Things to consider
There are things you should consider when deciding where to go abroad and what to do.
Checklist
Go through our considerations checklist before deciding on your study or work abroad opportunity to make sure you choose what's right for you:
2025/26 Considerations Checklist (PDF 
, 212kb)
The considerations checklist is designed to help you start to think about some of these issues:
- Personal considerations
- Academic considerations
- Passports and visas
- Finances and funding
- Accommodation
- Travel considerations
- Insurance - see also Insurance information for traineeships abroad (PDF , 51kb)
- Workplace safety culture
Further help
- See the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Travel Aware campaign
- University guidance for LGBT+ staff and students travelling abroad
Ask those who know
Read our returning student stories to find out what you can expect from our different exchange destinations.
You can contact current students who have been abroad - just email the Global Assistants at global-assistants@york.ac.uk.