Foreign Travel - Study Abroad | Enterprise Risk Management

Effective January 1, 2015, all students traveling internationally are required to purchase Foreign Travel Insurance Program through their Campus, per the Chancellor's Office Memorandum RM 2014-01. This insurance is in addition to any travel insurance your Study Abroad Program requires.

Foreign Travel Insurance Program (FTIP) coverage summary 2017-18

Forms:

Foreign Travel Insurance Request Form

AND if traveler is a minor, you are also required to complete the following forms:

Release of Liability (including your parent or legal guardian’s approval signature)

Minor’s Medical Consent Form

AND if traveling to a CSURMA High Hazard Country, you are also required to complete the following form:

Study Abroad Program - Request for Authorization to Travel to a High Hazard Country

AND if requesting for personal travel in excess of 14 days, you are also required to complete the following form:

Request for Personal Travel and Acceptance of All Risks

2017-2018 FTIP Premiums (based on program length):

1-15 days $60 premium
16-31 days $75 premium
32-90 days $140 premium
91-180 days $265 premium
181-270 days $325 premium
271-364 days $500 premium
365+ days Please contact our office, Enterprise Risk Management at riskmgmt@sfsu.edu

Premium Payments and Insurance Documents:

1. Submit your manually signed Foreign Travel Insurance Request Form with a copy of your acceptance letter to our office in Administration 260, or by email at riskmgmt@sfsu.edu

2. After your information is verified, a cashier slip is issued.

3. Print and bring your cashier slip to the Bursar's Office to make your insurance premium payment, or pay online.

In-person, pay by cash, OR
In-person, pay by check payable to "San Francisco State University", OR
Online, pay on the e-Market website provided by our office with an additional, non refundable transaction fee of 2.75%

4. Provide proof of payment, in-person or by email to riskmgmt@sfsu.edu

5. After your payment is verified, our office submits your request for insurance to Alliant Insurance Services.

6. Alliant Insurance Services sends insurance coverage documents to the email provided on your Foreign Travel Insurance Request Form.

Links

Student Foreign Travel Insurance Program PowerPoint Presentation

Office of International Programs

For questions regarding the Study Abroad Program, contact the Office of International Programs at studyabroad@sfsu.edu, or 415-338-1293.

Bursar's Office

Refer to the Bursar's Office website for contact information, office hours and locations.

Department of State Travel

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)