Northwest's pre-departure orientation is required before you depart. If you don't get our invitation to the orientation please contact our office through our email studyab@nwmissouri.edu or call 660.562.1367
All Northwest students studying abroad are required to obtain a passport. Passport applications can take up to 2-4 months, and student visas another 2-3 weeks. Without a passport, students cannot apply for a student visa or enter other countries. It is your responsibility to apply for a passport and a student visa. Make sure you check if you need a visa for the country in which you are planning to study.
What is a passport?
A passport is your valid identification as an US citizen. Passports are needed to enter and leave the United States and to enter and leave foreign countries. The US Department of State is the government authority that issues passports in the US. All Northwest students studying abroad are required to obtain a passport.
Passports must be valid for at least six months after program's end date. A passport will be needed when applying for a student visa (required for most study abroad programs).
Passport applications can take up to eight weeks. Without a passport, students cannot apply for a student visa. It is the students' responsibility to apply for a passport and student visa.
How to apply for a passport?
It is important to apply for your passport as soon as possible since the Passport Agency is behind due to high demand.
Pay the passport fee (Adult first time applicants is: $110 + execution fee $25)
For more information, instructions and to download the application please visit: the U.S. Department of State website.
Passport applications can be obtained and submitted at:
Maryville Post Office 507 N. Fillmore Phone: (660) 582-2751
Open: Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No applications accepted past 4:30 p.m. Saturday from Saturday 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Nodaway County Courthouse 303 N. Market Phone: (660) 582-5431
Open: Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No applications accepted past 4 p.m.
Visa
To check whether a Student Visa is required, visit Visa Requirements. For many programs less than 90 days you will NOT need a visa (your passport is your visa).
Health Documents
Check the health document requirements needed for the university you are attending and look up if any documents are required to enter the country. Most countries will NOT require immunizations; however, some places in Africa, South America, and SE Asia may require shots or pills. For a list of immunization requirements by destination, visit Traveler's Health | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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