This document provides a survival guide for students preparing to study abroad in Spain, Italy, or Portugal. It includes a checklist of essential items to pack like adapters, a laptop, camera, clothes, and toiletries. It also covers important pre-departure basics such as notifying your bank, acquiring travel insurance, applying for necessary visas or healthcare, and photocopying important documents. The goal is to help students properly prepare for their year abroad so it is as hassle-free as possible.

1. Suitcase essentials
Your year
Adaptor plugs
abroad: a
Laptop
Camera
survival
Diary/journal guide
Foreign dictionary Scrapbook
Spain, Italy & Portugal
Pens Student card NTU LWSA CONFERENCE 2011
Staple clothes Comfort food A WINNING EFFORT BEGINS
A light coat Bedding
WITH PREPERATION
A warm coat A collection of your
favourite dvds
Sunglasses Preparing for your year abroad
A book for the beach can be a busy time so we
created this survival guide filled
Towels with practical information to
make sure it as hassle-free as
Toiletries possible.
Flip-flops
Documents
Money
Alarm clock
Chargers

2. Checklist 12. Do you need
vaccinations?
13. Photocopy your
PRE-DEPARTURE BASICS documents
1. Take note of important 14. Sort out your insurance
telephone numbers
2. Sort out a mobile phone
3. Keep a record of your
Do you need a Insurance European health
finances visa? It’s essential you give travel insurance
insurance serious consideration; be
4. Inform your bank that you
Non-EU residents who wish to visit it to insure your personal belongings,
are going away If you are a UK resident, and a
Portugal, Spain or Italy will need a cover yourself for personal liability,
European health card holder, then
Visa called a Schengen Visa. or to ensure you can get the right
5. Read up on where you are you are entitled to necessary
medical help if something were to
healthcare at a reduced or free
going A Schengen visa has to be happen to you, amongst a list of
cost.
obtained from the Embassy of the many other scenarios that are all
You can apply for free at:
6. Make a list of places you country where the MAIN PURPOSE too common for student travelers.
www.ehic.org.uk
want to see/visit OF TRAVEL lies.
Check your insurance policy boasts
It takes just a few minutes to apply
To apply, contact your nearest at least all of the following benefits:
7. Carry your valuables on and provides great piece of mind.
embassy or visit:
person – not in your http://www.schengenvisas.org/ for Travel cancelations
suitcase full details regarding the application
process. Emergency medical cover
8. Label your luggage
Personal possessions cover
9. Make sure your passport is
Sports (personal accident
in date
cover)
10. Check your luggage www.endsleigh.co.uk offers
allowance discounted insurance to students
during their year abroad.
11. Do you need a visa?