk (DNR) and Luhansk (LNR) Regions of Ukraine.


Additional information about U.S. economic sanctions regulations is available on ORCT’s website at https://research.columbia.edu/economic-sanctions-and-restricted-parties.

Please contact the Office of Research Compliance & Training at [email protected]. 

  • Belarus
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • North Korea
  • The Palestinian Territories
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • South Sudan
  • Yemen

For a travel request to be reviewed:

  • Students, Officers of Administration, and Support Staff proposing travel to High Crisis24 Risk Rated locations, Extreme Crisis24 Risk Rated locations, or locations subject to CU Travel Restrictions:

 

  • Officers of Instruction, Officers of Research, Officers of the Libraries, and Postdoctoral Fellows/Scholars proposing travel to Extreme Crisis24 Risk Rated locations or locations subject to CU Travel Restrictions