Packing List
The following should be brought with you in your carry-on bag to avoid any complications should your checked luggage be lost or delayed:
- Passport and photocopy of ID pages
- Visa and photocopy
- Invitation letter from your host university
- Airline ticket/itinerary (and photocopy)
- International Student Identity Card (ISIC) (optional)
- Proof of insurance from GeoBlue
- Cash (U.S. dollars) for the initial taxi ride from the airport, plus any incidental expenses before exchanging dollars into local currency
- Debit and credit cards
- Medications in original containers and copies of prescriptions

- Phone numbers of the School Abroad staff and your host family
- A change of clothes (in the event your baggage is lost or delayed)
- Travel-sized, essential toiletries (e.g., toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.)
- Take and save photos of the following documents on your phone:
- Passport ID pages
- Student visa
- Proof of GeoBlue health insurance
- Immunization records including Covid-19 vaccine