Travel Management
UT Austin faculty and staff, traveling internationally to a Restricted Region to conduct University business, such as research, teaching or dissertation, must follow specific steps for approval. The process is the same regardless of whether the travel is funded by UT Austin or not. This does not include personal/vacation travel that is unaffiliated with UT Austin.
If you are unsure how the region where you are traveling is categorized, please call International SOS Links to an external site. for assistance.
The Chair/Unit Head and Dean/VP of the department are in charge of reviewing/signing faculty and staff Restricted Regions requests, which then need to be emailed to Travel Management Services for final review. The Dean/VP may delegate this responsibility to another individual in the same office, but whoever reviews the requests must complete IOC training when they assume this responsibility.
Submit all documentation at least four weeks prior to trip departure to UT Travel Management Services at grs@austin.utexas.edu
More information about the steps to Request Travel Authorization here. Links to an external site.
Additional Resources
UT International Travel Resources
Handbook of Business Procedures Travel Section