Are people with felony records allowed to study abroad?

I have two felonies from 2000 and want to study abroad for a 5 week session next spring. Has anyone with a record done this?

Are people with felony records allowed to study abroad?
There is a not a federal law or statue, to my knowledge, that says that you can not study aboard if you have been convicted of a felony. I know that felonies and drug related convictions mean that you can not get student financial aid, but if you are footing the bill, I do not see a problem with, from a US standpoint.





The real problem will come from the University you plan to visit. Do they do a background check? If they do, then I would assume a felony would exclude you from their program, however, if they do not do it, then they would not know.





Good luck!
Reply:It depends where you are doing it and what the program entails. If you are in college currently and are going on a program with that same college you should be fine...however if you are going independantly, you should be aware that other countries are allowed to deny you access to their country because of a previous felony. However, the chances of them knowing or finding out about a prior felony are slim to none unless you are required to fill out a form for the study abroad program.