{"id":68173,"date":"2020-10-09T11:55:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/?page_id=68173"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:57:37","slug":"staff-travel-approval-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/faculty-staff\/forms\/staff-travel-approval-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Travel Approval Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/met\/faculty-staff\/forms\/\">&lt; Return to Forms<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Staff Travel Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/MET-Staff-Travel-Flow-Chart-10-02-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MET Staff Travel Approval Process Flow Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/met\/files\/2020\/10\/MET-Travel-Policy-10-02-20.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MET Faculty &amp; Staff Travel Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/B2tfPzQvDG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MET Staff Travel Request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>International Travel<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Registering travel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Staff who are traveling internationally are encouraged to add their personal travel information into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalsos.com\/MasterPortal\/default.aspx?membnum=398GDA956456\">BU International SOS Registry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/globalprograms\/files\/2022\/06\/ISOS-Travel-Registry-Instructions.pdf\">BU International SOS Registry instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>US citizens and nationals are also advised to register for the <a href=\"https:\/\/step.state.gov\/\">US DOS Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Benefits of enrolling in STEP include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive important information from the Embassy about safety conditions in your destination country, helping you make informed decisions about your travel plans.<\/li>\n<li>Help the U.S. Embassy contact you in an emergency, whether natural disaster, civil unrest, or family emergency.<\/li>\n<li>Help family and friends get in touch with you in an emergency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance while traveling internationally<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Faculty\/Staff insurance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have either of BU\u2019s Blue Cross Blue Shield plans as faculty\/staff then you are covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbsglobalcore.com\/Account\/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F\">Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Core<\/a> (log in with your BCBS Member ID number to see the full benefits).<\/li>\n<li>If you do not have insurance through BU you will need to check with your insurance provider and ensure that it meets the minimum benefits below:\n<ul>\n<li>Emergency and urgent care covered<\/li>\n<li>At least $100,000 in medical coverage<\/li>\n<li>Medical Evacuation coverage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If your policy does not meet the above minimum standards, then BU recommends signing up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo-blue.com\/\">GeoBlue International health insurance policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Note: there is a difference between faculty\/staff coverage when you are accompanying students and when you are traveling alone. Please reach out to Global Programs Health Safety and Security with questions: <a href=\"mailto:globalhss@bu.edu\">globalhss@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If any faculty\/staff have the need for emergency medical or political evacuation or travel assistance they are automatically covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfo\/risk-management\/travel-assistance-services\/\">ACE\/Chubb Executive Assistance <\/a>through the Risk Management Office, which provides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pre-trip security and travel information<\/li>\n<li>emergency medical, personal, legal, and travel services<\/li>\n<li>emergency medical and political evacuation or repatriation<\/li>\n<li>concierge services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong>Please note that the Chubb assistance only applies to BU employees; family members or students traveling with employees are not covered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt; Return to Forms Staff Travel Information MET Staff Travel Approval Process Flow Chart MET Faculty &amp; Staff Travel Guidelines MET Staff Travel Request &nbsp; International Travel Registering travel Staff who are traveling internationally are encouraged to add their personal travel information into the BU International SOS Registry. 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