Semester at Sea Spring 2015
Visa Information

Dear Spring 2015 Voyager,

Greetings! We would like to inform you of the visa requirements for your voyage.

• U.S. & Canadian passport holders must obtain visas for China and India prior to embarkation in January.
  
• U.S. & Canadian passport holders also require visas for Viet Nam and Burma/Myanmar, but these visas will be obtained en route and do not need to be obtained prior to the voyage. The visa fees for Viet Nam and Burma/Myanmar will be charged to your shipboard account.
  
• The priority deadline to apply for all visas is Friday, October 10, 2014. After this date you may have to pay expediting fees or you may be unable to acquire your visa in time.
  

INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT HOLDERS
If you are not a U.S. or Canadian passport holder you may have different or additional visa requirements and will receive a separate email with more details; Please be sure to e-mail ise@travisa.com or programadministration@semesteratsea.org if you have any questions.

TRAVISA VISA SERVICE
Semester at Sea has retained the services of Travisa to assist participants with passports and entry visas. Please carefully review the important information and visa application instructions for full details and links to the application.

Visa information is also now available on your MyPassport page, in the Self Service Portal. Please refer to your MyPassport Instructions to view and update your visa information. You will also need to provide Travisa with two copies of your passage ticket/itinerary to apply for your visas. You can download your passage ticket/itinerary in the visa section of your Self Service Portal of MyPassport.

For those of you who need extra assistance, Travisa also has an optional premium service called Travisa First Class. The First Class program promises extra attention from offering to fill out the forms for you or document review to additional tracking and extended business hours. This premium service is $299.00 per visa or passport plus consulate processing fees and a membership fee. For more information on this program please email Megan Quiah at MQuiah@travisafirstclass.com and see if First Class is right for you.

VISA APPLICATION PRESENTATION
The visa acquisition process can be confusing! To help you with this process please view this step-by-step presentation.

Enjoy the preparation period and don't forget to send us an email or call our office with any questions.

We look forward to meeting you in January!

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