What You Need to Do
If you are not carrying a U.S.passport, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have a valid passport from your country of citizenship. You must also contact the consulate of the country where you will study to determine visa requirements as they apply to you. Do this as soon as possible since your visa application may have to be processed through a foreign capital city before you can be cleared. You must also contact the consulates of any countries where you plan to travel during field seminars, weekends, semester breaks, or at the end of the program.
Don’t Wait
This is the most important thing you can do to prepare for your semester overseas, since a delay in obtaining a necessary visa means that you cannot take part in the program. You may contact your consulate or embassy through http://www.embassy.org.