The following list is provided for your use in preparing for your trip to Newport.
- Contact with U.S. military representative: Have you established initial contact with this officer at the U.S. embassy in your country for briefings and issue of Invitational Travel Orders (ITO)?
- Passports and Visas
- Do you and your dependents have passports that are valid throughout the entire length of your visit?
- Are the visas good throughout the visit?
- Do you have A-2 status, a visa stamped: D/S, and multiply entry?
- If bringing domestic help (nanny or au pair) do they have A-3 status, D/S, and multiple entry?
- Invitational Travel Orders
- Do you have the original orders and 3 copies of the ITO?
- Have you had the ITOs thoroughly explained to you by the Navy representative?
- Are all blocks filled out properly?
- Did you fax a copy of your ITO to the Naval War College IMSO: Fax number (401) 841-6469?
- NWC Enrollment: Have you completed the following and forwarded them to the NWC IMSO?
- Student Enrollment Form (See Appendix E-1.)
- Base Housing Application if applicable (See page IV-3 and Appendix E.)
- Biography: Has it been sent or do you have a copy to bring with you?
- Sponsor
- Have you contacted the NWC IMSO for the contact information of your sponsor?
- Have you corresponded with your sponsor?
- Have you provided your sponsor with your personal desires in regard to housing, automobile, arrival date and time, etc.?
- Travel Information
- Have you confirmed travel reservations to Providence, Rhode Island?
- Is your country representative aware of your travel itinerary?
- Is your sponsor also aware?
- Is your arrival arranged so that you will arrive in Newport no later than July 22?
- Personal Shipments
- Have you arranged to have a summer uniform with you?
- Have you arranged to have winter and formal uniforms sent to Newport? (You will need your service dress blue jacket equivalent for a photo during your first week in Newport.)
- Have you arranged shipment of personal goods through a freight forwarder with offices in Boston or New York?
- Is the freight forwarder licensed to do business as a Customs House Broker?
- Do you have your Bill-of-Lading for each shipment?
- Pay: Have you made arrangements to have your pay forwarded to you at the Naval War College?
- Personal Expenses: Have you brought sufficient funds to cover initial costs upon arrival in Newport? (This includes lodging, meals, and incidentals)
- Drivers License: Have you obtained a drivers license from your country?
- Mail: Have you made arrangements to have your mail forwarded to Newport?
- Medical
- Do you have a thorough understanding of the limits of medical care provided by the U.S. Navy, as contained in your ITO and as briefed by the Navy representative in your country?
- Do you have medical coverage for your dependents through your Navy or through an insurance program? (This must include pregnancy insurance for your spouse)
- Does your ITO authorize all billing to be sent directly to your government?
- Do you have a medical history of yourself and your dependents?
- Do you have a record of immunizations for yourself and your dependents?
- Are dates of immunizations for your children written on the immunization sheet (month/day/year)?
- School Enrollment
- Do you have documentation for dependents to support the following?
(1) Child’s age
(2) Child’s immunization
(3) Child’s educational record
(4) Child’s medical examination
- Country References
- Have you obtained slides, transparencies, photos, posters, etc., of your Navy and country?
- Do you, your spouse, and your children (if desired) have traditional national dress that you may want to wear at the International Night (NSC), International Show of Dress (NCC), or during show-and-tell events at your child’s school?