Who can earn the International Activity Patch: Anyone who is a registered Scout or Adult Leader, which includes Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venture Scouts, or Varsity Scouts can earn the badge.

The International Relations Committee requires that at least four out of these twelve criteria be completed before the insignia is worn:

1. Host a group of foreign students at a dinner, meeting or campout weekend, and plan activities to help you learn about their countries.

2. Plan and execute an international dinner, inviting foreign Scouts as guests or serving an ethnic meal.

3. Participate in an International Scout Jamboree or Camporee.

4. Host a group of Scouts on tour in your area.

5. Visit a local Scout group while your Scout group is touring another country.

6. Participate in Jamboree-on-the-Air.

7. Experience the World Friendship Fund campfire program with your unit.

8. Visit a foreign embassy or consulate and learn about its function.

9. Earn the Interpreter Strip.

10. Earn or Instruct the Citizenship in the World Merit Badge or the equivalent through Girl Scouts.

11. Participate in an International theme program at a unit meeting- display international badges, pins, stamps, etc

12. Collect information about Scouting in another country and make a presentation at a Unit meeting.