What you need to know when you travel abroad for SDSU/SDSURF

Travel that requires review

  • Travel with SDSU/SDSURF owned items/equipment and/or export controlled or sensitive/proprietary data
  • Travel to sanctioned or restricted countries (e.g. Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk Regions of Ukraine and Russia)
  • Travel to countries requiring specific documentation (e.g. China, Russia, Venezuela)

Travel to countries requiring specific documentation (e.g. China, Russia, Venezuela)

  • Do not travel with export-controlled research data without getting it reviewed by the export control office
  • Use "clean" or borrowed devices for high-risk destinations.
  • Encrypt all sensitive files.
    • Make sure your device’s security software is up to date
    • You may not take your device to a sanctioned country without an export license.

Traveling with other SDSU/SDSURF owned items/equipment

  • Hand carrying items/equipment abroad are exports and must be reviewed
  • Many potential exceptions can apply for items/equipment when it is temporarily exported

Traveling to China, Russia & Venezuela

  • All exports of university owned equipment must be reviewed
  • Laptops/devices will require filing with the US Census Bureau
  • Security precautions must be considered:
    • Ensure your software security is up to date
    • Consider taking a clean laptop

Travel to sanctioned countries

  • All travel to a sanctioned country must be reviewed and approved by export control, including conference attendance (most will require licenses)
  • Any export of SDSU/SDSURF owned equipment, including laptops/devices will require a license, which can take months to obtain

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