Foreign Certification Requirement
Effective February 28, 2005

Section 2.02(B) of the State of Texas Travel Allowance Guide states that a
state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for travel expenses incurred
while traveling to or from, or staying at a duty point in a foreign country only if the
agency's chief administrator (or someone designated by the chief administrator)
provides prior written approval. President Faulkner has delegated this approval to
the applicable Dean or Vice President. Prior approval is not required for Canada,
Mexico or U.S. possessions.

Beginning Monday, February 28, 2005, the VE5, VE6, and VP5 travel documents
in *DEFINE require document creators to certify that prior approval has been
obtained for foreign travel on state funds for employees and prospective employees.
This certification is then stamped into the document notes, and does not need to be
repeated.

The document cover sheet should then be printed, and sent with the supporting
approval documentation to:
OA DOCUMENT PROCESSING, MAIN 132, K6000

If you need assistance or have questions, please email oa.travel@austin.utexas.edu or
call the UT-Austin Travel Office at 471-7821.

For more information about UT-Austin Travel, please see:
http://www.utexas.edu/business/accounting/tr/