Student transportation resources offered or arranged by a school or the U.S. Government (USG):
Transportation resources provided or arranged by either the school or the USG (such as an embassy contracted bus) must be used, if available. For the purposes of this program “available” is defined as any student transportation offered or arranged by either the school, or the USG. If the school or USG does provide a transportation program, but you wish to use an alternate mode of transportation, please contact the NDSP Management team for next steps.
If the school or USG does not offer or provide student transportation resources, the sponsor may elect to use public or commercial transportation resources such as scheduled public transportation, or commercial transportation resources such as taxi services, private car hire (e.g., Uber/Lyft), or the sponsor may elect to drive their children to school, and return, and request reimbursement for Privately Owned Vehicle (POV) mileage.
Visit the Education Allowance page for more information about the Department of State Standardized Regulations (DSSR) education allowance.