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Request for Financial Assistance Form – 01/2022
ANNEX
Excerpt from applicable rules and instructions
In accordance with WMO travel rules, air travel shall be provided in economy class, for the
most economical and direct route.
If you are unable to travel after the ticket has been issued, you must inform the WMO travel
agency (at: wmo@contactcwt.com) prior to departure. Please also inform mrequests@wmo.int
and travel@wmo.int as soon as your travel is cancelled.
Visas
It is the traveller’s responsibility to ensure that all required official travel documents are valid
and accurate in order to obtain the necessary visa(s) for the destination, transit stops prior to
departure.
Medical clearance
Medical clearance is a mandatory requirement for all travellers whose official travel is paid for
by WMO in order to certify that they are medically fit to travel. It is the traveller’s
responsibility to ensure that the required medical clearance and vaccinations are obtained
before travelling.
Insurance
As per the regulations related to insurance in the chapter 6 of the Standing Instruction on
WMO official travel, non-staff members retain the primary obligation to ensure that they have
the appropriate medical and travel insurance coverage when travelling on behalf of WMO,
which means that if any health or travel related eventuality should occur the non-staff
members should seek assistance and claim their coverage from an insurance policy that they
have taken out, as per the following regulation :
“Non-staff members of WMO who are authorized to travel at the Organization's expense and/or
who are receiving a DSA from WMO must ensure they are fully responsible for expenses
incurred in the event of death, illness or injury during official travel and attendance at
meetings on behalf of the Organization. They are, therefore, fully responsible for arranging life,
health, accident, as well as any other forms of insurance with an adequate level of coverage
for the duration of such meetings and events. WMO liability, which is directly attributable to
the performance of services or attendance at a meeting on behalf of the Organization, is
covered by an injury and illness benefit insurance which provides a limited coverage for
medical, emergency and supplementary official travel expenses”.
Travellers should note that WMO Regulations and Rules do not cover additional costs arising
from the prolongation of stay of experts or other costs arising from travel restrictions imposed
by national authorities. As with related health insurance provisions it is incumbent on the
traveller to ensure that they retain the necessary travel insurance protection to cover
unexpected occurrences such as border closures or other travel restrictions.
Insurance policy in relation to travel by car
Official travel by private vehicle will not be covered under the WMO Staff compensation and/or
Benefits insurance policies. Travellers who choose to use a private vehicle for official travel
should arrange for sufficient coverage with their car insurance provider for damages caused to
both the vehicle and the occupants. This applies to personal vehicles as well as rental cars.