Process to Seek an Exception
- Complete the online Travel Authorization Petition. Refer to this guide for detailed instructions.
- This form will be routed to the Dean and Chair of your academic unit, Export Control, UCF Global for review, and the Provost/ Provost Designee for final exception decision.
- Progress of your form can be tracked via the online portal through which you submit the request.
Countries Classified as a Terrorist State
- Countries under U.S. Sanction, embargo or that are working on sensitive projects or equipment, may require additional government approval.
- Questions or concerns may be directed to the Office of Export Compliance.
Countries Classified as a Terrorist State
According to Chapter 1011 (6), Florida Statutes:
- There is no process to approve travel using any university funds to the following countries: Iran, Sudan and Syria, and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).
- “None of the state or non-state funds made available to state universities may be used to implement, organize, direct, coordinate, or administer, or to support the implementation, organization, direction, coordination, or administration of, activities related to or involving travel to a terrorist state.”
Travel to Cuba
The United States government has reestablished diplomatic relations with Cuba. This action, together with the removal of Cuba from the State Department’s list of countries that sponsor terrorism, means that UCF and other public universities in Florida are no longer prohibited from using university dollars to pay for faculty travel to Cuba in furtherance of the university’s educational activities.
Your travel must still comply with the requirements for general licenses established by the federal government, or if not, a special license must be obtained, in accordance with the amended regulations announced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
All existing university policies and procedures applicable to foreign travel will apply to travel to Cuba as well. You may also consult the U.S. State Department’s website for additional travel-related information.
