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Student International Travel Considerations

  • U.S. Department of State: Revised Worldwide Caution.
  • Entry Requirement for Travel To and Transit Through the United Kingdom: Travelers from the U.S. and many other countries are required to have a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to enter or transit through the UK. The ETA costs £10 and is valid for two years or until the passport used to obtain the ETA expires. Apply for the ETA online or through the UK ETA app. While approvals are predicted to be within three days or faster, students are advised to apply at least three weeks in advance of planned travel in case of processing delays. To learn more, visit the links above or watch videos on what an ETA is and how to apply for a UK ETA. 

Dr. Dudley Doane

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Dr. Dudley Doane
Director, International, Summer & Special Academic Programs
Bio

Dudley Doane is Director of the International Studies Office (ISO) and Summer and Special Academic Programs. He oversees Education Abroad, the International Students and Scholars Program, the Lorna Sundberg International Center, Summer Session, January Term, and Center for American English Language and Culture.
Dudley came to UVA in 1999 and has directed the ISO since the fall of 2008. He holds an AB from Bowdoin College, MAT from the School for International Training, and PhD from the University of Virginia. He left North America for the first time as an undergraduate to study in West Germany and was away 11 months. The next summer he joined a course in the former East Germany. A few years later, it was a teaching practicum and home stay in Quito, Ecuador. Then to Korea and after that to Indonesia for work. His most recent education abroad experience was an executive education seminar at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Dudley teaches a COLA class on Globalization and Higher Education.
“The benefits of education abroad are significant, diverse, and lifelong. Students commonly tell us that their time away was the most important in their UVA career. These students bring a broadened perspective and knowledge base to key issues and questions in their fields of study. They also demonstrate greater understanding of cultural differences, are more adaptable, and have greater coping skills and self-knowledge than their peers who didn’t study abroad.
Get the most out of your UVA education, make time to study abroad.”