Passports & Visa
Apply early for a U.S. Passport. Processing an application takes four to six weeks - even longer during peak travel seasons. For more information on the nearest passport facility, contact Laurie Driscoll at ldrisco@kirkwood.edu or call 319-398-5884. To download an application form click here.
Travel Insurance Possibilities
Helpful Travel Sites
- The U.S. Department of State homepage of international travel provides links to a lot of useful information for international travelers including travel warnings, travel tips for students, services for American citizens abroad, important phone numbers and passport information.
- This embassy site provides an electronic listing of embassies in the United States.
- This weather site will provide you with up-to-the-minute information on what's happening around the globe.
- Traveling abroad comes with an extra sense of awareness for diseases. This Center for Disease Control Web site provides information about health and travel, disease concerns and vaccinations.
- Wondering how much money to bring, or what things cost abroad? Check out this page to convert your American dollars into any currency.
- If you have any phone calls to make in another country, check out this AT&T site that will give you the correct country and area codes you'll need.
- Cell phone services can get really expensive when you're in another country. Here's a place you can get calling cards online and save a lot of money.
- A lot of our Study Abroad participants bring their laptops with them. It can be a risk doing so, but this site will give you tips and information to make sure your laptop stays working, and comes home with you at the end of the trip.
