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Long-Term Travel Cash Advances

OVERVIEW

A University of Missouri - St. Louis employee traveling on University business outside the United States for a period of one to six months may obtain a long-term travel cash advance.


COMMON PROCESSES AND FORMS

1. Read and complete all items on the Request for Long-Term Travel Cash Advance form, including all authorizations, as indicated on the form.
   
   
2. Send the completed form to the Office of Finance in 204 Woods Hall.
   
   
3. The Office of Finance will process a voucher payable to the traveler for the amount of the advance.
   
   
4. The funds are distributed to the traveler in one of the following manners:
   
   
   1. If the traveler's payroll checks are direct deposited to a checking or savings account, the long-term travel cash advance will be direct deposited to that same checking or savings account.
      
      
   2. If the traveler's payroll checks are NOT direct deposited, an accounts payable check will be issued to the traveler and mailed to the traveler's campus address.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q.	Where do I get the "Request for Long-Term Travel Cash Advance" form?
	Go to the "Request for Long-Term Travel Cash Advance" form and print. If you do not have a printer, you can receive a copy of the form by calling 5091.
Q.	Is there a limit on the amount that may be taken out as an advance?
	The advance is limited to the amount of the anticipated expenses that will be reimbursed by University accounts.
Q.	How does the advance get repaid?
	The traveler must write a check payable to the University of Missouri for the total amount of the advance within 21 calendar days after completion of the trip and deliver the check to the Office of Finance. This should allow sufficient time for the traveler to submit their Travel Expense Voucher to Accounting Services and receive reimbursement.

CONTACTS

5091 - Linda M. Gatson, Chief Clerk
5092 - Ernest A. Cornford, Director of Finance