What we do

Global Operations makes implementing globally sponsored projects easier for ASU faculty and staff. We identify international legal, tax, employment, financial, procurement, and health and safety issues and deliver solutions.

Global Operations should be your first point of contact for any global project issue. We have the knowledge and connections to save you time, money, and frustration — freeing you up to focus on research, discovery, and development.

Global Operations also strategically advances ASU’s capabilities to conduct international business. We identify gaps in ASU’s infrastructure and develop resources and services to fill them. Establishing a robust infrastructure means our execution abilities match your innovation.

Service areas

Areas that Global Operations serves. Please complete service request form.

For more information about the following areas please visit the correspondent links.

Hiring foreign-based workersInternational Students
International tax liabilitiesDomestic students
Leasing international facilitiesStudent employment
International purchases and paymentsScholarships
We serve the Department of Research AdvancementCompliance
ORSPALegal or contractual review
Global Academic Initiatives.Foreign workers and visitors to ASU
International Development InitiativeExport Control
Foreign travel for facultyMaterials Transfers Agreements and Permits
International Cash ManagementSponsored travels for ASU employees
Travel RequirementsLaws, Regulations, Policies & Guidelines
Creating ASU entities abroadNegotiation of international agreements
International health and safety issues

Important resources

International Development Initiative (IDI)
Office for Research Sponsored Project Administration
International Students & Scholars Center (ISSC)
Checklist of International Risk Considerations for Global Projects
ASU COVID-19 Travel Guidance
ASU Faculty or Staff International Travel Request
ASU Student or Faculty-led International Travel Request
How to start a new International Partnership
International Students and Scholars Center
ASU Procurement Guide
REAL ID Act

Global Ops: Foreign-based Workers
PEO Employee FAQs
FIN 420-08: ASU Employees Working Outside of Arizona
ASU’s process for engaging Independent Contractors
ACD 607-03: Participation in a Retirement Plan
FIN 401-03: Prohibited Transactions
FIN 401-05: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Compliance
FIN 420-03: Moving Expenses
FIN 421-01: Guest Lecturers, Consultants, and Other Independent Contractors

Global Ops: International Travel 
ASU Travel
FIN 501: ASU Travel Policy
EHS: 705-05: Emergency Travel Assistance Services Program
EHS: 705-06: Foreign Travel Insurance
EHS: 705-07: Nonemployee Travel Insurance
RSP 214: Export Control  
RSP 504–01: Sponsored Projects Travel for ASU Employees
RSP 504-05: Sponsored Project Travel and Related Costs (Non-ASU Employees)
RSP 605-02: Travel of Research Investigators to Potential Sponsors
Department of State Travel Alerts and Warnings
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Travel Health Notices
Department of the Treasury Sanctions Programs
Student International Travel Registration Policy

Global Ops: International Cash Management
FIN 403: Spend Authorization – Cash Advance
RSP 503–02: Sponsored Project Spend Authorizations
Arizona Revised Statutes 35-321(5a&b): Eligible depository (bank accounts)

Global Ops: International Visitors
International Students and Scholars Center
ACD 516: Employment of Foreign Nationals
ACD 517-02: Employment of NonImmigrant International Students
FIN 425–01: ASU Foreign Visitor Tax Guide
FIN 425-04: Nonresident Alien Independent Contractors and Other Foreign Entities

Global Ops: International Purchases & Payments
ASU Procurement
FIN 401-03: Prohibited Transaction

Not sure if your project requires Global Operations’ assistance?

Complete the Global Operations service request.

Service request

International travel updates and alerts

For the most up-to-date travel warnings and alerts, visit the U.S. Department of State’s travel website.

Past updates and alerts

Global scope

Find out more information on ASU’s global footprint, including research, partnerships, international locations, and international student data by exploring ASU’s interactive global scope website.

Global@asu

Top 10 risks and burdens of conducting international business

  1. Creating a non-U.S. legal entity
  2. Establishing an international office
  3. Paying international taxes
  4. Hiring non-U.S.-based workers
  5. Making international purchases
  1. Traveling to high-risk destinations
  2. Getting cash overseas
  3. Managing currency fluctuations
  4. Bringing non-U.S. participants/visitors to the U.S.
  5. Maintaining regulatory compliance

Complete the Checklist of International Risk Considerations.

Checklist

We can help

Whether you are ASU faculty, staff or a potential partner, we are interested in investigating possibilities for collaboration to help further your goals.

Contact us