Who is responsible for getting the necessary visas?
U.S. and Canadian citizens will be assisted in the visa process for Russia and China. People to People is able to electronically apply for Australian visas for these citizens as well if the delegate has provided correct and complete passport information. (Making sure your passport information in your People to People account is accurate and up-to-date is critically important.) Non-U.S. and non-Canadian citizens are solely responsible for applying for and securing all visas (including any transit countries due to flight routings). Costs associated with obtaining visas are not included in the program tuition for these delegates. The visa contact at the program office (Jennifer Bond, email jennifer.bond@ptpprograms.org) can assist in the application process by providing certain documents needed for the visa application. However, it is the delegates responsibility to apply for and obtain his or her own visa(s) for program travel. For Canadian passport holders with proof of valid U.S. resid