The day after the official arrival date, the on-site portion of your IES Abroad program will begin with a mandatory two-day orientation program. During orientation, you will become familiar with the IES Abroad staff, your peers, and the city of Rome. Once on-site, you will receive detailed information about transportation, official course registration, housing accommodations, personal health and safety, field trips, and other aspects of the program. Classes begin immediately following the orientation period. A similar one-day orientation will also be conducted upon arrival in Paris.

For more location-specific tips, check out these packing tips from former IES Abroad students: Paris and Rome. You will be traveling between program cities using small airlines that have luggage restrictions. For these flights, which are booked by IES Abroad, (Rome - Paris) we cover the following: Your ticket Carry-on luggage included in the base ticket price (subject to airline sizing guidelines and restrictions) The cost of one piece of checked luggage (up to 23 kg or about 50lbs) Fees for any additional baggage or extra weight will be your responsibility. Summer in Europe brings...

All students must arrive in Rome by 5:30pm on the official arrival date. Rome is served by two airports. You will likely arrive at the main one, Fiumicino/Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO), which is used by most carriers and for nearly all intercontinental flights. The second one, Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA), is mainly served by intra-European and low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and EasyJet. Arriving via FCO Airport If you arrive at FCO airport between 8:30am and 5:30pm, you will be greeted by an IES Abroad staff member holding an IES Abroad sign in the arrivals area (after exiting the baggage...

If you have not already done so, apply for your passport immediately! You must have a valid passport before you can apply for any other required travel documents. Your passport must be signed and valid for at least six months beyond the end date of your program. If it is not valid for at least six months beyond the program end date, you must renew it immediately before applying for any required visa or entry permit. Please be aware that when creating an airline reservation and/or applying for a visa, you should use the same name, sex, and birth date that is on your government-issued ID. The US...

Center IES Abroad Paris BIA IES Abroad Rome Address 29 rue Saint Amand 75015 Paris, France Via del Mastro, 2 00186 Rome, Italy Center Phone Number From US: (011.33) 1.56.54.08.17 From France: 01.56.54.08.17 From US: (011.39) 06.68.82.91 From Italy: 06.68.82.91 Center Hours Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-5:30pm Friday: 9:00am-3:30pm Center Emergency Number From US: (011.33) 6.23.25.95.24 From France: 06.23.25.95.24 From US: (011.39) 340.968.3203 From Italy: 340.968.3203 *Please remind friends and family to use this number in cases of real emergency only and to keep in mind the...

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