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Foreign Travel Training
October 29, 2012
Travel Trivia: Total SLAC Foreign
Expense
Total Foreign Expense Transactions
Per Foreign Trip Average
$1.6m
713
$2.8k
Top 10 Foreign Destination
Travel Trivia:
Switzerland 139
Germany 101
Japan 77
France 57
Italy 53
Spain 48
China 34
Canada 32
Korea 21 Australia 17
Here’s the Confusion…
Traveler
DCC/BM
Supervisor/BM
Conference Management
Travel Office
DOE Conference
DOE Travel
Enters into iPortal
Submit FTA - 35 days
Submit CAF - 75 days
Enters into FTMS
Conference Approved
Conference Approved
Travel Approved
Trip Approved
U.S. State Dept eCC
Request country clearance (eCC)
eCC granted
Approval
Approval
What’s New?• 2:1 Business to Personal Day Ratio– Travel days are counted as business days– Odd number of business days? Round down.• Ex: 7 Business days allows 3 Personal days
• Presentation Notes are required for all travelers presenting at foreign conferences - should be submitted with the foreign travel authorization
What are Presentation Notes?
• Documents that clearly demonstrate what the traveler will be presenting at the conference
• DOE is requesting to see the traveler’s entire presentation– A draft of notes (abstract or outline) is accepted during the initial
approval
• According to DOE, conferences are being carefully reviewed by the Secretary and Deputy Secretary– If a speaker cannot provide a draft prior to travel, the travel may
be disapproved
Submitting Presentation Notes• Please submit presentation notes
to travel department by:– E-mail travel@slac.stanford.edu
– File too big? Some travelers upload their presentation to their own website and send link
– Another option: Contact travel office to receive temporary access to our Sharepoint and upload presentation
Foreign Travel Authorization
Will I need to fill out an FTA?
1. Is SLAC paying for any part of the travel?
2. Is SLAC paying the traveler’s salary?
3. Will the traveler be discussing any SLAC related business on the trip?
If answer is YES to any one question, FTA is required
• First time traveler will need to complete fields 3-14
• Required information marked with asterisk (*)
FTA Version: FTAV080212
• Travel is NOT approved until an e-mail approval has been received
• Trips over 30 Days in one location require S.A.F.E Training
Key Things to Remember
• Estimated Travel Costs• Foreign funding- invitation
• Benefits to Government• Why should DOE pay?
• Place of Departure
• Departure & Return Date• Arrive no more than 24
hours prior to business start
Key Things to Remember
• Conference Information (Presenting? Presentation Notes)
• Host Contact
• After-Hours (name & phone)
• Purpose of Trip
•Destination – City, Country
• Traveler
1
Reviewers and Approvers
•Late Waiver
Key Things to Remember
•Car Rental Request• Purchase insurance
Sensitive / T4 Countries
DOE List of Sensitive Countries
Algeria Hong Kong Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic)
Taiwan
Armenia India Libya Tajikistan
Azerbaijan Iraq Macau Turkmenistan
Belarus Israel Moldova Ukraine
China, People Republic of
Kazakhstan Pakistan Uzbekistan
Georgia Korea, North Russia
DOE List of Terrorist Supporting (T-4) Countries
Cuba Iran Sudan Syria
Fly America Act (FAA)
Fly America Act (FAA)
Applies to all federally funded travel Requires the use of U.S Air Flag Carriers OR foreign
air carrier that code shares with US carrier Code shares must have U.S. Flag Carriers’ flight
number to be FAA Compliant– Delta Air Lines 8601 operated by Aeroflot Russian
Airlines 0107 (code share)
FAA Sample #1 – Code shareDestination: Moscow, Russia
FAA Sample #1 – Code share (Cont.)Destination: Moscow, Russia
FAA Sample #2 - U.S. Carrier services to destination
Destination: Beijing, China
In Compliance Out of Compliance
Flight leg out of compliance
FAA Sample #3 –U.S Carrier to furthest destination
Destination: Jaipur, India
In Compliance Out of Compliance
×
×
Exceptions to Fly America Act
Airfare is not funded by U.S federal funds
Fly America Act Waiver Checklist No U.S carrier services a particular leg of route U.S. carrier involuntarily re-routed you U.S carrier extends travel time by 6 or more hours
Open Skies Agreement
Checklist must be submitted to TRO w/ expense report
Check with Travel Office
The Open Skies Agreement(OSA)
Open Skies Agreements (OSA)
The biggest exception to Fly America Act DOE authorized SLAC to use OSA exception
(requires SLAC to certify every case)
Deregulates air travel between agreement nations. Signed
by governments.
Open Skies Agreements (OSA)
Existing OSAswith the U.S.
1. European
Union2.
Switzerland
3. Australia
4. Japan
What do these OSAs mean to SLAC travelers?
Can use an EU airline to a destination serviced by an EU airline; or
between two points outside the U.S.
Fill in FAA Waiver Checklist.
1. European
Union
Allowable routes: US-EU OSA exception
1. European Unio
n
*European Common Aviation Area
EU to US (e.g. Frankfurt to SFO)
US to EU (e.g. SFO-Paris) EU to US to Foreign country (e.g. Dublin-NYC-Vancouver)
Foreign country to US to EU (e.g. Mexico City-NYC-Madrid)
US to Foreign country to EU (e.g. Cleveland-Montreal- Barcelona)
EU to Foreign country to US (e.g. Vienna-Toronto-Denver)
Foreign country to EU to US (e.g. Istanbul-Amsterdam-Memphis)
US to EU to Foreign country (e.g. SFO-Munich-Moscow)
US to ECAA * (e.g. Washington DC-Sarajevo)
ECAA to US (e.g. Belgrade-Washington DC)
What do these OSAs mean to SLAC travelers? Can use a Swiss airline between U.S. and Switzerland Can use an Australian airline between U.S. and Australia Can use a Japanese airline between U.S. and Japan
Fill in FAA Waiver Checklist2.
Switzerland
3. Australia
4. Japan
NO city-pair contract must exist between the origin and destination cities.
or between two points outside the U.S.
Sample: US-EU OSA exception
1. European Unio
n
US to EU (e.g. SFO to Frankfurt)
Sample: US-EU OSA exception
1. European Unio
n
US to EU to Foreign Country
e.g. SFO – London - Geneva e.g. SFO – Germany - Moscow
Sample: US-Switzerland OSA exception
2. Switzerl
and
No city-pair contract exists between SFO and Geneva http://apps.fas.gsa.gov/citypairs/search/index.cfm?ft
E.g. SFO to Geneva
Fly America Act and Open Skies Agreement Guide: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/ocfo/travel/FAAExceptions.html
Other Foreign Travel Concerns
Visas Health and Safety• Please be aware of the
safety and health issues of the country you are visiting
• Check with your physician for health advise and for necessary vaccinations
• Contact CIBT if you need assistance with obtaining a visa for the country you are traveling to
• Use link found on our Foreign Travel page to apply our SLAC discount automatically
Employee Travel Assistance Program
•Medical assistance
•Medical evacuations
•Travel assistance
•Security, political or natural
disasters assistance
•Available 24/7
•Pre-trip information
•Emergency medical assistance
•Personal assistance services
•Available 24/7
Keep wallet-size ID card handy while traveling
Additional information available at: http://internationaltravel.stanford.edu/
Foreign Travel Expense Report(FTER)
Meals provided
V110811
Traveler’s & Business Mgr Signature
Prepared by
Method of payment Charge Number
Any special notes you would like the processor to know?
Business Date/Location Comparison
Economy Seating
FAA Compliant
Business Only Dates
Price
Business Location
Please print!
Currency Conversion
• Use this amount to convert foreign receipts
• Select +/- 3% Typical Credit Card Rate
• Use first business date in country for entire report
Note: Credit card statement / exchange receipt has precedence.
Please print conversion!
Acceptable Airfare Receipt Document
Missing proof of payment×
Acceptable Not Acceptable
Common Reimbursement Problems
1 Missing airfare comparison (personal travel)
2 Incorrect use of M&IE per diem
3 Traveling outside approved dates
4Missing Itemized receipt(s) / Proof of payment
5 Lodging in neighboring country without clearance
6Missing Business Manager’s Approval
• Turn in TERs within10 days after trip ends• Inform the travel office if:– Funding status has changed• Not claiming DOE expenses
– Travel did not take place (Cancelled trip)
• DOE requires us to close-out all trips– Outstanding open trips may prevent future DOE
foreign travel approval
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